{"id":10319,"date":"2024-06-07T13:49:17","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T13:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportottawa.ca\/?p=10319"},"modified":"2024-08-20T00:42:34","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T04:42:34","slug":"emily-glossop-executive-director-abilities-ottawa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportottawa.ca\/fr\/emily-glossop-executive-director-abilities-ottawa\/","title":{"rendered":"Emily Glossop \u2013 Directrice g\u00e9n\u00e9rale, Abilities Ottawa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>\u201c Emily et son \u00e9quipe chez Abilities Ottawa ont jou\u00e9 un r\u00f4le d\u00e9terminant dans la sensibilisation du public \u00e0 <\/em><em>sport et loisirs adapt\u00e9s dans la r\u00e9gion d&#039;Ottawa. Nous avons eu le privil\u00e8ge de travailler avec Emily en tant que <\/em><em>Nous avons travaill\u00e9 \u00e0 la mise en place d&#039;un programme de sport et de loisirs adapt\u00e9s aux \u00e9l\u00e8ves handicap\u00e9s. <\/em><em>\u00e0 l&#039;Universit\u00e9 Carleton. Emily a contribu\u00e9 \u00e0 lancer l&#039;initiative sur le terrain en identifiant les acteurs locaux <\/em><em>Les responsables sportifs communautaires, l&#039;\u00e9quipement et autres \u00e9l\u00e9ments logistiques qui ont finalement permis la mise en place du programme <\/em><em>succ\u00e8s. Emily et son \u00e9quipe sont \u00e9galement le moteur de la 3e \u00e9dition annuelle de l&#039;\u00e9v\u00e9nement Ottawa Inclusive &amp; <\/em><em>Le Para Sports Expo permet aux participants de d\u00e9couvrir le parasport et le sport inclusif. <\/em><em>\u201d\u00a0Communaut\u00e9\u00a0\u00bb. \u2013 Jonathan Wood, chef de l\u2019engagement, Conseil des sports accessibles de Toronto<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Le Conseil des sports d\u2019Ottawa est heureux de souligner le r\u00f4le d\u2019Emily Glossop comme h\u00e9ro\u00efne du sport communautaire du mois de juin. Emily est directrice g\u00e9n\u00e9rale d\u2019Abilities Ottawa et une infatigable d\u00e9fenseure de l\u2019accessibilit\u00e9 dans le sport. Elle a \u00e9galement travaill\u00e9 comme th\u00e9rapeute en loisirs et a \u00e9t\u00e9 guide au sein de l\u2019\u00e9quipe canadienne de ski para-alpin.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Emily explique que l&#039;\u00e9quipe d&#039;Abilities Ottawa joue un r\u00f4le de facilitateur et qu&#039;elle cherche constamment \u00e0 am\u00e9liorer l&#039;accessibilit\u00e9 et l&#039;inclusion au sein de la communaut\u00e9. Elle a notamment \u00e9voqu\u00e9 les bienfaits de l&#039;initiation au sport pour les personnes n&#039;ayant jamais pratiqu\u00e9 auparavant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c Le sport offre tellement. Lorsqu&#039;on d\u00e9couvre le sport, on d\u00e9couvre tout un nouveau r\u00e9seau d&#039;amis, et faire partie d&#039;une communaut\u00e9 sportive est extr\u00eamement enrichissant. \u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Elle a cit\u00e9 un exemple r\u00e9cent lors du tournoi de basketball en fauteuil roulant des lyc\u00e9es de la capitale nationale, o\u00f9 certains \u00e9l\u00e8ves ont mentionn\u00e9 que c&#039;\u00e9tait la premi\u00e8re occasion de porter le maillot de leur \u00e9cole.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201c C\u2019est une opportunit\u00e9 pour certains \u00e9l\u00e8ves qui n\u2019ont jamais eu l\u2019occasion de participer \u00e0 des sports d\u2019\u00e9quipe. Il s\u2019agit vraiment de r\u00e9fl\u00e9chir \u00e0 la mani\u00e8re dont nous pouvons soutenir notre communaut\u00e9, y compris nos \u00e9coles, afin d\u2019\u00eatre plus inclusifs et accessibles \u00e0 tous les \u00e9l\u00e8ves. \u201d<\/p>\n<p>Emily a \u00e9voqu\u00e9 l&#039;importance de cr\u00e9er des opportunit\u00e9s et des parcours permettant \u00e0 chacun de pratiquer un sport \u00e0 tous les niveaux, des programmes r\u00e9cr\u00e9atifs de base jusqu&#039;aux programmes de haute performance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201c Il ne s&#039;agit pas seulement de cr\u00e9er des liens au sein de notre communaut\u00e9. Il s&#039;agit aussi d&#039;offrir \u00e0 chacun la possibilit\u00e9 