Education Modules

Whatever your role in sport and regardless of the abilities or needs of your participants, having the right education and training ensures the best experience for everyone.

Education Modules

The following courses have been developed by Inclusive Sport Design (ISD) for the Australian Sporting Alliance for People with a Disability (ASAPD). Acknowledgement goes to Inclusion Awareness Australia (a partnership of Blind Sports Australia, Deaf Sports Australia, and Sport Inclusion Australia) and the Australian Sports Commission who originally worked with ISD in developing these resources. By embedding information, support and knowledge into existing resources, services and programs used by all levels of sport, inclusion becomes more commonplace. This leads to more opportunities for people to participate in their sport of choice.

Founded by Michael Woods, Inclusive Sport Design aims to help sports organisations, clubs and volunteers increase participation and improve awareness of inclusion practices through education, advice, and support services. Michael is passionate about improving accessibility, equality, and diversity in sports and has developed services for every budget. Michael aims to create welcoming and inclusive opportunities and resources so that sport is something that everyone can be a part of. For more information, please go to http://www.inclusivesportdesign.com/

COACHES

The Australian Sporting Alliance for People with a Disability (ASAPD) course is designed to provide basic skills, understanding and knowledge in a practical real-life framework so as you can be a more inclusive coach of people with a disability in sport and active recreation programs and activities. This free online course has been designed so you can learn at your own pace – anytime, anywhere, on any device. You will get practical tools and tips, hear valuable experiences and advice from individuals with disability and coaches providing confidence to support players and athletes to access sport and physical activity options and pathways. The course is available on the Australian Sports Commission’s Learning Centre.

To sign up to the course – click on here

NDIS – Connecting individuals to physical activity

This course will inform you 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.

As part of this course, you will be given practical tools and tips plus you will hear valuable experiences and advice from individuals with disability and service providers.

Ultimately this course builds your confidence to support NDIS plan participants to access sport and active recreation activities and supports through their NDIS plan or other supports.

At the completion of this course, you will:

• Understand the pathways and opportunities in sport and active recreation for people with disability.
• Communicate the barriers, motivations, and benefits of participating in sport and active recreation for people with disability.
• Understand your role in supporting NDIS participants to access sport and active recreation opportunities and supports.
• Identify ways to connect NDIS participants to sport and active recreation providers.

To sign up to the course – click here.

Teachers – Including Students with Disability in School Sport.

This course will inform you about the many options, benefits and impacts of sport and physical activity and how you can help students with disability get involved so that they can participate in the community, build their capacity, and reach their goals. You will get practical tools and tips hear valuable experiences and advice from individuals with disability and teachers providing confidence to support students to access sport and physical activity options and pathways.

To sign up to the course – click here.