This Handbook “Inclusion of different abilities’ youngsters through NFE and youth work” is addressed to youth workers, sport coaches and civil society organizations with the aim of including youngsters with disabilities together with mainstream people using sport as a method and a tool.

Project partners assumed that the unique ability of sports to transcend linguistic, cultural and social barriers makes it an excellent platform for strategies of adaptation and fostering the inclusion and well-being of persons with disabilities. However, Non-Formal Education (NFE) educators and youth workers working with disabled target groups often have little or no experience in using sport as an educational tool. Many do not know how to maximise the potential of sport as a method within the regular youth work.

Despite the fact that sport activities can be considered one of the most valuable NFE experiences for children and youngsters. This handbook serves as a basis for quality knowledge management and future capacity building of organisations which work with youth, includ- ing non-governmental organisations, governmental institutions and sport clubs.

The guidebook provides an in-depth overview of all the topics relevant to inclusion in sport – non-formal education, sport methodology, disability and recommendations for methodology. Most literature and other handbooks are focusing only on disabled people in sports or disabled people in youth work, but there is nothing similar which brings these two together. Beginning of the booklet provides the explanation of the basic terminology which will be used throughout the text. The focus then changes to sport methodology from a general perspective.

The Inclusive space chapter offers practical advice on how to enable equal participation by adapting the space, equipment and the attitude toward inclusion. Adapted physical activity is proven to be highly effective when working with participants with disability, so this chapter gives a detailed overview of models, types and exercises for this methodology.