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University students from a physical activity and sports sciences (PASS) programme participated in this project, implementing an inclusive acrosport training programme for students with intellectual disabilities from the university\u2019s own Training for Labour Market Inclusion (TLMIC) and for students from the bachelor\u2019s degree in primary education with a specialisation in physical education (BPE-PE). This research used a qualitative methodological design that made it possible to approach the participants\u2019 perspective. A variety of information collection instruments were used: individual interviews, a focus group, field journals, and learning journals. The results showed that participating in inclusive environments, which promote the active, equitable, and meaningful participation of all students within a shared learning environment, benefited the participating students with intellectual disabilities and the future PE teachers. The former group learned about acrosport and positively valued the sessions\u2019 inclusiveness as this enabled them to meet new people and make connections outside class in a university setting with people who do not have disabilities, and they experienced feelings that they identified as positive. As for the students without disabilities who played the role of teachers, they felt that their learning of the content was more meaningful and they felt more self-confident when designing and implementing inclusive sessions. Finally, the participants without disabilities (in the roles of teacher and student) felt that they had transference at an academic and professional level of what they learned and that the inclusive experience made them reject stereotypes about people with disabilities. They also regarded having established links with people from various programmes as being positive and experienced positive feelings from having participated in the project. 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