Disability Sports Australia

Disability Sports Australia Participation doesn't happen by chance. We build the capability of sport so people with disability can take part across Australia.
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Inclusion in sport is not the responsibility of any one organisation.People's identities, experiences and communities ov...
06/21/2026

Inclusion in sport is not the responsibility of any one organisation.

People's identities, experiences and communities overlap. That's why the Diversity and Inclusion in Sport Alliance brings together organisations working across disability, cultural diversity, LGBTQ+ inclusion and safe sport.

Everyone has a role to play in driving systemic change in sport.

On 1–2 July, you'll find us at Stand 509 in the exhibition hall at the National Sports & Physical Activity Convention.

Come and say hello at .

Participation doesn’t happen by chance, it happens because people invest in inclusion. Your EOFY donation helps Australi...
06/18/2026

Participation doesn’t happen by chance, it happens because people invest in inclusion.

Your EOFY donation helps Australians with disability take part in sport — often for the very first time.

All donations are tax‑deductible until 30 June.

To support please donate: https://fundraise.sports.org.au/donate

We sat down to write an EOFY checklist.It got a little out of hand.The screenshots below are just some of the initiative...
06/16/2026

We sat down to write an EOFY checklist.

It got a little out of hand.

The screenshots below are just some of the initiatives, partnerships, campaigns, resources and opportunities Disability Sports Australia delivered, launched, supported or helped shape over the past 12 months.

Turns out a team of eight, most of them part-time, and a whole lot of goodwill can get quite a bit done.

Participation doesn't happen by chance.

With less than two weeks to EOFY, a tax-deductible donation helps create more opportunities for people with disability to take part in sport.

If you're able to, we'd love your support.

🔗 Link in comments.

06/12/2026

Bringing Abilities Unleashed into schools

Abilities Unleashed is usually delivered at leisure facilities and community venues. Today at Red Hill Special School, it ran for the first time in a school, through the Australian Sports Commission's Sporting Schools program.

Around 50 students with disability took part across cricket, goalball, swimming, cycling and football.

We caught up with Kim Schaefer from the Disability Sports Australia team about what delivering in schools opens up.

Schools can now use their Sporting Schools funding to host an Abilities Unleashed event or take part in one. It's an important step in reducing barriers and creating more opportunities for students with disability to take part in sport.

Watch below.

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A significant milestone today with Disability Sports Australia delivering its first Abilities Unleashed session through ...
06/12/2026

A significant milestone today with Disability Sports Australia delivering its first Abilities Unleashed session through the Australian Sports Commission’s program at Red Hill Special School.

Last year, we worked with teachers and the Australian Sports Commission to address barriers to participation for students with disability. As a result, Abilities Unleashed was accepted into Sporting Schools.

Today, we saw that work come to life.

Thank you to Red Hill Special School, our delivery partners and the Australian Sports Commission for helping make this possible.

Sometimes change starts with a conversation. Today it looked like students having the chance to try sport at school.

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Being active, trying something new, building confidence, connecting with others, having fun.That's what sport can offer....
06/11/2026

Being active, trying something new, building confidence, connecting with others, having fun.

That's what sport can offer.

Making that possible for people with disability takes more than a single program, event or organisation.

It takes opportunities, capability, systems and visibility.

That's the work Disability Sports Australia does every day.

06/10/2026

Part 3 of 3 | Why opportunities like this matter

At our Abilities Unleashed Kids event in Toowoomba earlier this week, Jesse McCartney shared his vision for the future of Para Hockey in Australia.

With the first Para Hockey World Cup taking place this year and Brisbane 2032 on the horizon, Jesse explains why events like Abilities Unleashed are so important.

As Para Hockey continues to develop internationally, creating opportunities for young people with disability to experience hockey could help Australia become part of that future.

Watch below. 👇

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06/09/2026

Part 2 of 3 | The more diverse, the better

"The more diverse we can make our Belong in Hockey program, the better."

At our Abilities Unleashed Kids event in Toowoomba earlier this week, Jesse McCartney shared how hockey is engaging different parts of the community through schools, service organisations and First Nations organisations, with plans to connect with veterans groups.

The goal: a program that reflects the diversity of the community around it.

Watch below. 👇

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"This was the most exercise he had ever done, and he never thought it could actually be fun."That's what one teacher tol...
06/09/2026

"This was the most exercise he had ever done, and he never thought it could actually be fun."

That's what one teacher told us after attending an Abilities Unleashed event with students from Illawarra Sports High School.

For many children with disability, opportunities to try sport are limited. The right environment, the right support and the chance to give it a go can change that.

So far this term, 1,012 participants from 24 schools have taken part in 10 Abilities Unleashed events across Australia.

This end of financial year, your support helps create more opportunities for children with disability to take part in sport.

Donate today at: https://fundraise.sports.org.au/donate

06/08/2026

Part 1 of 3 | Hockey for the Whole Community

Yesterday at our Abilities Unleashed Kids event in Toowoomba, we caught up with Jesse McCartney from Toowoomba Hockey Association.

Jesse shares how the association has expanded its programs to engage different parts of the community, including refugee and multicultural communities, while creating more opportunities for people to get involved in hockey.

It's a great example of how local sport can build connection, belonging and participation.

Watch below.

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