ABSTRACT
Currently, sports centres have evolved, developing innovative mechanisms to improve their sports facilities. These accessibility elements enable a greater access and enjoyment of sport for people with disabilities. The aim of this study was to describe sports facilities in a total of 87 sports centres, in order to determine which are the accessibility elements in sports centres that influence the practice of physical-sports activities by people with disabilities. For this purpose, an observation instrument was used which included dimensions such as “socio-demographic data and general characteristics of the sports centre”; “main sports facilities”; “managers’ profiles”; “accessibility elements of the sports centre”; “inclusion policies”; and “the offer of adapted physical activities”. The results obtained show that there are still improvements in accessibility elements that can be directed to new business initiatives, taking as an opportunity for an integral innovation of the centres the inclusion policies expressed by the managers of the sports centres.
