Disability Rights - Sport and recreation page

Disability Rights

Thursday 1 January, 2009 - Tuesday 30 June, 2009

Sport and recreation page

News: Play by the Rules website revamp June 2009

The Disability Discrimination Act makes discrimination unlawful in sport except if

a person is not reasonably capable of performing actions reasonably required in relation to the sporting activity; or
people who participate in the sporting activity are selected by a method which is reasonable on the basis of relevant skills and abilities; or
a sporting activity is conducted only for persons who have a particular disability and the person does not have that disability.

This page is intended to provide links on access for people with disabilities in sport and recreation. Suggestions for further resources on this page would be welcome.

Commission resources

Commission decisions on sports cases under the DDA

Rigon v CAMS
Wells v Queensland Cycling

Action plans

An increasing number of plans from sports organisations can be found on our action plan register

Guidelines and standards

United States Access Board guidelines on play area accessibility
The good play space guide (MS Word) : Department of Sport and Recreation Victoria

Australian Sports Commission projects

Sports Connect (Australian Sports Commission / Australian Paralympic Committee joint venture to improve access to sport and physical activities for people with disabilities)
Disability Education Program (education, training, resources and support on sport and physical activities for people with disabilities)
Sports Ability (national program aimed at increasing participation levels in sport and physical activity of people with disabilities)
Australian Sports Commission information and research