Disability Sports Australia

Welcome to Disability Sports Australia! We're a National Sports Organisation and charity whose mission is to enable more Australians with disability to be more active, more often. Watch the video to find out more about us and what we do, and visit our website at www.sports.org.au With thanks to Adrian Szonyi and Zack Jay and the wonderful team at Vidzero for producing this video through their Charity NFP program. [Video ID - A video introducing who the national sporting organisation and charity Disability Sports Australia (DSA) are. Featured is General Manager - Ayden Shaw speaking about DSA and their purpose. Whilst Ayden speaks, footage of people with disabilities participating at DSA’s Abilities Unleashed event plays on top. Happy instrumental music plays in the background.]

The Victorian Abilities Unleashed calendar for the rest of the year. Start your journey with disability sport at one of these events! Register today at https://lnkd.in/gUBVSfqK Boroondara - Adults - Wed 18 September - Boroondara Sports Complex, Balwyn North Brimbank School Holidays - All Ages - Thu 3 October - Keilor Basketball Netball Stadium, Keilor Park Banyule School Holidays - All Ages - Thu 3 October - Banyule Nets Stadium, Macleod Melton - Kids - Wed 20 November - Cobblebank Stadium, Cobblebank Casey - Kids - Tue 26 November - Casey Stadium, Cranbourne East Boroondara - Kids - Thu 28 November - Boroondara Sports Complex, Balwyn North Brimbank - Kids - Wed 4 December - Keilor Basketball Netball Stadium, Keilor Park Manningham - Adults - Thu 5 December - Mullum Mullum Stadium, Donvale Hume - Adults - Wed 11 December - Broadmeadows Netball Stadium, Broadmeadows Variety - the Children's Charity Victoria MatchWorks City of Boroondara Brimbank City Council City of Casey Manningham Council Hume City Council [Image ID - 2 images outlining the upcoming the remaining 2024 dates for Disability Sports Australia's Abilities Unleashed events in VIC. The dates are written on page 2 with the supporting council logos below. The dates and link to register are detailed in the caption. The images are split by 1: Cover graphic with the logos of major partners, deliverers, and supporters. 2: dates and locations.]

We are pleased to announce My Guardian as a new Naming Rights Partner! Our organisations are united by a shared passion for inclusion and empowerment of people with disability. Together, we are committed to providing opportunities for everyone to lead active fulfilling lives whether on the field or at home. My Guardian's Naming Rights will extend across our Abilities Unleashed Kids programs in NSW and ACT. We look forward to further collaboration My Guardian - Aged & Disability Care! [Image ID - a carousel of four images announcing My Guardian as the Naming Rights Partner of the NSW Abilities Unleashed Kids program. Featured across the purple, orange and light skin design are blocks of text sharing who My Guardian are, their story and services. You can find all this information on their website at www.myguardian.com.au.]

Disability Sports Australia is proud to announce that applications are now open for our Disability Advisory Committee. We encourage anyone with a disability, or parents of children with disabilities, to submit an expression of interest for the eight positions. This Advisory Committee aims to be an inclusive, intersectional and core part of DSA. We want to help make sure the work DSA does, is by people with disability, for people with disability. This project has received grant funding from the Australian Government managed by the Australian Sports Commission. For more information, please access the following link: https://lnkd.in/guvcer56 [Image ID - An image announcing the expression of interests for Disability Sports Australia’s Disability Advisory Committee. Featured is text detailed in the caption. Accompanying this is a green graphic with illustrations of people with disabilities being active. Surrounding this are the logos of DSA, Australian Sports Commission and Play Well.]

Attention local sports clubs 🚨 You have a chance to introduce people to your inclusive sport during the Paralympics! Westfield, in partnership with Paralympics Australia is bringing the thrill of the Paralympic Games to your local Westfield Shopping Centres. Westfield destinations are transforming into official Live Sites with an Inclusive Sport Zone that is being supported by Disability Sports Australia to raise awareness of local programs for people with disability. While the Aussies team strives for gold, let’s support the next generation to be active and start their participation journey through grassroots sports. Complete this expression of interest form to connect with your local Westfield: https://lnkd.in/gETe22ys [Image ID - An image and graphic promoting the Inclusive Sport Zone. Featured is an image of a play space in a Westfield Shopping Centre. There is a TV screen showing the Paralympics with people watching sitting on bean bags and a small soccer pitch.]

Calling all amateur athletes with disabilities! The World Abilitysport Youth Games are back for 2024. Disability Sports Australia encourages young Australian athletes with physical disabilities to participate. Participating at the World Abilitysport Youth Games is a great opportunity for young athletes looking for global exposure. Chloe Oates, who took part in swimming events at the 2023 Games, and was Australia’s flag-bearer at the Opening Ceremony came back with wonderful memories of spending time with fellow Aussie athletes and competing against participants from around the world. This year, athletes can compete in physically impaired disciplines for athletics, swimming, powerlifting, table tennis, and boccia (to be confirmed). The Games will be held in Songkhla, Thailand from 1-7 December 2024. Click the following link to register your interest: https://lnkd.in/gMF3vuDt Swimming Australia Athletics Australia Boccia Australia Powerlifting Australia Table Tennis Australia Cerebral Palsy Sporting and Recreation Association Cerebral Palsy Alliance [Image ID - 3 Images surrounding news of the 2024 World Ability Youth Games. Featured is text written in the caption, the logos of: CPSARA, World Abilitysport, Disability Sports Australia and Cerebral Palsy Alliance. Surrounding these are images of Chloe Oates' experience playing in the World Abilitysport Games in 2023.]

Are you trying to make a new inclusion policy, or can you be inclusive to the policy you already have? Elle Steele PLY [Video ID - At the start, green text boxes with white text appear, reading 'Elle Steele' and 'Paralympian and Thought Leader' over the video of Elle. The rest of the video is Elle Steele wearing a green sweater, in her wheelchair and speaking to a crowd with a microphone. At the end, there is a photo of Elle up on a stage, above a white section with logos from Disability Sports Australia and Victoria University.]

Does your club or organisation have visibility of inclusion and people with disabilities? Elle Steele PLY [Video ID - At the start, green text boxes with white text appear, reading 'Elle Steele' and 'Paralympian and Thought Leader' over the video of Elle. The rest of the video is Elle Steele wearing a green sweater, in her wheelchair and speaking to a crowd with a microphone. At the end, there is a photo of Elle speaking into a microphone, above a white section with logos from Disability Sports Australia and Victoria University.]

We're delighted announce Bupa as the naming rights partner of the 'Try Para-Sports' program. This continuation of our partnership will deliver a range of community-focused events across Australia. The program will ensure people with disability can access local para-sports to leverage the increased engagement of disability sport. “All sporting careers and healthy active lifestyles start at a grassroots level which is why developing and supporting community-based programs such as this are so important,” - Paralympic Gold Medallist Matthew Haanappel OAM PLY Bupa are with us all the way to find the next generation of para-athletes. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gX5xK5Hz

Let your fear aside. Elle Steele PLY [Video ID - At the start, green text boxes with white text appear, reading 'Elle Steele' and 'Paralympian and Thought Leader' over the video of Elle. The rest of the video is Elle Steele wearing a green sweater, in her wheelchair and speaking to a crowd with a microphone. At the end, there is a photo of Elle facing away from the camera, above a white section with logos from Disability Sports Australia and Victoria University.]