People living with disabilities want to be active!
What is Abilities Unleashed?
These events are come-and-try sport days designed to promote the pathways for inclusion sports and active recreation programs in local community areas and encourage people living with disabilities to participate in community sport and active recreation on a regular basis.
These days mark the initial steps in the active journey of children and adults living with disability. Each event aims to motivate and enable participants to discover local active opportunities within a fun, safe, and inclusive environment.
Encourage.
Empower.
Explore.
What are the benefits of Abilities Unleashed Program?
The Abilities Unleashed come-and-try sports days encourage and empower people living with disabilities to explore sporting opportunities in their local communities.
Benefits of attending the day include:
the health benefits of physical activity
building social wellbeing and friendship
strengthening balance, coordination and mobility skills
working as part of team, collaborating and planning
increased self-esteem through a sense of achievement
Find an event near you below!
Abilities Unleashed started as Activate Inclusion Sports Days (AISD) in 2016 by Sport NSW, collaborating with local councils, state sporting organisations, universities, NDIS and government partners. Now the program is ran by Disability Sports Australia as Abilities Unleashed.
Disability Sports Australia
Disability Sports Australia (DSA) is one of Australia’s nine (9) National Sporting Organisations for people with a disability (NSODs), all of whom share a common purpose to improve the lives of Australians living with disability using sport as the medium.