Additional Resources

Disability Sport - Australia

1. Australian Athletes with a Disability

   Australian Athletes with a Disability is responsible for the administration of three National Sports Organisations for the Disabled and was formed in 2002.

2. Australian Paralympic Committee (APC)

   The APC is the peak national body responsible for Australia’s elite athletes with a disability.

3. Australian Paralympic Committee on YouTube

   See Australian Paralympians in action.

Disability Sport - International

1. International Blind Sport Association (IBSA)

   Since IBSA was founded in Paris in 1981, we have been in a constant process of evolution to adapt to the ever-changing world of sports for the blind.

   IBSA is registered as a non-profit making, public interest body in Spain, and we are full members of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), where we are the legitimate representatives of sport for the blind.

2. International Paralympic Committee (IPC)

   The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games, and serves as the International Federation for nine sports, for which it supervises and co-ordinates the World Championships and other competitions. The IPC is committed to enabling Paralympic athletes to achieve sporting excellence and to developing sport opportunities for all persons with a disability from the beginner to elite level. In addition, the IPC aims to promote the Paralympic values, which include courage, determination, inspiration and equality.

Athlete Websites

1. Don Elgin and Tim Matthews

2. Katrina Webb

3. Louise Sauvage

4. Michael Milton

5. Paul Nunnari

6. Richard Colman