Disability Sport Program
Education and training is a key component of the Australian Sports Commission’s work to get people with a disability involved in sport.
Education and training is currently delivered around Australia through the Disability Sport Program (DEP). The education content and delivery supports the promotion of a physically active lifestyle for all Australians, including Australians with a disability.
The program provides training and resource material to increase people’s skills in adapting and modifying activities to include people with a disability.
There are a number of training modules aimed at specific target groups that cover a range of topics related to the inclusion of people with disability in physical activity and sport.
| Module | Overview |
| Count Me In | Generic sport, physical activity and awareness workshop |
| Getting Ready for School | Inclusion in physical education and sport for teachers and other education staff |
| Opening Doors | Awareness workshop aimed at club administrators and volunteers |
| What is Disability Sport? | Introductory workshop focusing on the structure of disability sport and classification |
| Inclusive Coaching | Coach oriented module that will enhance current knowledge and promote an inclusive approach |
| Sports Ability | Practical workshop exploring inclusive games and how they are best delivered |
The modules are designed to address a range of needs. Other resources include:
Give it a Go - www.ausport.gov.au/about/publications/catalogue
Give it a Go, provides a host of practical strategies and ideas to assist schools, clubs, sporting organisations and other community groups to include people with disabilities in regular sport and physical activity programs.
Teachers Talk About - www.ausport.gov.au/participating/disability/resources
"Teachers Talk About" deals with the real life, day to day experiences of teachers who provide sport and physical activity programs for children
For further information please contact:
Sport Development Consultant
Telephone: (08) 8951 6432
or email: participation.dsr@nt.gov.au.
Sports CONNECT
Sports CONNECT is a national framework that works to build pathways for people with a disability to get involved in sport, by creating and developing relationships between sports and disability organisations.
For more information please contact participation.dsr@nt.gov.au or visit www.ausport.gov.au/disability
Sports Ability
Sports Ability is a national program designed to increase the participation levels in sport and physical activity of people with a disability in a structured, safe, inclusive and fun environment. Sports Ability consists of inclusive games that can be delivered in a variety of settings including schools, clubs and disability and aged care facilities.
Sports Ability is appropriate for everyone and has two main aims
- To provide teachers, sport and community leaders with more ways of including people with a disability in physical activity and sport.
- To create a medium for the integration of people with and without a disability in inclusive games.
For more information please contact participation.dsr@nt.gov.au or visit www.ausport.gov.au/disability.