Addressing the barriers preventing people from participating
Canucks Autism Network
More coaches trained: more kids on the autism spectrum participating
Donate to Canucks AutismSport is more powerful when everyone feels they belong, not just invited to participate.
For many children and youth on the autism spectrum, the challenge isn’t a lack of interest in sport, it’s the gap between wanting to take part and feeling genuinely welcomed when they arrive. Building inclusive sport environments requires more than good intentions. Coaches, volunteers, and organizations need the knowledge, confidence, and tools to create experiences where athletes on the autism spectrum can participate, connect, and thrive.
Level the Field is supporting Canucks Autism Network (CAN), an organization that has been helping make this possible across BC since 2008. Each year, their programs, training, and accessibility initiatives positively impact thousands of individuals on the autism spectrum and their families.
With support from Level the Field, CAN will help sport organizations across BC build the confidence and capacity to create sustainable participation pathways for athletes on the autism spectrum. More than 3,100 children, youth, coaches, and community leaders will be reached through specialized online training, regional workshops, sport try-it opportunities, and experiences connected to CAN’s summer sport camps.
CAN will also work with Tennis BC, BC Golf, Karate BC, Gymnastics BC and additional community sport organizations to deliver training, hands-on experiences, and adapted sport opportunities across their networks. Together, this work will expand access to quality sport experiences for hundreds of children and youth on the autism spectrum throughout BC.
Level the Field will learn from what works through this initiative, helping more organizations across the province build programs where belonging is considered from the start.
Because when belonging is part of the design, more people get to play.
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