Disabled sports in Australia
Disability sports in Australia is the component of sports in Australia encompasses disabled sports programs for Australians with a disability, including physical and intellectual disabilities, allowing for the full participation in society. As with abled-body sports, these programs include child development, rehabilitation, recreation and competition at all levels.
Australian participation in disability sports is lower than in able bodied sports.[1]
The government created a programme called "Aussie Able" to encourage people with disabilities to become involved in sport.[2]
Public funding for disability sport focuses on the Paralympics and the Australian Paralympic Committee who have a 'Talent Search' program to provide support for potential candidates seeking to enter elite disability sports.[1]
Australia's participation at the Paralympics has included sending delegations to the Summer Paralympics since the first games in 1960, and to the Winter Paralympics since 1980.
Timeline
- 1895: First interstate Deaf cricket match between South Australia and Victoria[3]
- 1954: Australian Deaf Sports Federation was established
- 1960: Australia at the 1960 Summer Paralympics win three gold medals
- 1977: 2nd FESPIC Games held in Merrylands, Sydney
- 1988: National Wheelchair Basketball League was established
- 2000: 2000 Summer Paralympics, Sydney
- 2003: Australian Athletes with a Disability (AAWD) established at the request of the Australian Sports Commission[4]
- 2009 Crawford Report, titled The Future of Australian Sport
- 2012: National Disability Insurance Scheme pilot
- 2013: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Committee review of Australia’s performance[5]
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