Activities for disabled people

Whether you love football or getting messy with arts and crafts, we provide activities to get you active and creative.

Sense offers a huge range of free events and activities to support disabled people with complex needs.

“The sheer joy on his face when he drums is enough to make us all feel extremely proud of him. A few months on from Kyllian’s first drumming session, and he’s hardly missed a week.”
Read Kyllian’s story

Art for disabled people

Art is a chance to be curious and bold, to express yourself freely no matter your background or ability level.

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Sport and physical activities for disabled people

Whether you’re an aspiring boxer or a chilled-out yogi, we provide events, activities and resources to help you get active and keep fit.

Sense short breaks for disabled people and their families

Sense Short Breaks are get-aways and days out for disabled adults and children.

Why are arts and sports important?

Everybody deserves to feel happy and healthy. That’s why we want to make sure no one is left out of arts and sports.

Over 15,000 people have taken part in Sense’s arts, sports and wellbeing activities. We have over 100 free online arts resources, and we’ve developed 24 unique in-person sports activities for disabled people.

“Coming to chair yoga helped me break that confidence barrier. It’s helped me to help myself.”
Read Pat’s story

Do you work with people with complex disabilities?

We have lots of free resources for anyone interested in providing sensory arts and sports experiences for people who are deafblind or disabled.

If you work with people with complex disabilities, whether an artist, coach, parent or carer, we have resources and training to help you. Find out more about supporting arts for disabled people and supporting sports activities for disabled people.

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How to engage people with complex disabilities in sport

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How to lead an accessible sensory walk

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Tips for music-making for children with sensory impairments

Sensory tennis

Sensory tennis breaks down the game into meaningful chunks of activity, so everyone can have a go.

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Sensory walks

Using your senses to connect to nature whilst being active outside.

How to deliver dance activities for people with complex disabilities

A guide for support staff to develop movement-based skills.

Sensory stories

Unleash your imagination and awaken your senses with our sensory stories.

Any questions?

We’re here to support you, whether you’re a person with complex disabilities who wants to try one of our activities, or a coach who’s organising your own!

Contact our sports team: sense.active@sense.org.uk

Contact our arts and wellbeing team: artsandw ellbeing@sense.org.uk

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Support for children

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We’re the national disability charity supporting everyone who is deafblind or has complex disabilities. We’re here for people of all ages and their families. If you need more information and advice about the services we provide, you can find out more here.

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