The creation and development of the Telstra Paralympic Education Program would not have been possible without the help of many people and organisations.
The Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) would like to thank Optimum Edge Consulting for their contribution through the creation of the lessons and activities used in the teaching resource.
Thanks also to all of the people involved in the state specific reference groups and curriculum mapping sessions. In addition to the curriculum mapping, the specific feedback provided assisted greatly with the further development of the teaching resource.
ACT: Christine Melican, Jo Townsend, Ben Yuen
NSW: Matthew Lewis, Mandy Wells, Mark Frost, Stuart Betts, Sonya Fuller
QLD: Jocelyn Balmer, Lorraine Hoolihan, Graham Willis
SA: Janet Harper, Sharon Hillier
TAS: Toni Gray, Nigel Brown, Rachel Glover, Emily Leaman
VIC: Naomi Lind, Lee Anton-Hem, Michele Griffiths, Gay Morris, Nerida Matthews
WA: Graeme Webb, Mel Butler, Steve Maxwell, Katie Webb
In particular, thanks to:
- The Tassie Crew - for their enormous contribution in the further development of the Teaching Resource… fantastic!
- Matthew Lewis, Ross Morrison and Helen Brownlee for their invaluable feedback and advice;
- Rob Morris from Digital Mash for the excellent website development and support; and
- Andjelka Zivanovic for the fantastic graphic design.
Others who should be acknowledged for their contribution to the development of the Telstra Paralympic Education Program include: Kellie Smith, Heather MacDonald, Jeff Emmel, Naomi Lind and the staff of the APC.
The Australian Paralympic Committee would especially like to acknowledge and thank Dr Frank Pyke for his permission to reproduce parts of his article “What Champions Are Made Of” as used in Activity Six.
Every effort has been made to trace owners of copyright material, but in some cases this has not proved possible. If this has occured, please contact Amy Winters.
