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Accessibility Champion

Connections

Disability Sports Australia has lots of friends, partners and networks that you can connect with for more help and resources. Below you will find links to more online courses, resources, a disability specific directory of organisations and our various state members. 

Courses

Australian Sporting Alliance for People with a Disability (ASAPD)

This course will inform you about the many options, benefits and impacts of physical activity and how you can help individuals with disability get involved so that they can participate in the community, build their capacity and reach their goals. 

https://asapd.org/resources/ 

Special Olympics Australia

The Inclusive Sport Academy provides a user-friendly learning experience for people with intellectual disabilities, teachers, coaches, tertiary students, and allied health professionals to deliver sporting programs for people with intellectual disabilities or autism.

https://www.specialolympics.com.au/inclusive-sport-academy

Paralympics Australia

The Australian Paralympic Education Program is providing free curriculum-linked resources for Australian school students along with ideas to support the Australian Paralympic Team at the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games. 

https://education.paralympic.org.au/ 

Play by the Rules (PBTR)

PBTR provides courses across a wide range of subject areas aimed at everyone involved in sport and recreation, including: coaches, administrators, officials, players, parents and spectators. 

https://www.playbytherules.net.au/online-courses 

Sport 4 All

https://sport4all.com.au/

Resources

Australian Sporting Alliance for People with a Disability (ASAPD)

ASAPD as a key voice in advocating and facilitating inclusive sport and physical activity for people with a disability, impairment, or limitation has a series of resources for officials, administrators, teachers and volunteers.

https://asapd.org/resources/ 

 

Paralympics Australia

Paralympics Australia, help Australians with disabilities participate in sport and compete at the Paralympic Games through partnerships with governments, business, sporting bodies and the community. 

https://www.paralympic.org.au/ 

 

Special Olympics Australia

Special Olympics Australia is part of a global inclusion movement using sport, health, education and leadership programs every day around the world to end discrimination against and empower people with intellectual disabilities. 

https://www.specialolympics.com.au/ 

 

Vision Australia

Play by the Rules provides information, resources, tools and free online training to increase the capacity and capability of administrators, coaches, officials, players, parents and spectators to assist them in preventing and dealing with discrimination, harassment, child safety, inclusion and integrity issues in sport. 

https://www.playbytherules.net.au 

 

Deaf Sports Australia

The Active Deaf Sports Club is another sport initiative delivered by Deaf Sports Australia. The aim is to provide mainstream sports organisations the opportunity to integrate inclusion practises for their deaf and hard of hearing sports participants. 

https://deafsports.org.au/active-deaf-programs/ 

 

Sport Inclusion Australia

Sport Inclusion Australia assists with the inclusion of people with an intellectual disability into the mainstream community using sport as the medium. 

https://sportinclusionaustralia.org.au/resources/ 

 

Transplant Australia

TA supports transplant recipients and their families; people on the waiting list, donor families, living donors, healthcare professionals and all those touched by organ and tissue donation. TA lead programs which encourage physical activity to increase survival rates in transplant recipients. 

https://transplant.org.au/living-with-your-transplant/post-transplant-fitness/being-active-with-your-transplant/ 

 

Inclusion Alliance Australia

A collaborative partnership between Sport Inclusion Australia, Deaf Sports Australia and Blind Sports Australia, which maximises resources, expertise and vast experience over many years working to improve the lives of people with a disability through sport. 

https://inclusionalliance.org.au/# 

 

Australian Sports Commission

Australian Sports Commission has developed a five step process and a comprehensive toolkit to assist sports to develop their own Inclusive Sport Frameworks. Through this process, sports will develop clear strategies, policies, programs and practices that encourage greater diversity and inclusion. 

https://www.sportaus.gov.au/participation/inclusive_sport 

 

UK Activity Alliance -Disability Inclusion Sport

Activity Alliance is the UK’s leading voice for disabled people in sport and activity 

https://www.activityalliance.org.uk/how-we-help/resources  

 

People With Disability Australia (PWDA)

A guide to language about disability written by people with disability to assist the general public 

https://pwd.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/PWDA-Language-Guide-v2-2021.pdf 

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