{"id":64214,"date":"2022-11-29T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=64214"},"modified":"2023-10-17T12:00:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T11:00:50","slug":"disability-sports-merthyr-raises-over-4000-to-tackle-the-hidden-costs-of-sport-participation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2022\/11\/29\/disability-sports-merthyr-raises-over-4000-to-tackle-the-hidden-costs-of-sport-participation\/","title":{"rendered":"New podcast explores the hidden costs of sport participation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jumping the Hurdles talks to Disability Sports Merthyr about a new fund which aims to support families of disabled children participating in sports <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" 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disabled children in Merthyr Tydfil cover the hidden costs of sport participation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Jonathan Williams Disability Sport Fund aims to support disabled people with the costs that might discourage them from participating in physical activities, such as transport prices.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fundraiser\u2019s success follows <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2022\/09\/04\/millions-of-children-are-missing-out-on-sports-due-to-cost-of-living-17296909\/\">a Decathlon survey<\/a> which found that a third of parents in the UK said their child has missed out on a sporting opportunity due to increased costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To tackle the effect that the cost of living crisis has had on sport participation in Wales, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-wales-62521335\">the Senedd\u2019s sport committee <\/a>recommended that the Welsh Government provide more funding to address the problem of low participation levels in disadvantaged areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, no definitive policies have been put in place.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, a development officer for <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2018\/11\/27\/disability-sports-bring-home-gold\/\">Disability Sports Wales <\/a>has explained that grant funding does not usually cover the hidden costs of sports participation, which are often exacerbated for families of disabled children.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Appearing on the podcast Jumping the Hurdles, Dan Bufton said that many disabled children need one-to-one support and specialised equipment to participate in physical activities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the things outside of the sport that can make it more expensive,\u201d said the Merthyr-based disability advocate. \u201cIt might be the transport costs or the additional equipment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100064673082265\">Disability Sports Merthyr<\/a> has run a number of fundraising events for the <a 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