This initiative brings together stakeholders, including disability advocacy groups, sports organisations, community leaders, and local authorities, to collaboratively find innovative ways to support people with disability lead active lives and foster community connections.
People with disability often face barriers to engage in sporting activities and miss out on the benefits that participation brings. This project aims to address those barriers collectively via a range of different activities.
Interested in playing sport?
Our Inclusive Sports Hub is coming soon. It will provide helpful information about inclusive sports in the ACT region.
Inclusive Sports Alliance Objectives
Active Lives
- Encourage and enable people with disability to lead active and healthy lives through participation in sports
- Break down barriers and create a more inclusive sports culture, allowing people with disability to fully participate in sport
- Enhance the overall well-being and social participation of people with disability, ensuring they have equal access to the many benefits of sports participation
Community Connections
- Promote accessible sports and create platforms for community engagement
- Strengthen the social fabric and reduce social isolation experienced by some people with disability
- Bring together various stakeholders, including disability advocacy groups, sports organisations, community leaders, and local authorities, to collaborate and find innovative ways to support people with disability
Key Initiatives
Collaboration, Capacity Building & Network Event
The alliance promotes collaboration among stakeholders to identify and address the unique challenges faced by people with disability in the sports domain. By fostering partnerships, sharing best practices, and conducting network events, the project aims to build the capacity of sports organisations and community groups to be more inclusive and accommodating of diverse abilities.
Accessible Sport Resources
The project aims to develop a comprehensive hub of information and resources related to accessible sports. The Inclusive Sports Hub will be launched soon and will provide valuable guidance, including information on adaptive sports, inclusive facilities, training programs, and equipment tailored to different disabilities. By offering easily accessible information, people with disability can make informed decisions about the sports they want to participate in and find suitable avenues for engagement.
Awareness Campaigns
Through various outreach activities, social media campaigns, and public events, the project aims to break down stigmas and misconceptions surrounding disability and sports. By challenging stereotypes and highlighting success stories, the project aims to inspire and encourage more people with disability to explore and embrace sporting opportunities.
Participant Stories
Inclusive stories from around the grounds
Letting go and living life to the full
At the ripe age of 30, Haylee, bursting with her usual bubbly energy, announced to her parents, “It’s my turn now please.” Seeing her two sisters and brother grow up and move out of home, she was itching to do the same. Having Down syndrome was not an obstacle as far as Haylee was concerned.
Being loving parents, only wanting the best for their daughter, her parents did have some reservations. But Haylee was determined to stand on her own two feet and live as an independent woman. Seven years down the track Haylee has proven it was a great decision.
The All Abilities Cup touches down in Canberra
Canberra was buzzing with excitement and a spirit of camaraderie early October, as players from all around gathered for the much-anticipated All Abilities Cup, a touch football competition that celebrates players of all abilities. This event spotlighted the sheer power of sport to build bridges, enhance skills, and foster relationships, all while shattering any perceived […]
A positive attitude and self-celebration pave the way to meaningful connections
Charlie is a proud individual with autism and ADHD who identifies as nonbinary. Her story reflects her personal growth through self-awareness, the significance of reaching out for support, expressing her needs and aspirations, and turning her challenges into stepping stones.
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