Our Impact
The Disability Sports Australia impact is about ensuring every person with disability can be active, connected, and included in sport. Each year, our programs and partnerships open doors for thousands of Australians. As a result, people with disability gain confidence, enjoy movement, and build stronger community connections.
Building inclusive opportunities through sport
We measure impact across participation, capability and awareness.
Our programs introduce people with disability to sport in accessible, supportive environments. These first experiences often lead to ongoing participation.
At the same time, we strengthen the sport system itself — equipping clubs, coaches and administrators with practical training and resources that increase inclusion.
Through national campaigns, including Changing Lives Through Sport, we also elevate public understanding of disability sport and reinforce its social value.
Participation grows when opportunity, capability and awareness work together.
Our Impact in 2024-25 FY
3,309
people with disability experienced the joy of sport through Abilities Unleashed.
Local events connected people with disability to sport in their own communities.
Hours of physical activity experienced by people with disability through our programs.
1200
Accessibility Champion course completions
Sport administrators engaged across four in-person forums
Hours of physical activity experienced by people with disability through our programs.
Disability Sports Australia and UN Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 3
Through Abilities Unleashed and Try Para Sport, we create opportunities to enjoy physical, mental, and social benefits of sport. These experiences often spark lifelong participation. Therefore, they contribute to positive health and wellbeing outcomes.
Goal 4
We provide learning that builds capability across the sports sector. For example, Accessibility Champion and Building Inclusive Sport Clubs offer scalable online training. In addition, our practical workshops help apply this knowledge in real settings.
Goal 10
Our programs reduce barriers and promote equality. Guided by the Disability Advisory Committee, lived experience informs decisions. Campaigns such as Changing Lives Through Sport also raise awareness and shift perceptions. As a result, participation gaps close and sport becomes more representative of our community.
Goal 11
We activate schools, councils and community facilities to increase local access. Strategic projects, including the Blacktown Disability Sports Centre, demonstrate how long-term investment expands opportunity.
Goal 17
Collaboration is central to our work. We partner with clubs, councils, national organisations, governments and corporate partners to expand reach and strengthen impact.
Partnerships That Grow Disability Sport
Our impact is possible because of partners. By working with Disability Sports Australia, your organisation helps more people with disability take part in sport. As a result, they build confidence, connection, and wellbeing.
Partnerships also give us the resources to expand programs, support coaches and volunteers, and make local sport more accessible.
Together, we can strengthen communities and ensure sport works for every body across Australia.Our impact is made possible through strong partnerships.
By working with Disability Sports Australia, organisations contribute to increased participation, stronger club capability, and greater awareness of disability sport across Australia.
Together, we expand opportunity and strengthen communities through sport.
