My PhD is about understanding if it is possible to guide a blind or partially sighted person to run around a 400m track. To understand this, I was required to interview and observe blind and partially sighted (BPS) runners with their guides across the UK.
The fact that this field is relatively in its infancy is an issue. There is very little information for runners and their guides to use and they are often uncertain how to start within the sport and how to develop their own skills. As the BPS community are one of the least active, helping them to access sports should be a priority. I would like the sports community to learn from my thesis and remove barriers in sports, so the BPS community find it easier and less daunting to run. I would also like my thesis to act as a foundation for other people to build on to further help disability sport.