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February 12, 2024

Connecting individuals to physical activity in the NDIS (Free Course)

Learn about the many options, benefits and impacts of physical activity and how you can help individuals with disability get involved so that they can participate in the community, build their capacity and reach their goals.

Other
February 12, 2024

Including Students with Disability in School Sport (Free Course)

Learn about the many options, benefits and impacts of physical activity and how you can help students with disability get involved in sport and physical activity.

Other
February 12, 2024

Disability Inclusion for Coaches (Free Course)

This course is designed to give you the basic skills and knowledge to be a more inclusive coach of people with disability in sport and active recreation programs and activities.

Tips
January 23, 2024

20 inclusion program ideas for community sport organisations to secure grant funding

In this post, we offer up 20 simple ideas for sport organisations, from community clubs to sport peak bodies, to consider when applying for grant funding.

Tools
January 10, 2024

2024 Diversity Calendar

An excellent way to show your commitment to and promote inclusion is to celebrate days, events and festivals that are important to the many diverse groups in your community. Doing so helps people feel acknowledged and represented. It also helps raise awareness and educate your sport club or organisation. Take a look at the 2022 Calendar of diversity days, celebrations and festivals.

Tips
July 31, 2023

How to establish an inclusion and diversity committee

In this post, I walk you through the steps to create a committee within your sports organisation to focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Tips
June 15, 2023

Tips for crafting an effective accessibility statement

In today's digital landscape, ensuring accessibility is no longer optional—it's a must. In this post we share our tips for writing your own Accessibility Statement to ensure digital accessibility for people with disability on your sport organisations website.

Articles
May 16, 2023

Maximizing grant success for inclusion and diversity projects

Discover effective strategies for Australian volunteer-run sporting organizations to maximize their chances of winning grants for inclusion and diversity projects. Learn how to identify suitable grants, write compelling applications, and leverage partnerships for success to maximize grant success and secure funding for your organisation.

Tips
March 31, 2023

Tips for including people with autism in community sport

This article provides practical tips for creating a more inclusive sport environment that welcomes individuals with autism, promoting and celebrating neurodiversity in community sport and recreation.

Articles
December 5, 2022

Including multicultural communities in sport

When it comes to sport participation, figures show that people born in non-English speaking countries are less likely to participate in sport and physical recreation. In this article we explore barriers and solutions to including people from multicultural backgrounds in sport.

Articles
July 5, 2022

FINA's Transgender Policy and the battle of 'fairness' vs 'inclusion' in elite sport.

FINA’s hasty and secretive vote to ban transgender women from women’s classification in sport is deeply troubling. It is vital to unpack some of the ethical issues when “fairness” is pitched against “inclusion.”

Articles
July 28, 2021

Web accessibility for sport providers

When websites and web tools are properly designed and coded, people with disabilities can use them. However, currently in sport, many websites and digital tools contain accessibility barriers that make them difficult or impossible for some people to use.

Articles
May 16, 2023

Maximizing grant success for inclusion and diversity projects

Discover effective strategies for Australian volunteer-run sporting organizations to maximize their chances of winning grants for inclusion and diversity projects. Learn how to identify suitable grants, write compelling applications, and leverage partnerships for success to maximize grant success and secure funding for your organisation.

Articles
December 5, 2022

Including multicultural communities in sport

When it comes to sport participation, figures show that people born in non-English speaking countries are less likely to participate in sport and physical recreation. In this article we explore barriers and solutions to including people from multicultural backgrounds in sport.

Articles
July 5, 2022

FINA's Transgender Policy and the battle of 'fairness' vs 'inclusion' in elite sport.

FINA’s hasty and secretive vote to ban transgender women from women’s classification in sport is deeply troubling. It is vital to unpack some of the ethical issues when “fairness” is pitched against “inclusion.”

Articles
July 28, 2021

Web accessibility for sport providers

When websites and web tools are properly designed and coded, people with disabilities can use them. However, currently in sport, many websites and digital tools contain accessibility barriers that make them difficult or impossible for some people to use.

