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2032 Brisbane Games offers great opportunities for people with a disability
The Australian Sporting Alliance for People with a Disability (ASAPD) has welcomed the historic announcement overnight by the International Olympic Committee that Brisbane, South East Queensland has been awarded the hosting rights of the
Information Night for the 2022 Australian Deaf Games
Deaf Sports Australia is proud to host the impending national sporting event which attracts over a thousand deaf and hard of hearing athletes across the nation. Friday the 16th of April this year will
Sailor establishes deaf sailing club in NSW
Lachlan Clear from Sydney, is NSW’s only Deaf Sailor with Cerebral Palsy. From the age of seven months old, Lachlan has been sailing with his father at Middle Harbour Yacht Club (MHYC) and he
New Deaf World Record broken by another Melbourne swimmer
The 18-year-old swimmer, Nick Layton broke the Deaf World Short Course Record of 25.12 seconds in 50m butterfly November last year. The International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) has recently approved this
2022 Deaflympics Brazil: An official announcement from Deaf Sports Australia Board
The following information detailing risk assessment on whether to send an Australian team to Brazil Deaflympics in May 2022 assisted the DSA Board with making a unanimous decision. It is with regret that the DSA
Melburnian swimmer plan on taking his swimming talent to the Olympics in the long term
18-year-old Alex Kirchner from Melbourne plans on taking his swimming talent to the Olympics in the long term. In the past, he achieved many recognitions for his swimming on local, state, national and international
Queensland athlete to compete on world stage
Jamie Howell, a multi-talented athlete from Queensland, has her eyes set on making the Top 8 in Athletics at the next Deaflympics. COVID-19 impacts this year has been derailing a lot of national and
Nine national sporting organisations for people with a disability form an Alliance
The Australian Sporting Alliance for People with a Disability (ASAPD) acknowledges International Day of People with a Disability (IDPwD) and supports its aim to promote greater understanding of disability issues and mobilise support for
International Day of People with Disability – Katie Kelly OAM
To celebrate International Day of People with Disabilities, Deaf Sports Australia is sharing a story about Katie Kelly OAM - an Australian deafblind para-triathlete who deserves to be acknowledged for her successes to date.