What is Disability Pride?
Disability pride is about disabled people coming together, being publicly proud of who we are, celebrating ourselves, and demanding inclusion. It doesn’t just fight back against stigma, or raise awareness, or even ask for access. It REPLACES these things with joy, celebration and power.
See their website for more information:
Sydney Disability Pride Festival 2025
Please contact CPA if interested in participating
Free Inclusive Community Run & Ride event: Get ready to have a blast at our Run & Ride. A safe & positive space with fun and games
This FREE Multisport event is for people with any type of disability to try new sports and make new friends in a safe, fun and inclusive environment.
Run by the Cerebral Palsy Sporting and Recreation Association in conjunction with City Community Tennis, this day is a great opportunity to try sport for the first time or connect with other people with disabilities.
For CPSARA members, this is an opportunity to enjoy a great day out with your fellow members – try a new sport, make new friends and support participants new to sport too!
📆 When: Sunday 9th March 2025
🕧 Time: 12-4 pm
🌐 Where: Prince Alfred Park Tennis Courts, Surry Hills
🙋 Who: People with disabilities of all ages, and sporting/recreational levels of experience! Siblings are also welcome to participate!
🙋 Want to help?
You can participate as an athlete and join in, although if you would like to help, we would love to have you as an on the day volunteer! Simply click ‘volunteer ticket’ when registering for free!
📧 For more information, please feel free to get in touch with us via email at secretary@cpsara.org.au
The Master Locksmiths Access Key (MLAK) system is an initiative that allows people with disability access to dedicated public facilities, including facilities in National Parks and many Council municipalities, elevators at railway stations, the new Changing Places facilities throughout Australia, disabled toilets that are locked, and even the Liberty Swing. People with a disability are able to purchase an MLAK key that will open all doors, toilets, playground equipment and other facilities fitted with a lock that uses the special MLAK cylinder.’
https://masterlocksmiths.com.au/mlak/
There is an online order form and the cost of the key is $25 plus postage.
City Community Tennis
Come n Try Adaptive Tennis December 7th Alexandria Park Tennis Courts 11am-12pm email Marita Morgan marita@citycommunitytennis.com.au to register.
International Day of People with Disability event
Unfortunately, our International Day of People with Disability event on Saturday 30th November had to be postponed due to the rain. However, we have rescheduled the event to Sunday, January 19th at Allianz Stadium. Participants will receive their own Sydney FC training kit, run out onto the Allianz Stadium field of play before participating in tailored sporting activity on the field.
If you’d like to register for the new date, please see International Day of People with Disability – Jan 2025 – Sign Up Form.
Sydney FC Empowers Me holiday clinic
We will be running our fourth Sydney FC Empowers Me holiday clinic on Thursday 23rd January at Sky Park, home of Sydney FC. The clinic will be focused on tailored sporting activity, looking at building confidence, resilience, teamwork, coordination and other important skills. The clinic will run from 11.30am – 2.30pm.
To register, please register at Sydney FC Foundation – Holiday Program January 2025 – Sign Up Form.
Oops, a day late because of travelling… But Happy International Day of People with Disability for yesterday!
The amazing EPIC-CP team have put together a handbook to help families of children with cerebral palsy connect with community resources that provide support.
Please click on this link to find out more:
https://www.schn.health.nsw.gov.au/cerebral-palsy-information-pack
Join Sydney FC Foundation at Allianz Stadium for an afternoon of fun, along with amazing sporting and football activity. Get ready in the changing rooms and walk out through the tunnel on to the pitch just like your favourite Sydney FC players do on gameday!
We are delighted to have activity also being delivered by I’Mpossible, a life changing program for young people with a disability.
Date: Saturday, November 30 2024
Location: Allianz Stadium
Time: 1:30pm – 4:30pm
International Day of People with Disability event. Thanks for registering for the event for those who have. We are opening up registrations to siblings of participants with disability, so it is more fully inclusive for all involved. We are working on having some special guests at the event, but more information will come on this in the week leading into the event. To register, please see International Day of People with Disability – 2024 – Sign Up Form (jotform.com)
Dr Carylyn Lim 