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Creating MAGIC with International Mixed Ability Sports

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​We are delighted to be working with IMAS on their 3-year, Sport England funded MAGIC project (2020 - 2023).

In the first year of the project, we were excited to d
evelop an interactive and accessible online 'Introduction to the Mixed Ability model' course, which can be found here. We've also carried out some very interesting research around, for example, how experiential learning opportunities with IMAS can inform healthcare practitioner approaches, the impacts of COVID-19 on IMAS' work and community, and how the Mixed Ability model links to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The former revealed how working with the IMAS Trainers to co-produce resources is an excellent way for healthcare practitioners to engage with and really understand concepts such as heath inequalities, intersectionality and person-centred approaches to healthcare.
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Through this project, we are also building momentum around our 'Nifty Employment' work. We are working with Becki, our Research Assistant, to develop her skills and knowledge around research approaches through experiential learning. She has been leading on much of the IMAS research with 
supported reflection and guidance from the Nifty team. We are particularly excited that IMAS and Sport England are open to this approach and to our in-depth, participatory research style.

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utputs from this work have included blogs, internal reports and research summaries as well as the online resources mentioned above. Please click on the pdfs below to download our research summaries.

IMAS' response to Covid-19
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Challenging health inequalities through the Mixed Ability model
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THE PEOPLE WE WORK WITH SAY:

‘Working with Claire and Jen has been inspiring. It feels amazing to be working with people who really are trying to make the world a better place.’
Ruth Trainor, Nifty Associate.
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