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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

Individuals

Family

Nation

Involving SOCIAL CIRCLE

for greater awareness& support

Promote INCLUSIVENESS

towards nation-building

EMPOWERINGindividuals with

possibilities

Sports Excellence Pathway

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National Inclusive Swimming

Championships

Singapore National Para Games

National Inclusive Athletics

Championships

National Youth Para Athletics

Championships

National Youth Para Swimming

Championships

Paralympics

Asian Para Games

ASEAN Para Games

Asian Youth Para Games

Commonwealth Games

Our participation

10 - 20 athletes

50 - 80 athletes

100 - 160 athletes

200 - 1500 athletes

Sports Offerings

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Types of disabilitiesPhysical

Amputee Cerebral Palsy

Spinal Bifida / Injury

Muscular Dystrophy

Short Stature

Intellectual

IQ Level below 75

Sensory

Visually Impaired

Deaf / Hard of hearing

Autism /Down

Syndrome

1. Athletics (Track & Field)

2. Archery

3. Badminton

4. Boccia

5. Cerebral Palsy Football

6. Chess

7. Equestrian

8. Football 5 a-side

9. Goalball

10. Cycling

11. Lawn Bowls

12. Powerlifting

13. Sailing

14. Shooting

15. Swimming

16. Table Tennis

17. Tenpin Bowling

18. Wheelchair Basketball

19. Wheelchair Rugby

20. Wheelchair Tennis

We offer 20 disciplines in total for development across all disability groups:

How You Can Help

Motivational talks by athletesAthletes from SDSC are often invited to give talks and share their inspiring stories at organisations and schools.

Sports activitiesSDSC also organises sports try-outs and carnival games that let participants experience disability sports and try out new sports like Sitting Volleyball and Goalball.

Corporate talks

School engagements

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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

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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

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.

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Yip Pin Xiu

3-time Gold Paralympic medallist

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