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Recent Content List Disablity
| Inclusion Policy Guidlines |
| Inclusion Policy Guidelines 2010By Helen Johnson, Sport opportunity Advisor Sport Manawatu €œInclusion policy € As noted by the NZ Disability Strategy (2001), one in five New Zealanders has a long-term impairment. Many are unable to reach their potential or participate fully in the community because of barriers they face doing things that most New Zealanders take for granted. The barriers range from the physical, [read more] |
| Manawatu Sport Disability Expo |
| When: Friday February 15thWhere: The Square, Palmerston NorthTime: Any time between 4-8pm At the Manawatu Disability Sport expo, regional sports clubs will be showcasing disability sports opportunities. The expo will offer the chance for physically disabled people to play, watch and find out how and when they can keep playing their chosen sport. It is open to everyone and the poublic are [read more] |
| Sport Ability and AWD Game Rules |
| links to other websites Rules for disability Sports Table cricket: click herePoly bat: click herePendulum bowling: click hereZone Hocky: click hereLacross: click hereBoccia equipment: click hereBoccia power point and equipment resources: click here This will take you to the Sport Waikato webbsite, click on the resources tab to find the powerpoint to Boccia.AWD - Athletics with Disability event rules Basketball rules: [read more] |
| Sport Opportunity Programme |
| Sport Manawatu actively support people living with a disability to get involved with a sport and recreation. Helen Johnson, Sport Opportunity Advisor works with families, schools, communities, clubs and nationals sport organisations to open doors and removes barriers to participation. There is sport opportunity for all disable regardless of their ability. Sport opportunities range from adaptive sport, specialised sport and [read more] |
| Success stories |
| Great Forest Event 2012 I beautiful fine day brought 2500 runners and walkers out to the Waitarere Forest. The Westpac Halberg team of almost 40 people stood out wearing their bright red Westpac Tee shirts. Carl Dryer can now do Snow Boarding Carl used the Halberg Activity Fund to fund snow board lessons with Bob Williams, the adaptive snow sports instructor on the Turoa Ski field, [read more] |