Inclusive Sport Pathways Workshop

Building Inclusive Sporting Pathways Towards Brisbane 2032

Join Sport Inclusion Australia and Inclusion Solutions at SportWest or online for an engaging workshop designed for sport, recreation and community professionals seeking to better understand pathways and opportunities for people with intellectual disability in sport. This workshop will explore how organisations can create more inclusive environments, support athlete development, and strengthen pathways from community participation through to elite competition.

Who Can Attend:

• Health and Disability Professionals

• Sport and Community Development Officers

• Sport Inclusion Coordinators

• Local Government Officers

• State Sporting Associations

What You'll Learn:

• Understanding intellectual disability and sport participation

• Sport Inclusion Australia's role in creating pathways

• Participation, talent identification and athlete development

• Eligibility process and importance to classification

• Role of health professionals and networks

• Opportunities leading towards Brisbane 2032

• Included in Sport participation program

A highlight of the workshop will be a panel of athletes sharing their lived experiences, providing valuable insight into:

• Their sporting journeys

• Challenges and barriers encountered

• Supports that contributed to success

• Opportunities for future improvement

• Aspirations for Brisbane 2032 and beyond

Guest Speaker

Robyn Smith OAM

Sport Inclusion Australia International Engagement Advisor, President of Virtus, Board Member of the International Paralympic Committee and Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and Australian Sporting Association of People with Disability (ASAPD)

Robyn has more than 35 years of experience working alongside governments, sporting organisations and disability organisations to advance inclusive sport across Australia and internationally.

Presenting Organisations

Sport Inclusion Australia

Sport Inclusion Australia is a National Sporting Organisation established in 1986. Its founding principle of Leave No One Behind, has underpinned its successes over four decades, to promote sporting opportunities for people with an impairment with a focus on intellectual impairment (including intellectual disability and/or autism) in mainstream settings with sport owning and delivering sport for all Australians at the appropriate ability level with a ‘person first’ approach’.

Inclusion Solutions

Inclusion Solutions is an established Western Australia organisation dedicated to unlocking the potential within every individual and community, by creating opportunities for people, with a focus on people with a disability to be socially included. Our mission revolves around the creation of inclusive, supportive communities where everyone can thrive. Inclusion Solutions is the Western Australian member of Sport Inclusion Australia.

With support from the WA Government.