Study and prioritizing the factors and barriers to sport participation of Disabled people of Ahvaz city

The aims of this study was prioritizing and Identifying the factors and barriers to sport participation of Disabled people of Ahvaz city. The research was practical of purpose and of data collection is descriptive - survey considered. Statistical population of study included Disabled people of Ahvaz city (N = 720) that 190 people were randomly selected. Instruments for gathering data was Questionnaire That Gashtasbi (1391) used in her study. Descriptive statistics for describing variables, and inferential statistics (Friedman test, One Sample T Test) to test hypothesis and ranking the factors; also, for ensuring of data normal distribution Kolmogrov-Smirnov test was used. The results In order of importance showed that health and wellness factors, joy and vitality factors and social interaction factors the most important factors affecting participation in physical activity And barriers of sports participation among disabled people was economic factors, environmental (transport) factors, facilities factors, and socio-cultural factors.