There is a gap in participation rates of people with disability when compared to the general population. However, there are signs that the work of State Sporting Associations, clubs and associations is making in a difference...continue reading...
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Sport Inclusion Australia, formerly AUSRAPID, is a national sporting organisation established in 1986 to assist the inclusion of people with an intellectual impairment into the mainstream community using sport as the medium...continue reading...
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The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and Disability Standards for Education 2005 is designed to give students with disability the same rights as other students. This includes being entitled to receive education and training ‘on the same basis’ as the students without a disability. This means that all schools are required to provide quality sport and Physical Education (PE) programs that cater for all abilities...continue reading...
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Beyond the Paralympics: where to for disability sport in Australia?...continue reading...