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 national disability sports organisations recognised by Sport England.

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