d&#039;atteindre l&#039;excellence, s&#039;il le souhaite. Il s&#039;agit de reconna\u00eetre l&#039;importance de programmes \u00e0 tous les niveaux, afin que, peu importe qui vous \u00eates, que vous souhaitiez pratiquer un sport de loisir ou int\u00e9grer une \u00e9quipe provinciale ou nationale, vous ayez une opportunit\u00e9 et un parcours \u00e0 votre disposition. Ce sont ces programmes de base qui permettent aux enfants, aux jeunes et m\u00eame aux adultes d&#039;acc\u00e9der \u00e0 des activit\u00e9s o\u00f9 ils peuvent d\u00e9velopper leurs comp\u00e9tences et mieux conna\u00eetre leurs capacit\u00e9s et leurs forces. Le sport offre \u00e0 chacun la possibilit\u00e9 de se d\u00e9passer et de relever des d\u00e9fis, peut-\u00eatre plus loin qu&#039;il ne l&#039;aurait jamais imagin\u00e9. \u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Les efforts d&#039;Emily pour cr\u00e9er des environnements sportifs plus inclusifs et accessibles correspondent parfaitement aux valeurs du Conseil du sport d&#039;Ottawa, qui vise \u00e0 offrir des exp\u00e9riences sportives positives \u00e0 tous. Le Conseil du sport d&#039;Ottawa est extr\u00eamement reconnaissant envers Emily et Abilities Ottawa pour leur travail.&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Emily and her team at Abilities Ottawa have been instrumental in bringing about awareness of adaptive sport and recreation in the Ottawa area. We had the privilege of working with Emily as we worked to establish an Adaptive Sport and Recreation program for students with disabilities at Carleton University. Emily helped spearhead the initiative on the ground by identifying local community sport leaders, equipment and other logistics which ultimately led to the program&#8217;s success. Emily and her team are also the driving force behind the 3rd annual Ottawa Inclusive &amp; Para Sports Expo which enables attendees to learn about Para and Inclusive sports in the community.&#8221; \u2013 Jonathan Wood, Chief Engagement Officer, Toronto Accessible Sports Council<\/p>","protected":false},"author":81908012,"featured_media":10320,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[6556685],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community-hero"],"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pgVRos-2Gr","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8162,"url":"https:\/\/sportottawa.ca\/fr\/abilities-centre-ottawa\/","url_meta":{"origin":10319,"position":0},"title":"Centre des capacit\u00e9s d&#039;Ottawa","author":"sportsottawa","date":"juin 3, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201c\u00a0ACO est l\u2019une des meilleures organisations pour d\u00e9construire les id\u00e9es re\u00e7ues et lutter contre les pr\u00e9jug\u00e9s envers les personnes handicap\u00e9es, non seulement dans le sport et le fitness, mais aussi dans la vie de tous les jours.\u00a0\u201d \u2013 Tania Ovens et Alisa Petch, enseignantes \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9cole publique de Fisher Park","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Community Hero&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Community Hero","link":"https:\/\/sportottawa.ca\/fr\/category\/community-hero\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportottawa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/a9fb2-aco.jpg?fit=667%2C499&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportottawa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/a9fb2-aco.jpg?fit=667%2C499&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportottawa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/a9fb2-aco.jpg?fit=667%2C499&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":10843,"url":"https:\/\/sportottawa.ca\/fr\/celebrating-ottawas-paralympians\/","url_meta":{"origin":10319,"position":1},"title":"C\u00e9l\u00e9bration des athl\u00e8tes paralympiques d&#039;Ottawa","author":"sportsottawa","date":"septembre 3, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The Paralympics bring together over four thousand of the best para-athletes in the world to compete in 549 different events across 23 different sports. 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