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25.01.2022 Jake travels three hours to train with his coach Wellington Athletic Club - Victoria, Australia and he’s had bushfires and COVID-19 create further isolation. Yet his still on track to defend his State and National titles for the 2020/2021 season. Jake well played and keep on going Congrats on being awarded BlueScope Australia Building Up grant. #sportinggrants #sportforall #aussiekids #athletics #Paralympics #BlueScope

24.01.2022 Kirra Wright is an active member of Athletics West community in WA. She applied for a grant to help support her participation in athletics including club fees and registrations in Athletics. This year we have the #BlueScope Building Up grant to help young Aussies with a disability through these COVID times. This includes 10 x $250 grant which can be used to access services, including tele-health services, programs as well as support they need for their home-schooling including tutoring or technology support. Apply via our website today. Applications closed 21 August. https://www.sportaccessfoundation.org.au/what/grant-process

22.01.2022 Jamieson Leeson was one of two of our recipients to receive the Pathway to Paralympic grant in 2019. Jamieson then went on to represent Australia last year to qualify for Tokyo. Up until the COVID restrictions, Jamieson had been travelling up to 4 hours every second week to NSWIS from Dunedoo, to train. This year we have two $1,000 grants for aspiring Paralympians. Apply today! Applications close 21 August.

22.01.2022 A man who never says never. A great podcast of the incredibly tenacious person and para-triathlete and Paralympian Gerard Gosen

22.01.2022 Today is R U OK? Day. This year's message is: 'THERE'S MORE TO SAY AFTER R U OK?' The R U OK? campaign has many resources online via their website: ruok.org.au ...- helping you know what to say when someone says theyre not OK. You dont have to be an expert to keep the conversation going when someone says theyre not OK. By knowing what to say you can help someone feel supported and access appropriate help long before theyre in crisis, which can make a really positive difference to their life. Let's look after each other. #RUOK

22.01.2022 Brady lives in Victoria and competes in Athletics. He applied for a 2019 grant and was successful. He told us about his condition of bilateral talipes (clubfeet) and having had 12 operations in his 11 years to enable him to walk. He's also had to deal with a number of other challenges which has resulted in a lot of hospital time. Despite this he's determined to enjoy what all his mates do - play sport. He competes in Multi-class for @AthleticsVictoria. In his words " My dis...ability is physical so it means I sometimes need changes to be made so I can join in. It seems like a lot of sports bodies find this too hard and it easier for them to not include kids like myself. For me, I find it hard to run without falling over and I am not quick on my feet so I find it easier to use a wheelchair with some sports. " It's a reminder to all of us to challenge our practices and ensure young Aussies with a disability have every opportunity to participate in sport We have grants to help with coaching, equipment, fees and program cost. Apply today. Applications close Friday 21 August. https://www.sportaccessfoundation.org.au/what-w/2020-grants

21.01.2022 Proud to partner with Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association and attend opening new Centre of Excellence in Brisbane. We both share the same vision - building our communities and improving opportunities for all Australians to access sport Queensland Government

20.01.2022 Congratulations Lucinda Foley UWA - West Coast Swimming Club #swimmer recipient of our 2020 @picagroup picagroup Kick Start sporting grant Image description: A head shot photo in black and white of Lucinda who is similing and facing the camera, is framed in a graphic image of a Sports Card, similar to a set of playing cards. The image includes Lucinda’s full name, her age and State of resident being the WA. As well as noting her disability is physical.

20.01.2022 The SAF 2020 BlueScope Grant Recipients will be displayed this week... watch out for your name!! @bluescopeaus Subscribe to our emails via website (link in bio) to keep up to date with the 2021 announcement of grants.

