Our Members
Disability Sports Australia was formed by our member organisations, and together we have over 60 years of history.
Who Are Our Members
Disability Sports Australia was formed by our member organisations, and together we have over 60 years of history. For over 60 years, DSA has been at the forefront of disability sport in Australia — starting with wheelchair sports and continually expanding opportunities for people with disability across the country.
One of our key roles is to represent, support and champion our members. While we run a few programs, we encourage you to connect with our members to get involved in sport in your state. They have specialist knowledge in a range of areas — some focused on specific types of disability and others more general — and can help you find the right opportunities.
WADSA’s vision is that people with disabilities are empowered to participate in sport and recreation. For over 30 years WADSA has been the peak body for the participation of people with disabilities in sport and recreation in Western Australia. In particular our membership consists of 32 member clubs of allied interests with approximately 4,500 members of all disability types. We provide leadership, advocacy, information, education and direct services to members, stakeholders, and the broader community.
WADSA provides a direct service to approximately 6, 000 individuals with a range of disabilities and ability levels,. This includes disabled sport, mainstream sport, adventure activities, conservation projects, art, challenge camps and more. These services are delivered across Western Australia including Perth Metropolitan, regional and remote WA.
WADSA indirectly facilitates and partners with 140 community service providers such as recreation centres, local government, aquatic centres and private sport and recreation providers to conduct a range of activities with over 18, 000 people with disability benefiting from this approach.
Sporting Wheelies (QLD)
Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association has been helping Queenslanders with a disability to lead active, healthy lives through participation in sport, recreation and fitness since 1977. They support people with a range of disabilities.
Some of the ways they support their members with a disability are by providing sport, recreation, fitness and rehabilitation programs and services delivered by their staff and experienced volunteers; and linking members with other sport and healthy activity providers who are committed to including people with a disability in their programs and services.
They also play a vital role in the community, educating people about sport and healthy activity for people with a disability, and encouraging people with a disability to get active.
Sporting Wheelies & Disabled Association is a not-for-profit organisation and raise the majority of their own funding through non-government sources including donations, Gold Choice Art Union and corporate support.
Disability Sport & Recreation (VIC)
Disability Sport & Recreation (DSR) is the birthplace of the Victorian Paralympic movement, founded in 1962 by Australia’s first indigenous Paralympian, Kevin Coombs.
DSR has been supporting Victorians with disability for 60 years, with our mission being to create a Victoria where all people with disability can choose and have access to a sport or an active recreation activity they want to engage with.
DSR conducts a number of programs and events to support the sector and the broader community including our annual community festival and awards ceremony which recognises outstanding achievements at the grassroots level.
We’re also incredibly proud to run important programs such as our Kids Hospital Program which is operated out of both the Royal Children’s Hospital and Monash Hospital, along with our DSR Kids program which provides a wonderful opportunity for kids with disability aged between 7-17 to participate in seasonal recreation camps including our summer camp and our famous winter camp which takes place every year at Falls Creek.
DSR partners with AFL Victoria for the sport of AFL wheelchair in Victoria while running the sport of wheelchair Rugby.
We couldn’t be more proud of our talent pathway wheelchair rugby program which resulted in a strong representation of over 50% of the national team at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games.
For more information on the work we do or to join our movement visit our website.
ParaQuad Tasmania
The ParaQuad Association was founded in February 1990 to assist and encourage paraplegics and quadriplegics in their endeavours to once more become an integral part of their community.
Since that time they have developed into a viable organisation based in Tasmania providing services to their members.
ParaQuad Tasmania’s Vision is to improve the quality of life of all people with a physical disability in Tasmania by providing comprehensive services such as medical, continence & equipment service, prevention, education & awareness programs, advocacy and support.
Wheelchair Sports NSW
Wheelchair Sports NSW/ACT has a mission to change the lives of people living with a disability through participation in sport. We provide opportunities for people with a disability in NSW and the ACT to participate in our eight sports; Wheelchair Aussie Rules, Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Racing, Wheelchair Rugby, Wheelchair Tennis, Frame Running, Disability Lawn Bowls and Para-powerlifting.
Rebound Western Australia (WA)
Rebound WA provides sport, activities, information, support, advocacy & community to West Australian’s living with a physical disability.
For over 60 years, they have been known as Wheelchair Sports WA. Their new name is more reflective of what they do – they are not just wheelchairs and they are not just sport.
Rebound WA are an open door to anyone with any physical disability, or condition that impairs coordination and mobility. They are here to enable people living with a physical disability to explore possibility.
One Culture (SA)
One Culture Support Services is a not for profit, NDIS registered disability support service that empowers people of all cultures and abilities through sports, individual support and community connections.
One Culture Support Services is a not for profit, NDIS registered disability support service that empowers people of all cultures and abilities through sports, individual support and community connections.
Currently in Adelaide, South Australia they offer Inclusive Football, Tennis, Basketball, Swimming, Cricket, Pickleball, Powerchair Hockey and Powerchair Football Programs open to all ages and abilities. At the end of every term they also run an Inclusive Championship in which all of their sports programs are brought together for a great day of sporting fun!
Cerebral Palsy Sporting and Recreation Association (NSW)
Cerebral Palsy Sport & Recreation Association NSW (CPSARA) are driven by the goal: to encourgage both sporting and recreational opportunities for people of all ages with cerebral plasy and other neurological conditions. CPSARA are dedicated to supporting children, adults and their families with cerebral palsy by providing sporting opportunities and leisure activities with an emphasis on inclusion and enjoyment. The association supports athletes on their sporting journeys, firstly by providing informationa nd tools to help connect athletes with cerebral palsy with their chosen sport and thereafter by connecting them with fellow athletes and the latest events.
Australian Powerchair Hockey Association (NSW)
The Australian Powerchair Hockey Association is committed in providing resources for physically disabled athletes to play hockey in powerchairs. The APCHA promotes the sport to all ages, disability or gender. The Association has a local competition in Sydney, with interest being shown in the North and South West Regions. Also, hopes to expand interstate to form a strong national competition. The present competition is currently being held at the Kevin Betts Stadium, Ralph Place, Mount Druitt.
The Australian Powerchair Hockey Association gives athletes the opportunity to represent Australia at an International level under the International Hockey Federation. Australia recently finished eighth in the 2014 Powerchair Hockey World Cup. The Federation aims are to be included in a paralympics of the future. The organisation promotes the sport inevitably to give disabled athletes the opportunity to fulfil their potential as young men and women in sport.
