Blind Baseball Workshop
Blind baseball is a fast-growing sport for visually impaired athletes with strong paralympic aspirations. In this workshop, you’ll discover how the game is played and experience what it’s like to move across the field without sight—guided only by sound and the support of trained sighted assistants. You will try base running blindfolded, listening for the sound-emitting equipment, and exploring how players hit, field, and throw the ball without vision. If you’ve ever wondered how athletes navigate the game using hearing and teamwork, this is your chance to find out. We are always excited to share this unique and inspiring sport with new people. Come and be part of the movement!
Adaptive Water Sports
This workshop focuses on para sailing, para canoeing, and para paddleboarding. Participants will learn the basics of safe movement on the water, options for adapting watercraft, and the specific training needs of athletes with disabilities. The program also includes a presentation of cooperation with the Water Rescue Service. In the practical part, participants will have the opportunity to try assistive devices and adapted watercraft, as well as experience water activities under the guidance of skilled instructors. The workshop also offers a brief introduction to classification systems, principles of assistance, water safety, and space for discussion and exchange of experiences.
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How to get to Yach Club CERE (50 min.)
From Conference venue (José Martího 269/31, Prague 6):
1. Walk 5 minutes to Tram stop Nad Džbánem.
2. Take tram 26 (direction: Želivského) to Nábřeží Kapitána Jaroše, 15 stops – 23 min.
3. Take tram 17 (direction: Sídliště Modřany) to Podolská vodárna, 9 stops – 17 min.
4. From there, it’s a 2-minute walk.
map:
www.maps.app.goo.gl/fvoKFvnbZSzvD9c96
Video instruction from the tram stop Podolská vodárna is HERE.
Feldenkrais Method in APA
The Feldenkrais Method is a comprehensive approach that in general facilitates organic learning, which includes motor learning, develops movement differentiation, and enables individuals to discover new possibilities within themselves. It offers valuable benefits not only for people with physical limitations but for anyone seeking more efficient and comfortable movement and a way to develop their own potential. The workshop will provide an introduction to the theory and principles of the Feldenkrais Method, especially its group form - Awareness Through Movement lessons. Participants will have the opportunity to practically experience parts of group lessons and explore the principles of the method through their own experience.
Blind floor aerobic
The floor aerobic program is designed for blind people without visual assistance, promoting independence and healthy lifestyle. It's accessible to all blind or partially sighted individuals regardless of sport experience or fitness level – the only requirement is ability to follow verbal instructions and willingness to try.
The program is flexible and adaptable to various skill levels and movement needs. The workshop demonstrates how to create an accessible workout space and presents systematic learning techniques. It includes a practical demonstration with an option for participants to try it themselves.
Inclusion-Oriented Application of the TREE Concept in Sports Games
This workshop focuses on the inclusion-oriented application of the TREE concept (Teaching Style, Rules, Equipment, Environment) as a didactic and methodological approach to designing sports games in heterogeneous groups. The aim is to demonstrate how targeted modifications of teaching strategies, game rules, equipment, and learning environments can facilitate equal participation, individualized learning opportunities, and social interaction in sports games. The workshop emphasizes practical activities in the sports hall, where participants actively experience and reflect on different game adaptations that address diverse motor, social, and cognitive abilities. Accompanying reflective phases support the theory-based analysis of practical experiences and promote the transfer of inclusive teaching competencies to school-based and extracurricular physical activity and sport settings.
Active Care: Supporting Carers’ Wellbeing Through Movement
Anyone can become a carer at any point in their life. Carers traditionally play a pivotal role in supporting individuals, very often family members, with diverse needs, dictated by their illnesses and disabilities. Many carers will not prioritise their own wellbeing and health. Carers' needs often vary, according to what age group they belong to (young carers, young adult carers, adult carers, older carers). Any caring role can be quite lonely and isolating, so knowing where, when, and how to reach out can help carers across different age groups to meet their needs. That makes accessible support and good signposting a crucial part of any services or interventions for carers. Without practising self-care, it is very easy for anyone to burn out, especially when they might be juggling several roles in life, including the one where they care for their loved ones. The model Five Pillars for Ageing Well, utilised in the Ageing Well Public Talk Series (AWPTS) and Take Five to Age Well (Take Five), has been well evaluated and demanded by carers for its easy use. AWPTS and Take Five are educational interventions (Take Five became a national public health campaign) and are tailored to supporting carers with self-care and easier access to physical activities, as they were co-designed and co-produced with people with multiple, and often long-term conditions, and their carers.
Circus skills for all
Katka Klusáková from Cirqueon will give a workshop introducing circus pedagogy as a tool for creating inclusive spaces for positive movement experiences. During the workshop you will try basics of juggling and object manipulation. You will get a first hand experience with the concept of Circus PLAYgrounds - an approach for engaging people through creativity and giving them agency and ownership of movement.
