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A green Christmas tree with red, white and blue boccia balls hanging on it like bubals.

Happy Holidays from Scottish Disability Sport

25/12/2025

Everyone at Scottish Disability Sport would like to take this opportunity to wish all athletes, coaches, volunteers, partners and key stakeholders a very Happy Holiday… Read more

Catherine Goodfellow outgoing Chair of SDS receives a bouquet of flowers from current interim Chair Sarah Pryde-Smith, Vice Chair Claire Morrison and SDS members of staff Gavin Macleod, C.E.O. and Lynne Glen, Head of Development. The group are sat at a restaurant table and all facing the camera.

Catherine Goodfellow – SDS Chair 2019–2025

19/12/2025

Catherine Goodfellow began her career in the late 1990s with the Scottish Governing Body Unit at sportscotland. During this period, she also volunteered at a… Read more

profile photo of Grace Stirling. Grace is smiling to the camera and is wearing a brown jacket and tartan scarf. A lake and Scottish hills are in the background

Grace Stirling Rejoins SDS Family in New Role

18/12/2025

Scottish Disability Sport (SDS) is delighted to welcome Grace Stirling in a new role at SDS, as Disability Identity and Sport Developer.  Grace returns to… Read more

A group of bowlers standing on the green at Peebles Bowling Club. They are all wearing their club red and black polo shirts.

Some of 2025’s Best Moments in Sport Across Scotland

17/12/2025

By William Moncrieff, Communications Officer. What a year it has been for disability sport in Scotland. With Scottish Disability Sport’s (SDS) contingent of committed Regional… Read more

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Boccia 2025: A Year in Review

17/12/2025

Boccia celebrates the role models who inspire progress, strengthen performance pathways, and unite communities through inclusive sport.  It’s been a remarkable year for boccia in Scotland.… Read more

9 Scottish boccia Officials all smiling to the camera.

Thank you Boccia Officials

16/12/2025

As the 2025 year comes to a close, it would be remis not to do a huge shout out to all the Boccia Officials. Without… Read more

Toni Shaw in the pool supporting a young boy to swim

69% Rise in Swimmers with a Disability Marks Major Leap for Inclusion

10/12/2025

More children thriving in mainstream classes as Learn to Swim champions inclusion SCOTLAND is seeing a major rise in the number of children with disabilities… Read more

Photo of the SDS events team, from left Kirsty, Charlotte and Josh.

My Time as the Young Start Events’ Assistant

09/12/2025

A Year of Empowerment and Inclusion with Scottish Disability Sport By Charlotte Askham For me, the past year has been nothing short of transformative. As… Read more

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Paralympic Pathway Manager: British Curling

08/12/2025

British Curling Vacancy: Paralympic Pathway Manager Location: National Curling Academy, The Peak, Forthside Way, Stirling, FK8 1QZ Contract Type: Part Time Maternity Cover until January… Read more

The setting is a large meeting room with two sets of windows looking out to a bright exterior. A large screen to the rear of the room is displaying the SDS 4-point Call to Action.  There are tables and chairs round the perimeter There are three groups of peoples sitting at round tables and participating in discussions. The main table in the foreground of the picture features eleven people with a mixture of ages, genders and roles which include coaches, volunteers, athletes and staff and board members.

Scottish Disability Sport Seeks Members for National Advisory Forum

03/12/2025

YOUR SPORT. YOUR VOICE. YOUR IMPACT • Are you passionate about shaping the future of disability sport in Scotland? • Do you have lived experience… Read more

StephenMcGuire celebrating after winning the gold medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympics

Scottish Squad Announced for UK Boccia Championships 

30/11/2025

By William Moncrieff, Communications Coordinator   The Scottish boccia squad are getting ready to set off in preparation for their last event of the year. … Read more

Ben Sandilands running as an adult. 

The Pathway of a Champion: Ben Sandilands on the Road to Paralympic Glory

29/11/2025

By William Moncrieff, Communications Officer.    Although Ben Sandilands’ journey to Paralympic glory has not always been straightforward, it has been a journey that has… Read more

A group of people sitting on chairs and throwing boccia balls at some target hoops on the ground

Boccia at the Heart of the Community

27/11/2025

By William Moncrieff, Communications Officer.    Over the last two years, West Dumbartonshire Boccia Club has been providing individuals with opportunities to participate in boccia… Read more

Flynn celebrates as he does some frame running

NHS Try Sport Sessions: Creating Opportunities throughout Tayside

27/11/2025

By William Moncrieff, Communications Officer.   Starting in 2019, Perth and Kinross Disability Sport, Scottish Disability Sport (SDS), NHS Tayside and local clubs have been… Read more

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‘We are running on empty’ – Sport Governing Bodies send Warning on Holyrood Funding

25/11/2025

In 2021 the Scottish Government pledged to double annual funding for sport to £100m in its Programme for Government but with less than six months… Read more

Group photo. Left to right: Gemma Lumsdaine, John Swinney, Gavin Macleod, Maree Todd and Stephen MacGuire. Gemma and John are holding a sign that says: I support the Scottish Disability Sport Call to Action to remove barriers to physical activity and sport.’

Scottish Disability Sport Urges MSPs to Take Immediate Action for an Inclusive Scotland at Scottish Parliament Photocall

21/11/2025

Scottish Disability Sport (SDS) met with MSPs to highlight the urgency of creating a fully inclusive Scotland at their Call to Action Photocall, hosted at… Read more

Headshot of Maria Lyle sitting on the ground with an indoor athletics track in the background.

People with Disabilities Need a Sporting Chance

10/11/2025

By Maria Lyle Glasgow 2026’s legacy must be a more physically active disabled community across Scotland   In less than a year from now, Glasgow will be abuzz… Read more

Photo of Shona standing beside one of the clubs tandems with solo bikes in the background.

Women and Girls in Sport: Shona Black’s Story.

09/10/2025

By William Moncrieff, Communications Officer.   Shona Black puts great value on being physically active, socially active, engaged in the outdoors and surrounded by nature.… Read more

Belle Beau smiles as she plays a game of boccia.

Women and Girls in Sport: Boccia’s Belle Beau Brown.

07/10/2025

By William Moncrieff, Communications Officer   Belle Beau Brown’s journey in boccia may have been a short one to date but it has been one… Read more

A Light purple photo with a green border. Text in the middle says Boccia Coaching Futures. The SDS logo is top centred. A white pictogram of a wheelchair user playing boccia is bottom centred.

The Boccia Coaching Futures Leading By Example

23/09/2025

By William Moncrieff, Communications Officer.   Over the past four years, Scottish Disability Sport (SDS) and sportscotland have been embarking on an exciting opportunity for… Read more

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Scottish Disability Sport Calls for Urgent Action to Remove Barriers to Sport and Physical Activity

20/09/2025

Today, Scottish Disability Sport (SDS) is launching a four-point Call to Action that is calling on organisations across Scotland to take urgent action to remove… Read more