Para Sport

The plan establishes that people with disabilities should be able to rely on support and that the right to participate in society, including an active leisure time, shall not be questioned or made difficult. Rights for people with non-normative functionality are an explicitly stated strategic task and society should be made accessible. To investigate a fixed grant level that secures para-sport's position is therefore in line with the plan.

• right to participate in societydecisive»På samma sätt ska du som lever med funktionsnedsättning kunna lita på att du får det stöd du behöver, och på att din rätt att delta i samhället på det sätt du vill inte ständigt ifrågasätts och försvåras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In the same way you who live with a disability should be able to rely on getting the support you need, and on your right to participate in society the way you want not constantly being questioned and made difficult.”
• disability rights as a strategic issue»Vänsterpartiet ser rättigheter för personer med normbrytande« (party programme ↗)“The Left Party sees rights for people with non-normative”
• accessibility throughout society»delar av samhället göras tillgängligt« (party programme ↗)“parts of society made accessible”
• sports as shared responsibility»Även kulturen och idrotten har utarmats när skolbibliotek läggs ned, simskolan blivit dyrare och biografer finns på färre orter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Also culture and sports have been impoverished when school libraries are closed, swimming lessons become more expensive and cinemas exist in fewer places.”

The election manifesto establishes that people with disabilities shall be able to live their lives as others do and that access to leisure activities at reasonable costs shall increase. The party programme requires an active life regardless of functional capacity. To investigate a fixed subsidy level for parasports is a means to level precisely that inequality the plan points out. The form of support is not addressed in the plan, hence the derivation.

• equal conditions with disabilitydecisive»Personer med funktionsnedsättning ska kunna leva sitt liv som andra.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“People with disabilities shall be able to live their lives as others do.”
• increased access to sports»Tillgången till fritidsaktiviteter till rimliga kostnader, både vad gäller idrott och kultur, behöver öka.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Access to leisure activities at reasonable costs, both concerning sports and culture, needs to increase.”
• right to an active life»funktionsförmåga, har rätt till arbete, eget boende, full rörelsefrihet och ett aktivt liv.« (party programme ↗)“functional capacity, have the right to work, independent housing, full freedom of movement and an active life.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan particularly identifies sports for people with disabilities as part of the mass sports that the state shall provide resources to, and accepts that the state places distribution requirements on sports support when equality reasons require it. To investigate a set contribution level to para-sports is such a distribution requirement. The plan also wants to improve support for people with disabilities regardless of where in the country they live.

• sports for people with disabilitiesdecisive»breddidrotten, inklusive idrott för människor med« (party programme ↗)“mass sports, including sports for people with”
• distribution requirements on sports support»fördelas jämnt mellan könen.« (party programme ↗)“distributed evenly between the sexes.”
• stronger support for disabilities»förbättra stödet för personer med funktionsnedsättning och sällsynta diagnoser oavsett var du bor i landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“improve support for people with disabilities and rare diagnoses regardless of where you live in the country.”
• equal rights and opportunities»Alla människor, oavsett funktionsnedsättning eller« (party programme ↗)“All people, regardless of disability or”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan demands that sport shall be equal and inclusive and that society shall have full accessibility for persons with disabilities. To investigate a fixed grant level to Paralympic sport is a way to ensure exactly that inclusion. Simultaneously the plan keeps arm's length distance to the voluntary sector's own priorities, which makes support a matter for investigation rather than detailed steering.

• inclusive sportdecisive»Kulturen ska vara fri och oberoende, idrotten jämlik och inkluderande.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Culture shall be free and independent, sport equal and inclusive.”
• full accessibility»Tillgängligheten är avgörande för människor med olika funktionsnedsättningar.« (party programme ↗)“Accessibility is crucial for people with different disabilities.”
• no one shall be disadvantaged»Vi måste fortsätta arbetet för ett Sverige där ingen missgynnas på grund av kön, härkomst eller funktionsnedsättning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We must continue the work for a Sweden where no one is disadvantaged because of gender, background or disability”
• arm's length distance»Politiken ska bidra till goda förutsättningar men hålla armlängds avstånd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Policy shall contribute to good conditions but keep arm's length distance.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan makes freedom for persons with disabilities a matter that shall run through all policy areas and requires that Sweden is an accessible country where barriers are actively removed. To investigate a fixed grant level for paralympic sports is a means to remove precisely such barriers. The plan nonetheless requires that civil society's independence is respected, which speaks against state earmarking, making the conclusion uncertain.

