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27 B.U. Int'l L.J. 231 (2009)
Disability in Sport in the Twenty-First Century: Creating a New Sport Opportunity Spectrum

handle is hein.journals/builj27 and id is 249 raw text is: DISABILITY IN SPORT IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY: CREATING A NEW SPORT OPPORTUNITY SPECTRUM Ted Fay* & Eli Wolff** I. INTRODUCTION ............................................ 231 II. CREATING A HISTORICAL CONTEXT: DISABILITY IN SPORT IN THE 20TH CENTURY .................................... 233 III. CREATING A PLATFORM FOR ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION: FIVE INTERLINKING CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS .......... 238 A. Organizational Continuum in Sport Governance ....... 241 B. Sport Opportunity Spectrum ........................... 245 IV. CONCLUSION: DISABILITIES IN SPORT IN THE 21ST CENTURY: A SET OF NEW SPORT OPPORTUNITY SPECTRUM S . ............................................... 247 I. INTRODUCTION This article is based, in part, on the remarks expressed by the authors in their Opening Address at the Developments in International Disability Sport Law Symposium hosted by the Boston University Law School and the editors of the BU International Law Journal on January 23, 2009. It is worth noting that this is one of the first symposiums of its kind to be hosted by a law school and focusing solely on issues pertaining to disabil- ity and sport. As evidenced by the sole focus of this journal issue, the topics reflect a number of timely and complex issues facing local, regional, national and international sport governing bodies in how to view, understand, integrate and provide inclusion for athletes with a disa- bility within their common practices and events. Unfortunately, many sport governing bodies and sport systems continue to perpetuate the false premise that separate, segregated opportunities for sport, leisure and cul- tural activities by persons with a disability are both desirable and equitable. * Ted Fay, Ph.D., is a Professor and Chair of the Sport Management Department at the State University of New York at Cortland, a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for the Study of Sport in Society at Northeastern University, and co-founder of the Disability in Sport Initiative at the Center. ** Eli Wolff, B.A., is Manager of Research and Advocacy at the Center for the Study of Sport in Society at Northeastern University and co-founder of the Disability in Sport Initiative at the Center.

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