19.01.2022 Meica Horsburgh talks life after lockdown, her goalball career and how the postponement of Tokyo 2020 could be a blessing in disguise for the Aussie Belles https://buff.ly/2BWecHn

19.01.2022 Spread the word - applications are still open and extended for one last week. Easy to apply and grants are for 7-17 year olds with disability to help with fees, equipment, coaching and travel and carer cost. apply now www.sportaccessfoundation.org.au

18.01.2022 A new resource has been launched to help Australias sporting leaders many of them volunteers face the current challenges of COVID-19 and to build a stronge...r sporting future. Read more about the new Sport Governance Principles 2020 at https://www.sportaus.gov.au//support-for-sport-leaders-to/

17.01.2022 For our aspiring Paralympians aged 13-17 years, we have 2 grants at $1,000 to help you with the cost to compete at the highest level. Only those those athletes who are on the Pathway to representing Australia should apply. For all others - please note we have 10 x $250 Kick Start grants. Read on for more on the Pathway to Paralympians grant and all our grants. Applications close 21 August.

16.01.2022 Struggling for motivation through the winter or the COVID Lockdowns? Check out this post that was published by ABC News in our first COVID lockdowns. Our inaugural 2017 Sport Access Foundation Pathway to Paralympian Grant Recipient, Col Pearce shows why he was awarded this grant. Col is now swimming his way to the Tokyo Paralympics and due to COVID restrictions has been tackling sub 12degree water temp at his country farm dam. Read more:

15.01.2022 QLD friends : Parents, carers or guardians can apply for a voucher valued up to $150 for their child, which can be used towards sport and active recreation membership, registration or participation fees with registered activity providers. There is a limit of 1 voucher per child per calendar year.

15.01.2022 Quickly becoming one of the most inclusive cricket clubs in Melbourne’s south east, Bentleigh Cricket Club is living its values, hosting an Exhibition Blind Cri...cket Match against the Victorian Blind Cricket team on Sunday Feb 14th at our home ground. https://fb.me/e/3q8ZzEbQq The National Cricket Inclusion Championship, normally held in Geelong each year, includes competitions for blind, deaf and intellectually disabled cricketers. This January, the tournament was unfortunately cancelled due to travel restrictions and quarantine requirements imposed by Covid-19. Instead, Victorian Blind Cricket Association has organised a number of exhibition matches across Melbourne and in Regional Victoria to ensure the team are ready for their upcoming series against NSW in Sydney in mid-March. BCC was quick to volunteer to host a match and two of our Senior Women’s players Trish Jeffery and Emily Shepard were keen to take up the opportunity to participate and join their sons’ in the match to become the first mother/son combinations representing the Red and Blue. Both Trish and Emily’s sons have rare genetic conditions causing deteriorating vision loss, so having the opportunity to play a game of competitive cricket along-side their cricket-mad sons was one not to be missed. With the added benefit of our BCC team of sighted players being able to walk in the shoes and face the same challenges that vision impaired cricket players have to contend with, gives a new appreciation for the opportunity, inclusion and diversity that our game of cricket can offer to all walks of life. Come down and watch the game or even better if you’d like to join the BCC team against Vic Blind Cricket contact [email protected]. We are looking to field a team that is inclusive of our entire club juniors (girls+boys), seniors (men +women), past players, prospective players, anyone and everyone! BBQ and Bar will be open. Leader Local Cricket Cricket Southern Bayside Cricket Victoria Cricket Australia Glen Eira City Council Nick Staikos MP Victorian Blind Cricket Association UsherKids Australia Vision Australia Parkdale United Cricket Club Bentleigh Cricket Club Disability Sport and Recreation Disability Sports Australia Sport Access Foundation Image description: Trish, Wes, Emily and Louis stand together at a cricket ground. They are wearing Bentleigh Cricket Club attire and smiling at the camera.

