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Category: Disability Sports

A man outside is swinging a golf club in front of a crowd of people with disability, on a sunny day.
Posted inDisability Sports

Free golf lessons for kids with special needs

by daniellekSeptember 30, 2025October 1, 2025

Ready Steady Golf, supported by Variety WA and the WA Golf Foundation, is offering an expanded free golf lesson and activity program in Western Australia during the October school holidays. […]

Two men, including one in a wheelchair and one standing, in front of gym equipment.
Posted inDisability Sports

Enable Fitness takes on City-Bay

by daniellekSeptember 16, 2025September 16, 2025

Shaun Whitbread and Graham Lewis are ready to prove that physical disability is no barrier to endurance. Both will compete in this year’s City-Bay Fun Run, to be held on […]

Evan Milne, a middle aged man in a white shirt and black pants, on a trike in a field surrounded by birds. He is part of Million Moves.
Posted inHealth & Wellbeing

Take on inactivity with Million Moves

by daniellekSeptember 2, 2025

A three-week physical activity program is taking aim at physical inactivity. Million Moves by peak body AUSactive runs from 1-21 September and gives free access to hundreds of gyms and […]

Posted inDisability Sports

Wheelchair Basketball Australia finals to hit Sydney

by daniellekAugust 26, 2025August 27, 2025

12 national wheelchair basketball league clubs will do battle this week for finals glory in what’s tipped to be the biggest finals in league history. From from 29–31 August the […]

A line of athletes in power chairs, rolling past people applauding them from the side of the image.
Posted inDisability Sports

2025 Asia Pacific Oceania Powerchair Football Cup: squad announced

by daniellekAugust 12, 2025August 13, 2025

Eight players have been selected to form the Poweroos squad that will contend the upcoming 2025 Asia Pacific Oceania (APO) Cup. The Cup brings together National Powerchair Football teams from Japan, […]

Two people in wheelchairs play basketball. They are silhouetted in black against a blue cloudy sky.
Posted inDisability Sports

Wombats set for inaugural World Championships

by daniellekJuly 29, 2025July 30, 2025

Basketball Australia’s squad for the 2025 IWBF 3×3 World Championship has been announced, with all teams ready to take on the world’s best. Hosted by the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation, […]

Two para dancers, one a young woman in a sparkly navy dress in a wheelchair, and a young man dressed in black who is standing up, dance together while a crowd watches.
Posted inSpecial Events

Para Dance a celebration of inclusion, talent and joy

by daniellekJuly 9, 2025July 9, 2025

This piece has been written by junior Para Dancer, Siria Lochrie On Sunday, 1 June 2025, Para and Ability Dance WA hosted the 2025 Perth Para Dance Sport Competition at […]

Posted inDisability Sports

NZ reassess disability sport

by Kymberly MartinMay 7, 2025May 7, 2025

Improving outcomes for people with disability in New Zealand needs a proactive and collaborative approach, according to a new report.

Athletes in wheelchairs in yellow jerseys in a stadium. We see them lined up from behind.
Posted inDisability Sports

Get your tickets to the Santos Wheelchair Rugby World Challenge

by daniellekApril 8, 2025April 8, 2025

Tickets are now on sale for the 2025 Santos Wheelchair Rugby World Challenge, coming to Adelaide this May. The competition will see the Australian Steelers take the court on home […]

A row of treadmills at a gym, one close up.
Posted inDisability Sports

Blind runner raising funds for Vision Australia

by daniellekMarch 25, 2025March 26, 2025

Ballarat man Dale Pierce will run 100km in less than 24 hours to raise funds for people who are blind or have low vision, as part of Vision Australia’s 100K […]

A woman in a wheelchair raises her arms in joy. We see her from the back. She is on a path in a garden.
Posted inDisability Inclusion

Government commits to Accessible Australia

by daniellekFebruary 25, 2025February 25, 2025

Many outdoor spaces are inaccessible for people with disability and high support needs. But the Federal government hopes to change that with a new initiative called Accessible Australia. This week […]

A team of Paradancers, men and women, some in wheelchairs, behind an Australian flag and in front of banners about the para dancers competition.
Posted inDisability Sports

Australian Para Dancers on the international stage

by daniellekFebruary 18, 2025February 19, 2025

Australia’s best will take their place on the international stage next month, with a team of Para Dancers competing in the Hong Kong Para Dance International Sport Competition. This World […]

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