Articles
January 10, 2021

Creating friendships through inclusive sport

When we focus on an individual’s gifts and value that they can share with their community, we have taken the first step in facilitating and fostering a friendship based on a mutual interest that two people may share. Sport and active recreation can provide the perfect environment for this to happen.

Articles
January 17, 2020

Fundamentals of inclusive sport programs

When it comes to delivering successful inclusive sport programs there are a handful of really important things that make the difference between being successful or not so successful, and it all starts with the planning.

Articles
January 7, 2019

Using Universal Design to Embrace Difference in Sport Planning

In this post you will learn what Universal design is, the 7 Principals of Universal Design and get examples of Universal Design in Sport and active recreation. Plus I will provide some additional resources to help you put things into action.

Articles
October 5, 2018

How our habits influence inclusion in sport

We all have habits, right. Some good, some not so good. But, have you ever stopped to think about how habits work and how your habits might impact inclusion in sport?

Articles
October 5, 2018

7 Pillars of inclusion. Using commonalities as the start point for inclusive sport.

The 7 Pillars of Inclusion is a broad framework that provides sport clubs or organisations a starting point to address inclusion and diversity. Each pillar represents the common aspects of inclusion–the things that are similar regardless of who we seek to involve in sport.

Articles
April 11, 2017

Your guide to Australian discrimination law

While complying with legislation alone won’t always lead to successful inclusion in sport activities it is important that clubs and sports organisations at all levels understand and comply with Australian discrimination laws. Read on for summaries of the various Acts.

Articles
October 9, 2016

Equality, equity and the role of fairness in inclusive sport.

At the centre of the conversation about social inclusion is the concept of disadvantage. Inclusion happens when the barriers and challenges that lead to disadvantage are removed. In doing so everybody has a fair opportunity to participate. In other words, no one has an undue advantage or disadvantage in a given setting.

Articles
September 10, 2016

Spheres of Influence. Identifying key players in your sport program networks.

One of the key elements for successful inclusive sport programs is the ability to establish, tap into and maximise strong networks. When it comes to achieving true lasting engagement in sport activities, particularly for people in the community who might face disadvantage when it comes to getting involved in sport, sometimes its difficult to know exactly who or what the main influencers are.

Tools
January 10, 2024

2024 Diversity Calendar

An excellent way to show your commitment to and promote inclusion is to celebrate days, events and festivals that are important to the many diverse groups in your community. Doing so helps people feel acknowledged and represented. It also helps raise awareness and educate your sport club or organisation. Take a look at the 2022 Calendar of diversity days, celebrations and festivals.

Tools
July 28, 2021

UserWay Web Accessibility Software Review

ISD has teamed up with UserWay, the world’s leading provider of website accessibility compliance solutions. In this post we will introduce you to UserWay, explaining its features and benefits. In addition, you can find out how to get UserWay’s powerful web accessibility tools for yourself.

Tools
April 23, 2018

How to write an inclusion commitment statement

In this post I’m going to walk you through how to write an inclusion commitment statement for your sports club. I will also explore what an inclusion commitment statement is and why your club should have one.

Tools
July 16, 2017

Get to know your community with these free data tools

Here we provide you with some handy data tools that will help you build a better picture of what types of people make up the communities you deliver your sport activities in. The best thing is these are all free!

Tools
July 2, 2017

The Inclusion Spectrum, planning sport activities for everyone

Modifying or adapting sport activities to meet the needs, skills and abilities of participants can be a simple way for programs to be more inclusive. The inclusion spectrum is about considering the range of options available and adapting these to suit the needs, goals and capabilities of participants.

Tools
February 27, 2017

How to adapt and modify your sport activities to include all

One of the most important contributors to successful inclusion in sport activities is adapting things to suit the needs of individual participants. In particular this applies to disability, where, adaptations are applied so that participation in activities or development of sport-based skills can occur effectively.

