English Federation of Disability Sport

Manchester Metropolitan University
Alsager Campus
Hassall Road
Alsager
Stoke on Trent
ST7 2HL

Tel: 0161 247 5294
Fax: 0161 247 6895
Web: www.efds.co.uk

English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS) is responsible for developing sport for disabled people in England. They work closely with the following five national disability sports organisations recognised by Sport England.

• British Amputees and Les Autres Sports Association.
• British Blind Sport.
• UK Deaf Sport.
• Wheelpower.
• Mencap Sport.

Their mission is to be the united voice of disability sport seeking to promote inclusion and achieve equality of sporting opportunities for disabled people.

Their core principles are to:

• Be a leader in the co-ordination of the development of disability sport in England.
• Provide mainstream sporting opportunities for disabled people.
• Unite partners/stakeholders with common goals and strategies.
• Create an influential and common voice.
• Enable community and sporting partners to deliver.
• Promote the wider benefits of sport and physical activity.
• Promote equal opportunities.
• Facilitate positive change for all impairments.
• Provide information and 'signposting'.
• Lobby key agencies such as government to increase funding to the wider EFDS membership.
• Lobby key agencies such as government to firmly establish the disability sport and physical activity agenda within their own organisations.
• Be an umbrella organisation, representing the sporting and physical activity interests of disabled people and organisations.