Sretenka Dugalić, Sanja Gligorić

Sports for people with disabilities and special needs in Serbia have two main challenges: 1/ monetary destabilizations, economic crisis, the fall of national indicators such as GDP and income, transition etc, which decrease expenses for this purpose, and 2/ stronger solidarity with people who alleviate their frustrations through sport and who find the new sense of life in affirmation of advantages that they own and with which they can make progress in certain areas of their interests. The aim of this paper is to study and highlight those aspects of issues in working with the blind and visually impaired which are relevant for creating long-term strategy of sports development, which can be used and which are the object of great interest for being included in sports system. Serbia is a country which does not have great financial potential to help these sports. However, tradition, infrastructure, educational system and achieved sports results in the world are a great foundation on which solid system for supporting people with disabilities and special needs can be based. Openness, enthusiasm, professional structures and volunteer sector can certainly make a bigger contribution. Sport for people with disabilities and special needs has to be discussed more in all aspects of sport and society in order to introduce scientific community to problems and opportunities and to connect those participants who want to take part in similar projects in practice. Professional help refers to: analysis of current situation, defining goals and special strategy, defining activity holders and fundraising

Keywords: sports for the blind and visually impaired, building and promotion of IT support, education of people for working with the blind and visually impaired, adjusting infrastructure to sports for the blind and visually impaired

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