New Disability Insight on Updated Physical Activity Story Map

As the No Limits 2026 campaign begins HSP have been drawing together insight on disbled people to support our sectors knowledge on this audience in order to shift change in systems and opportunities.

In partnership with Press Red, HSP has worked hard to update the existing Physical Activity Story Map and has created two brand‑new tiles in addition to the previous eight that explore both physical‑activity‑related insight and data, as well as the barriers affecting disabled people. It is vital that the sector continues to be driven by data to understand and take action to improve opportunities for disabled people, and HSP believes that this will make it more accessible.

Link to Story Map

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The new Disability tiles cover the following topics and create a central place for insight pulled from various Hertfordshire and National sources to help tell the story and leverage funding into the sector.

Understanding Disability and Physical Activity

• Introduction

• How we define disability

• Why disabled people need better opportunities to be active

• The disabled population in Hertfordshire

• Physical activity levels among disabled people

• How impairment types vary across the life course

• The impact on wellbeing and life satisfaction

Responding to Disabled People’s Needs

• Introduction

• Different barriers for disabled and non-disabled people

• What disabled people are telling us

• Safety guidance for physical activity and disability

• The important role of healthcare professionals

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If you would like any more information on data and insight or have any queries or suggestions please get in touch with our Monitoring, Evaluation Learning & Insight lead Chris Samways on c.samways@herts.ac.uk.