30 JANUARY 2019 COG COMMUNITY BUILDING SESSION #2 COG Community Series #2: Sharing by Singapore Disability Sports Council (SDSC) Yee Ting Wee, Executive, Communications Disability Should Never Disqualify • Set up in 1973 to champion sport accessibility for persons with disability (PWDs) to realise their potential • Believes in the dignity, capability and value of PWDs, we want to enable our sportspersons to excel in sports both recreationally and competitively • SDSC aims to continually work with neighbouring countries on disability sports development, and to raise the PROFILE and STANDARDS of disability sports. 1. Integrate PWDs into the community through recreational sports and activities; promote mental and physical benefits of sports 2. Increase public awareness of and promote widespread support for para sports 3. Provide PWDs with opportunities to realize their potential to train, participate and excel in sports for local, regional and international competitions Promote INCLUSIVENESS towards nation- Nation building Involving SOCIAL CIRCLE for greater awareness & support Family EMPOWERING individuals with Individuals possibilities Sports Excellence Pathway 8 Our participation Commonwealth Games 10 - 20 athletes Asian Youth Para 50 - 80 athletes Asian Para Games Games Paralympic s 100 - 160 athletes ASEAN Para Games National Inclusive National Inclusive Swimming Athletics Singapore National Championships Championships Para Games 200 - 1500 athletes National Youth Para National Youth Para Athletics Swimming Championships Championships 9 Sports Offerings Types of disabilities Physical Intellectual Sensory IQ Level below 75 Spinal Deaf / Cerebral Muscular Short Visually Amputee Bifida / Hard of Palsy Dystrophy Stature Impaired Injury hearing Autism / Down Syndrome 11 We offer 20 disciplines in total for development across all disability groups: 1. Athletics (Track & Field) 11. Lawn Bowls 2. Archery 12. Powerlifting 3. Badminton 13. Sailing 4. Boccia 14. Shooting 5. Cerebral Palsy Football 15. Swimming 6. Chess 16. Table Tennis 7. Equestrian 17. Tenpin Bowling 8. Football 5 a-side 18. Wheelchair Basketball 9. Goalball 19. Wheelchair Rugby 10. Cycling 20. Wheelchair Tennis How You Can Help Motivational talks by athletes Athletes from SDSC are often invited to give talks and share their inspiring stories at organisations and schools. Corporate School talks engagements Sports activities SDSC also organises sports try-outs and carnival games that let participants experience disability sports and try out new sports like Sitting Volleyball and Goalball. Support the sports pathway from beginners to high performance athletes. SDSC is a registered charity which receives only partial funding from the government. Funding Utilisation • Coaching, Equipment, Logistics • Sports Science & Medicine Support • Sports Development (including beginner programmes) • Athlete Development (including overseas training and competitions) • Administration, development and organisation of competitions and outreach programmes 15 16 A World-Class Event on this Little Red Dot • from 10 to 12 May 2019, Singapore would lock its global reputation as we stage the 1st Asian edition of the World Para Swimming World Series • fifth leg of this Series and the only Asian host of this prestigious event • more than 100 top swimmers from all over the world 17 “ I think because sports has played such a big part in my life, I can very confidently say that it has made me who I am today. It has given me a lot more confidence, allowed me to be more active and to just generally have better physical health. Sports have helped me physically, mentally, socially, everything. It helps me in every aspect of my life.” Yip Pin Xiu 3-time Gold Paralympic medallist 18 An initiative by: Hosted by:.