Action for Kids with Disabilities

The Sports Excellence Center that operates under the scientific supervision of the 1st Orthopaedic Surgical Department of Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), operating with an exclusive donation from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF), introduces, as part of its Therapeutic Exercise Program, its initiative “Action for Kids with Disabilities | AKD”

Main goal of this initiative, resulting from a combination of our collaboration with the CanChild Research Center in Canada and the Beitestolen Health Center in Norway with the standards suggested by international literature, is to promote personalized physical activity in the lives of children with disabilities, aiming to enhance their physical and cognitive abilities and to facilitate their inclusion in the social context. The comprehensive approach of the program sets the appropriate framework for cultivating teamwork and communication while providing children with the opportunity to boost their self-confidence and recognize the range of their capabilities.