The World Games is the world’s largest inclusive sporting event and attending the 2023 event will be 64 athletes from Team Australia. They will compete across nine sports including athletics, […]
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Dylan Alcott waxing lyrical at Madame Tussauds
Dylan Alcott meets his perfect match at Madame Tussauds.
Posted inCommunity Affairs
Minda comes to the rescue of swim program
South Australia’s largest disability provider Minda, has come to the rescue to deliver the Rapidswim aquatic therapy and learn to swim programs from 2023. Rapidswim has been run by disability […]
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Special Olympics Australia National Games heading to Tasmania
Nearly 750 athletes will be in Launceston, Tasmania in October to compete in the 2022 Special Olympics National Games. Participants will be competing for gold, silver and bronze medals across […]
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Golfers with disability taking on King Island courses
Empower Golf founder James Gribble has always wanted to be the first quadriplegic golfer to play at King Island off the Tasmanian north-west coast. Over the last few months, he […]
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Immersive game experience for visually impaired
Telstra has announced a new project, designed to improve the game-day experience for AFL fans who are blind or visually impaired. The 5G Touch and Track is a 5G enabled […]
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Sport & Fitness audio series from Vision Australia
The importance of exercise cannot be underestimated when it comes to physical and mental health. Find out how six inspiring women from Victoria, who are blind or vision impaired, have […]
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Titans Leagueability team meet with Disability Royal Commission
Staff from the Disability Royal Commission recently met with the Gold Coast Titan’s Leagueability team to hear how its participation program has changed their lives. The community inclusion program for […]
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Another marathon win for Madison de Rozario
Paralympian Madison de Rozario has won a gold medal in the T53/54 Commonwealth Games wheelchair marathon in Birmingham in a record games time of I hour and 56 minutes. The […]
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Aussies win at Frame Running Camp in Denmark
It was fun and games for a group of Australians at the 25th Anniversary of the International Frame Running Camp & Cup, in Copenhagen, Denmark. There were six Australians, the […]
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Victorian Disability Sport & Recreation nominations open
Nominations have opened for the 2022 Victorian Disability Sport and Recreation Awards, that recognise the achievements of sportspeople with disability, coaches, organisations, officials and volunteers. Entrants are nominated by state […]
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A medal winning effort at the Invictus Games
Former Royal Australian Able Seaman Braedon Griffiths represented Australia for the second time in the Invictus Games in April. Griffiths, who is a right transfemoral amputee after a car accident […]