14.01.2022 Born with no eyesight in one eye and less than 10% in the other - young Mattias relies on a cane for mobility and is hoping for a Guide Dog soon. He’s also aiming for Swimming Australia National championships in 2021 in vision impaired class. Congrats on your PICA Group sporting grant. Swimming SA Marion Swimming Club

14.01.2022 Fantastic videos to follow from Sport Inclusion Australia including fitness tips

13.01.2022 Thank you to all our recent donors with many of you becoming regular donors! It's amazing the support we continue to receive and every $ goes direct to our grants program to help young Aussies with disability access sport. We have no paid staff and we keep our administration cost to a minimum. Thank you again! Donations can be made direct here: https://asf.org.au/projects/sport-access-foundation/ Thank you to our recent donors: Brent Dallow Fiona Connolly... Katrinka Geelen Jill Gregory Alex Henry Jodie Lightowler Chris Pilling Rachel Sibraa Alison Muldoon Jemima Findlay Adam Hutchins Bryn Leggett Angela Staropoli Gavin Sullivan Tracey Moore Matilda Peterson Anita Alessandro Ian Williams Beatrice Anderson Jane OShannessy Sandra Basile Matthew Boyd Isabelle Lucchesi The PICA Group Amy Young Alison Ryan Elizabeth Brookes Angela Schrimpl Rosey McGrath Tudor BIDDER Geoff Verco Emma Vartanian Carolyn Thompson Kerry Lee Anne Gripper Matthew Webber Marianna Tolo Veronica Ryan Marian Schaffer Bill Moss Mark Taggart Michelle Pepperall Martin Kelly See more

12.01.2022 Hi all - hope doing okay, safe and well. Here is a reminder that we are still at risk with COVID-19 and we need to be mindful of how to manage this. Please che...ck out this useful chart produced by the Sunday Herald Sun. Feel free to share. Take care and stay well.

11.01.2022 This is beautiful Watch Yeronga Sth Brisbane Football Club surprise their teammate Jamie, who is deaf, with an AUSLAN rendition of their club victory song ov...er the weekend. It was all organised as a surprise by team captain Mia. What an absolutely wonderful AFL Women's team. : Yeronga Sth Brisbane Football Club

10.01.2022 Thank you to all our 2020 applicants for submitting for a Sport Access Foundation grants. Every year the number of applicants we receive continues to grow and this highlight the importance of providing support for young Australians living with a disability to access sport. We will now commence assessing all grants and a shortlist will be made available to our independent Selection Panel.... We will be in touch with you by late October to confirm if you have made the shortlist. Thank you again for your application and the effort you have put into your sport. The team at SAF are proud of what you have achieved and encourage you to keep pursuing your goals both in sport and in life! Katie Kelly Founder Sport Access Foundation

10.01.2022 To our young Aussies aged 7-17 years, and particularly those in Victoria at the moment, you might like to apply for this BlueScope Building Up grant to help you through these COVID times. We have 10 x $250 grants can be used to access services, including tele-health services, programs as well as support they need for their home-schooling including tutoring or technology support. Apply today:

10.01.2022 We have sporting grants to help your community - https://mailchi.mp/ed1881cd3df6/saf-enews-2019grants-1565090

09.01.2022 8 year old Ryan-Fanning doesn’t let his challenges stop him to reach his goals in Football We recognised his dedication and awarded him a sporting ‘no barriers’ grant to help with coaching fees. Image description:... A head shot photo in black and white of Jack who is smiling and facing the camera, is framed in a graphic image of a Sports Card, similar to a set of playing cards. The image includes Jack’s full name, his age and State of resident being the ACT. As well as noting his disability is Intellectual. Capital Football - Official Coerver Coaching #aussiekids #sportinggrants #football #intellectualdisability

09.01.2022 The Primary Club of Australia support Australians with a disability to play sport. They have played a big role in supporting Sport Access Foundation. For all cricket fans - here's an event you might like to register for.

