Reflecting on disability research in sport and leisure settings

This research note offers a brief discussion of insider research and insider-outsider controversies in disability research. It then focuses on the extent to which researchers of disability in sport and leisure reflect on two important issues in their research findings: their experiences as disabled or non-disabled researchers and conducting inclusive and emancipatory disability research. It suggests that whilst there are many ethical challenges associated with doing disability research in sport and leisure settings, scholars in this area have offered limited detailed reflexive accounts of their experiences. By addressing this, we may learn from each other how to improve the action and political potential of research in this area.