• freedom mandate regardless of abilitydecisive»funktionsnedsättning är en del av det liberala frihetsuppdraget och genomsyrar alla politiska frågor.« (party programme ↗)“disability is part of the liberal freedom mandate and runs through all political questions.”
• an accessible Sweden»Sverige ska vara ett tillgängligt land. Den offentliga miljön, inklusive kollektivtrafiken, ska vara tillgänglig.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden shall be an accessible country. The public environment, including public transport, shall be accessible.”
• remove barriers to participation»Systematisk tillsyn behövs för att få bort enkelt avhjälpta hinder.« (party programme ↗)“Systematic oversight is needed to remove easily remedied barriers.”
• civil society's independence»Det offentliga ska i sin samverkan med civilsamhället respektera civilsamhällets oberoende.« (party programme ↗)“The public sector shall in its cooperation with civil society respect civil society's independence.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan requires that culture and leisure activities be accessible to persons with disabilities and that compensatory measures are necessary to reduce the significance of disability. An assessed subsidy level for paralympic sports is such a compensatory measure. The plan's principle that civil society shall be supported but not controlled simultaneously argues for the sports movement's own prioritisation right.

• leisure accessible to alldecisive»Likaså måste kultur- och fritidsaktiviteter vara« (party programme ↗)“Likewise culture and leisure activities must be”
• compensatory measures necessary»Även insatser som är kompensatoriska« (party programme ↗)“Even measures that are compensatory”
• self-determination in disability»SJÄLVBESTÄMMANDE VID FUNKTIONSNEDSÄTTNING« (2022 manifesto ↗)“SELF-DETERMINATION IN DISABILITY”
• support but do not control»civila samhället ska stödjas av det offentliga, men inte« (party programme ↗)“civil society shall be supported by the public, but not”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

Para-sport is not addressed in the documents. The party programme's guiding principle is that strong independent institutions and spheres of society should have their own integrity and that politics should not micromanage them, which speaks against the Riksdag locking in a fixed subsidy level within the sports movement's allocation. The plan's own sports commitment is instead a targeted sports initiative in disadvantaged areas. The conclusion is therefore derived from the nearest principle and uncertain.

• independent spheres of societydecisive»Starka självständiga institutioner och en pluralism av samhällssfärer ger en viktig maktbalans i samhället.« (party programme ↗)“Strong independent institutions and a plurality of spheres of society provide important checks and balances in society.”
• no political micromanagement»att detaljstyra och överpröva en så komplicerad process.« (party programme ↗)“to micromanage and second-guess such a complicated process.”
• targeted sports support»Genomföra ett särskilt idrottslyft för utsatta områden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Implement a targeted sports initiative for disadvantaged areas”

The plan states that everyone should have the opportunity for physical activity and sports and that sports should be available to everyone regardless of circumstances. It also emphasises that citizens with disabilities should not be restricted in their access to social life. Investigating a fixed subsidy level for para-sports is a way to realise this, although the plan does not mention para-sports specifically.

• sports for everyonedecisive»Alla ska ha möjlighet till fysisk aktivitet och idrott.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Everyone should have the opportunity for physical activity and sports.”
• sports on equal terms»Ge alla tillgång till idrott oavsett kön, ålder eller kulturell bakgrund« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give everyone access to sports regardless of gender, age or cultural background”
• participation with disabilities»Medborgare som på grund av omständigheter bortom egen kontroll möter andra utmaningar i vardagen ska inte begränsas i sin tillgång till samhälls- eller arbetslivet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Citizens who face other challenges in everyday life due to circumstances beyond their own control should not be restricted in their access to social or working life.”
• increased sports participation»Öka idrottandet i hela befolkningen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase sports participation throughout the population”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.