STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Who is Eligible?
A person who has an impairment in body structures and functions that leads to a competitive disadvantage in sport is able to be classified to compete in sport following the Paralympic guidelines.
The three main impairments are;
Vision impairment
Intellectual impairment
Physical impairment
Loss of muscle power e.g. spinal cord injury/nerve damage/spina bifida
Loss of range of movement e.g. fused ankle
Cerebral Palsy/acquired brain injury
Short stature
Limb deficiency (amputee) from birth or acquired
Limb length difference
Paralympics Australia also have the following useful resources on their website relating to classification:
Who can compete in Para-sport? (PDF – 609KB)
Who can compete at the Paralympic Games? (PDF – 951KB)
How to connect
athletes to Para-sport (PDF -812KB)
Sports for Multi Class Athletes [formerly called Para Athletes] with School Sport WA are;
- SSWA Track and Field CarnivalÂ
- All Schools Track & Field Carnival (see Athletics West)
- SSWA Cross CountryÂ
- Secondary Cross CountryÂ
- Primary Cross CountryÂ
- School Sport Australia Swimming ChampionshipsÂ
- Secondary (13 – 19 years)Â
- Primary (10 – 12 years)Â
- Goalball – (see Goalball WA )
- Boccia – (see Boccia WA)
- Table Tennis – TBA
Classifications
Vision Impairment – Paralympics Australia manage the National Classification Program for Vision Impairment. If you have a vision impairment (VI) and would like to start the process of getting a VI classification, please complete the request for classification form.
Intellectual Impairment – Sport Inclusion Australia (formally Ausrapid)
Physical Impairment – the National Sporting Organisation (NSO) for the sport (e.g. for athletics contact Athletics Australia, for swimming contact Swimming Australia)
Further information can be found on the Paralympics Australia website:Â https://www.paralympic.org.au/classification/
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