Key organisations for disability organisations
These are some of the organisations that can provide information about sport and recreation for the disabled.
Local government
Your local council will be able to put you in contact with sporting groups in your area.
Disability Services Commission
Disability Services Commission, whose primary focus is to make a positive difference to the lives of people with disabilities, their families and carers.
Disability Services Commission
The Director General
146-160 Colin Street WEST PERTH WA 6872
08 9426 9200
08 9226 2306
dsc@dsc.wa.gov.au
www.disability.wa.gov.auWA Disabled Sports Association
WA Disabled Sports Association (WADSA) is an umbrella organisation for disabled sport and recreation in Western Australia and has over 30 member clubs. WADSA's vision is that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to participate in sport, recreation and physical activity as their able bodied peers, at a level that is appropriate for their ability and in a manner of their choosing. Phone (08) 9470 1442.
WA Disabled Sports Association
Pat MaslenExecutive Manager
PO Box 1162 EAST VICTORIA PARK WA 698108 9470 144208 9470 3878reception@wadsa.org.auwww.wadsa.org.auRecreation and Sport Network
Inclusion WA provides information and support to people with disabilities who want to become involved in community recreation and sport. Their mission is to improve quality of life for people with a disability, through participation in recreation and sport and they also provide training to people involved in recreation and sport to give them strategies on how to value and include people with disabilities. Inclusion WA is a member of AUSRAPID.
Inclusion WA
Paul FleayChief Executive Officer4/61 Walters Drive OSBORNE PARK WA 601708 9201 890008 9443 8799
0419 968 719info@rec.net.auwww.rec.net.auWheelchair Sports WA Association
The Wheelchair Sports WA Association (Inc.) is responsible for the management of all functions pertaining to wheelchair sport in Western Australia. Our athletes compete in state, national and international competition in 10 sports. The association also runs events, training and competitions for wheelchair sports members, to assist athletes be the best they can be.
You don’t have to be in a wheelchair to play wheelchair sport. The association’s members are made up of people whose lives have, in some way, been touched by physical disability or by any condition that impairs coordination and mobility. These include those persons who have been impaired due to spinal injury, amputation, Cerebral Palsy and Spina Bifida.
Wheelchair Sports
Gary LeesGeneral Manager6/443 Scarborough Beach Road OSBORNE PARK WA 6916PO Box 1342 OSBORNE PARK WA 601708 9443 483308 9443 4252admin@wheelchairsportswa.org.auwww.wheelchairsportswa.org.auAustralia Paralympic Committee
The Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) is the national body responsible for Australia’s elite athletes with a disability. The APC is solely responsible for selecting, assembling and managing the Australian Paralympic summer and winter teams for the Paralympic Games.
Australian Paralympic Committee
Greg OmayManager, WA DevelopmentSuite 3, Western Australian Sports Lotteries House, Stephenson Avenue MOUNT CLAREMONT WA 6010PO Box 617 COTTESLOE WA 69110408 660 268greg.omay@paralympic.org.auwww.paralympic.org.auAustralian Athlete with a Disability
Australian Athletes with a Disability is responsible for the administration of three national sports organisations for the disabled:
- Australian Sports Organisation for the Disabled.
- Cerebral Palsy Sports and Recreation Federation of Australia.
- Wheelchair Sports Australia.
All three organisations develop sport for athletes with a disability and administer, promote and coordinate sporting opportunities.
Australian Athletes with a Disability Ltd.
Gillian TingExecutive OfficerPO Box 4083 HOMEBUSH SOUTH NSW 214002 8116 972002 8732 1633gillian@sports.org.auwww.sports.org.auAUSRAPID
AUSRAPID Incorporated is a national organisation established in 1986 to increase the sporting and recreational opportunities for all people with an integration disability within Australia. AUSRAPID views integration to be the inclusion of persons with an intellectual disability into the activities of generic sporting and recreational bodies at a level denoted by the ability and choice of each individual, i.e. participating in grades, divisions or activities that are age and ability appropriate. The AUSRAPID member association in Western Australia is Inclusion WA.
AUSRAPID Inc.
Robyn J. SmithChief Executive Officer63 Carrier Street BENALLA VIC 367203 5762 749403 5762 35600418 979 459robyn.smith@ausrapid.org.auwww.ausrapid.org.auSpecial Olympics
Special Olympics is a worldwide organisation dedicated to empowering individuals with an intellectual disability to become physically fit, productive and respected members of society through sports training and competition. Special Olympics offers children and adults with an intellectual disability year-round training and competition in Olympic-type summer and winter sports. Phone 0410 866 532.
Special Olympics Western Australia
Di BruceState Development ManagerPO Box 207 WOODVALE WA 602608 9408 109808 9408 10980410 866 532dib@specialolympics.com.auwww.specialolympics.com.au/waElectric Wheelchair Sports
Electric Wheelchair Sports is run from Rocky Bay. Sport is seen as an integral part of life at Rocky Bay. The Electric Wheelchair Sports program coordinates the following sports – hockey, touch rugby and balloon soccer.
Electric Wheelchair Sports
The Association of the Blind
The Association for the Blind of WA is the principal provider of services to more than 25,000 West Australians who are blind or vision impaired. The Association for the Blind has a Sports Academy and Recreation Centre which incorporate a fully equipped gymnasium and facilities for sporting games and recreation activities.
Association for the Blind WA Inc.
Michael PereiraSenior Sport and Recreation OfficerPO Box 101 VICTORIA PARK WA 697908 9311 820208 9361 8696michaelp@guidedogswa.com.auwww.guidedogswa.com.auSailability
Sailability operates in conjunction with Royal Perth Yacht Club. Sailability WA offers all people the opportunity to sail regardless of their level of ability, skill or personal circumstances. The program is run by an operational committee, a coordinator and a large group of safety trained volunteers interested in sharing their love of sailing with people with disabilities.
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Susan McDonald
Planning and Assessing Officer
246 Vincent Street, LEEDERVILLE WA 6007
PO Box 329, LEEDERVILLE WA 6903
Telephone (08) 9492 9821
Facsimile (08) 9492 9711
Email Susan
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