Sport and recreation is important to the health and wellbeing of everyone. People with disability should have equal opportunity to participate in every aspect of life, including mainstream community sport or active recreation.
There are a range of benefits to be gained from involving people with disability in your club:
Download the developing disability discrimination act action plans document.
Sports Ability is an exciting inclusive games program developed by the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) to encourage people with disability to get involved and participate in sport and active recreation. Find out more here.
Play by the Rules interactive scenario focusing on disability inclusion.
Information on becoming an inclusive club http://play-by-the-rules.s3.amazonaws.com/7pillarsofinclusion.pdf
Perceived barriers and facilitators to participation in physical activity for children with disability: a qualitative study - http://bmcpediatr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12887-016-0544-7
We acknowledge and respect Aboriginal peoples as South Australia's first peoples and nations, we recognise Aboriginal peoples as traditional owners and occupants of land and waters in South Australia and that their spiritual, social, cultural and economic practices come from their traditional lands and waters; and they maintain their cultural and heritage beliefs, languages and laws which are of ongoing importance; We pay our respects to their ancestors and to their Elders.