Tips
January 23, 2024

20 inclusion program ideas for community sport organisations to secure grant funding

In this post, we offer up 20 simple ideas for sport organisations, from community clubs to sport peak bodies, to consider when applying for grant funding.

Tips
July 31, 2023

How to establish an inclusion and diversity committee

In this post, I walk you through the steps to create a committee within your sports organisation to focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Tips
June 15, 2023

Tips for crafting an effective accessibility statement

In today's digital landscape, ensuring accessibility is no longer optional—it's a must. In this post we share our tips for writing your own Accessibility Statement to ensure digital accessibility for people with disability on your sport organisations website.

Tips
March 31, 2023

Tips for including people with autism in community sport

This article provides practical tips for creating a more inclusive sport environment that welcomes individuals with autism, promoting and celebrating neurodiversity in community sport and recreation.

Tips
June 20, 2019

Tips for inclusive language in sport for people with disability

Language reflects and shapes the way we view the world. The words we use can influence community attitudes in a positive or negative way and can impact on the lives of others. In this post we will explore what inclusive language is and some sport specific terms you might find useful.

Tips
April 26, 2019

Tips for using images to promote inclusion in sport

When it comes to promoting inclusion and diversity in sport images can become a powerful tool for letting people know they are welcome and valued in your sport community. In this post you will learn why thinking about the way you use images is important for inclusion, what makes a good image for promoting inclusion, things to consider when choosing images and where to find images that will help you promote inclusion in your club or sport organisation

Tips
March 7, 2019

Tips for including women and girls in sport

Women's sport, in Australia particularity, is experiencing considerable growth. Female participation at a grass roots level is on the rise in a number of major sports. There are new elite and professional options available to female athletes. Media interest is on the rise and many people are seeing the benefits and value of female sport at all levels. However, there still remains an imbalance compared to men's experience in sport. So, what do you need to know and what can you do? In this post you will get the key information to understand the issue and tips on how to take action to change things for the better.

Tips
February 7, 2019

Building partnerships in the community

Partnerships are essential for achieving successful inclusion in sport. But, how do you find and connect with the right organisations and groups?In this post I will share with you some suggested ways to find the right partners that support your inclusion objectives and to establish partnerships with them.

Tips
December 2, 2018

Top tips for inclusive writing

Effective communication is vital to ensuring inclusion can happen in your sport program, club or organisation. Whether it’s a sign up form, newsletter or email it’s important to think about how easy it is for someone to read and understand the information you are providing.

Tips
January 22, 2018

How to welcome new members to your club

The first experience any prospective member has at your club can make or break whether a person chooses to join. While most clubs are aware of some of the barriers that limit participation in sport such as facility access, cost, lack of transport etc. many may not be aware of the less tangible factors. In this post I will walk you through some suggestions on how to make every new member feel welcome from day one.

Tips
December 12, 2017

10 Ways to make your club more inclusive (without spending a cent!)

One of the biggest myths about making inclusion happen in sport is that it costs a lot of money. This is simply not true! There are plenty of things you can do that won’t cost you a cent.

Tips
March 30, 2017

Top websites for inclusive sport resources

In this post we provide a collection of the best web resources to help you create welcoming and inclusive sport opportunities for everyone!

Other
February 12, 2024

Connecting individuals to physical activity in the NDIS (Free Course)

Learn about the many options, benefits and impacts of physical activity and how you can help individuals with disability get involved so that they can participate in the community, build their capacity and reach their goals.

Other
February 12, 2024

Including Students with Disability in School Sport (Free Course)

Learn about the many options, benefits and impacts of physical activity and how you can help students with disability get involved in sport and physical activity.

Other
February 12, 2024

Disability Inclusion for Coaches (Free Course)

This course is designed to give you the basic skills and knowledge to be a more inclusive coach of people with disability in sport and active recreation programs and activities.

Inclusion is a journey. All you have to do is start.

Let’s talk about how we can work together to make inclusion happen.

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