09.01.2022 Opening up the Australian landscape for Blind or Vision Impaired people to engage in sport Blind Sports Australia is pleased to announce that they have received... funding through the Department of Healths Driving Inclusion through Sport initiative, to roll out a multifaceted program to provide more opportunities for people who are blind or vision impaired to get active and involved in sport. This project will open up opportunities for people who are blind or vision impaired to engage in sport in their local communities, through a series of activities aimed at educating both the blind and low vision community and the broader community about opportunities that are available. The 3 key deliverables of this project are: 1. Develop online training modules, based on Australian best practice, to assist coaches and volunteers to learn more about vision impairment, communication strategies, adapting sports and ways to empowering people who are blind or vision impaired to take part in sport. 2. Create resources in online or printable formats that assist coaches, volunteers and clubs, to have specific tools, exercises, skills and capacity to engage blind or vision impaired athletes in specific sports. This will include adapting existing world-class material into an Australian context and working with BSA member organisations and relevant NSOs, in the production of new material for other key sports undertaken in Australia. 3. Establish new and strengthen existing regional hubs for blind sporting activity, to enable ongoing opportunities for people who are blind or vision impaired to participate in sport. Blind Sports Australia is privileged to have a wonderful membership base of both state-based and sport based member organisations. One of the key aims of this project will be to engage with and support existing member organisations in the work that they do across the country. We will also work closely with our members, other vision-based organisations, various collaboration partners and local communities to grow and strengthen new opportunities for people to participate in sport in their local areas. We hope that this 2-year project will be a springboard for many people who are blind or have low vision, that have not had regular engagement with sport, to have access to ongoing opportunities to participate in sport through the development of resources, awareness-raising and growth of important networks. Australian Paralympic Committee Sport Australia Vision Australia VisAbility Blind Citizens Australia Sport Inclusion Australia Deaf Sports Australia

08.01.2022 Hear from one extraordinary young Australian, Jamieson Leeson. Jamieson was awarded a Sport Access Foundation grant in 2020, and from this video you'll see why. She's currently in the midst of her HSC trials and in between is training to qualify for the Tokyo 2021 Paralympics. Applications close for 2020 this FRIDAY. Please spread the word and ensure every young Australian with a disability has a chance to apply. ... Apply now - www.sportaccessfoundation.org.au

07.01.2022 ***LAST CHANCE Sporting grants for 7-17 years with a disability from $250-$1000 close this Friday. Applying is easy. Go to www.sportaccessfoundation.org.au

05.01.2022 If you know of a young teenager aged 13-17 years who is living with a disability and who need a helping hand to get back into sport during these COVID times, please let them know about our Kick Start grant. It's easy to apply via the link below which includes all the details. Applications close Friday 21 August.

05.01.2022 Fantastic catch up with our #SAF honour roll tonight and to have guest speaker Aaron Dragwidge from Cricket Australia talk about their Inclusion programs and reminding our athletes to speak up and talk to their clubs and coaches about their challenges or concerns. We have grants available now for all young Aussies with disability to play sport. Applications close in two weeks. Apply today. www.sportaccessfoundation.org.au... #SportAccessFoundation #SportingGrants #Inclusion #YoungAustralians #COVID19grants #SportAustralia #Triathlon #Swimming #Athletics #Basketball #ParaSport #Paralympians #WheelchairSports #ParaSwimming #ParaTriathlon #ParaAthletics #WheelchairTennis #WheelChairTableTennis #DisabilitySports #cricket #blindcricket #ncic #sportinclusionaustralia #deafsports #blindsports #modifiedrugby #modifiedleague

05.01.2022 Teisha Shadwell was awarded the 2019 Sport Access Foundation equipment grant. Following a change in her circumstances, Teisha was making hte transition from Able bodied Basketball to Wheelchair Basketball. Her story is remarkable and we are so proud of all that Teisha has managed and her determination to adapt to significant changes in her life. The $2,000 Sport Access Foundation grant enabled Teisha to buy a new wheelchair for Basketball and since then she's gone on to represent Australia in the Australian Goannas Basketball team who have already qualified for Tokyo. https://www.sportaccessfoundation.org.au//saf-pathway-to-p

04.01.2022 hank you to Zoggs Australia for helping raise funds towards Sport Access Foundation's 2020 grants. We now have a range of Zoggs products available with a proceed of sales going towards our grants. Visit our online Zoggs shop today. https://www.sportaccessfoundation.org.au/zoggs-partnership #Zoggs #predators #zoggsaustralia #openwaterswimming #goggles #SportAccessFoundation #SportingGrants #Inclusion #YoungAustralians #COVID19grants #SportAustralia #Triathlon #Swimming #ParaSport ##paralympians #ParaSwimming ##paratriathlon #DisabilitySports

