FACTORS AFFECTING DISABLED STUDENTS PARTICIPATION IN ATHLETICS ACTIVITIES IN CASEOF AMIGNA WOREDA, ARSIZONE, OROMIAREGIONAL STATE

Abstract

This study would mainly focused on Factors Affecting Disabled Students Participation in Athletics Activities in case of Amigna Woreda, Arsi zone,Oromia Regional State. The main issues considered were participation of disabled students and factors that affecting disabled students in athletics activity issues. Descriptive survey method was employed .The study was carried out on Bamo number two elementary and Amigna preparatory schools of Arsi zone .The study also involved 25 male and 15 female, totally, 40 number of disabled students s elected randomly from schools, 4 PE teachers, and 2 school principals purposely selected from the 2 sample schools and their age ranges was from 15-30. Questionnaire, observation and interview were the instrument used for data collection. The data gathered were analyzed using the collected data were presented in a table form and analyzed using with frequently and percentage. Some of the major findings including participation challenges of disabled students in the sample schools had structural (e.g. facilities, adapted equipment, funding), socio-economic (e.g. poverty, poor health) and systematic (e.g. building design, transportation, attitudes) and personal realities that prevent students with disability from participating or make such difficult to achieve. Some of students without disability dominate in using athletics equipment, facilities and also exclude disabled students who wish to use and participate in athletics by intimidating ignoring them. Parents tend to promote athletics participation for students without disability more than they do for disabled students and disabled students were neglected due to fear of failure on the part of disability can present another new type and feeling unable to fit disability in athletics training and participation. Hence, it is recommended that depending on the results of findings, concerned bodies such as; government, society, families, teachers, school principals etc have to encourage that disabled students can participate in athletics and in physical activities to give equal opportunity access in participation in athletics with their students without counter parts. Increasing the number of disabled student’s role model athletes to encourage and participate disabled students.