A study on the constraints and improvement strategies for survival swimming education for individuals with disabilities

In this study, a focus group interview to investigate the constraints observed in the field and improvement strategies for survival swimming education for individuals with disabilities. First, among the constraints of survival swimming education for the disabled, internal constraints were identified including as problems with transportation to the training site and lack of training personnel, while interpersonal constraints were found to include the absence of participatory training, difficulties in realistic training, and problems with administrative procedures. Structural constraints were identified as a lack of understanding during joint training and difficulties in establishing stable training. As strategies for improving survival swimming education, play-style training, step-by-step training guidance, and professional training programs were identified in the educational approach. In the environmental approach, stabilization of the educational environment was shown. In the administrative approach, ordinances and publicity for education were highlighted, and in the emotional approach, improvement of social awareness was noted.