03.01.2022 We are so proud of all our past Grant recipients aged 7-17 years living with a disability. They don't see themselves as inspirational, they simply want to access sports with their mates. Still everyday they have to challenge misconceptions about their capabilities just because they have a physical, intellectual or sensory challenges. Every day through their actions they educate those in their community to challenge their way of thinking. You can read more about our recipients via the link below. And, you might know of someone aged 7-17 years living with a disability who might like to apply for our 2020 grants. https://www.sportaccessfoundation.org.au/wh/our-honour-roll

03.01.2022 Last chance to Apply now for Sporting grants - closing 21 August - https://mailchi.mp/f7fc7b600ea0/saf-enews-2019grants-1564862

03.01.2022 Last chance to apply for our sporting grants. Applications close tomorrow, Friday 21 August. Applying is easy and there are four type of grants: 1. BlueScope Building up grant - for 7-17 year olds. 10 x $250 each. These funds can be used to help during these COVID19 times. Including for home schooling, IT equipment, tutoring, internet costs, study and school equipment and books. ... 2. No barriers grant - for 7-12 year olds. 4 x $200. These funds can be used for sporting fees, equipment, coaching cost, competition and travel. 3. PICA Kick Start grant - 13-17 year olds. 4 x $500. These funds can be used for sporting fees, equipment, coaching cost, competition and travel. 4. Pathway to Paralympic grant - 13-17 year olds. 2 x $1000. These funds are for those on the high performance pathway and can be used for all cost associated with training and competing. Apply now via www.sportacccessfoundation.org.au

02.01.2022 Did you know that Virtus offers Skiing competitions for skiers with an intellectual impairment? The first Virtus Alpine Skiing World Championships were held in ...Italy in 2009. World Championships have been held every year since. Australia's Nicole Harris was one of the initial World Champions winning the Downhill and finishing second in the Giant Slalom in 2009. Nicole competed again in the 2011 and 2012 Championships winning an amazing 4 additional World Championship titles. In 2012 Olivia Sayers joined Nicole in Turkey for the Virtus World Championships. Olivia and Nicole are our only Alpine Skiing representatives and have both gone on to compete and represent Australia in other sports, Nicole in Basketball and Athletics and Olivia in Tennis. The 2020 Virtus Alpine Skiing World Championships were cancelled due to Covid-19, but hopefully will be back in 2021. Who will be our next Skiing representative? Will you be? More information contact [email protected] Disabled Wintersport Australia Inclusive Sports Training

02.01.2022 For all our Aussie sporting champs living with a disability aged 7-12 years - we've got 4 grants available at $250 to help you do the sport you love. These grants will help out with equipment, carer, coaching, uniforms and fees. Check out our NO BARRIERS grant criteria and apply today! Applications close 21 August. .

02.01.2022 Sport Access Foundation believes in a fair go. We want to ensure young Aussies with a disability can access sport. That's why we are supporting @FozzFootball Craig Foster and @AmnestyOz along with these Australian Sports people - @Craig_Foster, Liz Ellis, @NetballAust Frank Farina, Benny Elias, @NSWRL , Paul Roos, Alex Tobin, Lisa Sthalekar, @AusWomenCricket Nikki Dryden Daniela di Toro, Paralympic Games, Ian Chappell, Akec Makur Chuot, AFL, Richmond FC , Natalie Galea, ...UNSW Human Rights Institute, Paul Wade. These are 400 mums, dads, brothers and sisters and children who for 7 years have been locked up on an Island. They could so easily be US. As Craig Foster @fozzfootball says: "They are not allowed to work legally, they cant access education, play the sports they love, access health care or plan for their futures. Many live with trauma and illness every day because of their treatment in detention. Theyve lost friends, family, and are tired from hanging on. They desperately need our help." Craig Foster through @AmnestyOz www.GameOver.org.au is calling on all sporting clubs, and all of us to ask our Prime Minister and to join NZ's PM call to end and resettle these people to a life in Australia. These are people - they are US. They have a right to a fair go.

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