International Day of People with a Disability – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

Greater Shepparton City Council is partnering with Disability Sports Australia to deliver a free, fun and inclusive day of activities to try at the Shepparton Sports Stadium on Thursday, 8 December from 12:00pm. Ethnic Council will participate with information and a Self-Advocacy forum.

International day of people with disabilities is usually celebrated on the 3rd of December every year. Greater Shepparton will celebrate International Day of Disability on the 8th and the 9th of December.

Disability Sports Australia aim to connect Australians with disabilities to their local adaptive sport and recreational opportunities. The Activate Inclusion Sports Days is one program DSA delivers with partners to get more people with disabilities to be more active, more often.

For physical, sensory and intellectual disabilities.

Limited places available. Register via the website URL below.

Proudly supported by VicHealth and delivered by Disability Sports Australia – the event is designed to provide participants aged 18 and above with the opportunity to experience mainstream sports in a positive and inclusive environment, with the use of adaptive equipment.

Participants will experience a variety of modified sporting activities on the day, to be facilitated by specialised coaches with the support of students from local universities and community organisations.

When: Thursday, 8 Dec 2022
Time: 12:30pm – to 3:00pm
Where: Shepparton Sports Stadium, 120 Numurkah Road, Shepparton
Cost: Free

Ages 5 – 18: 08 Dec, 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Register here: https://www.activateinclusion.com.au/events/activate-inclusion-sports-day-Shepparton
Activate Inclusion Sports Day Shepparton Ages 18+
08 Dec, 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm AEDT
Shepparton Sports Stadium, 120 Numurkah Rd, Shepparton VIC 3630, Australia
Register here: https://www.activateinclusion.com.au/events/activate-inclusion-sports-day-shepparton-1

Activate Sports Day for International Day of Disability

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	The Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District acknowledges the Yorta Yorta People of the land which comprises the Goulburn Valley. We pay respect to tribal Elders, past, present and emerging and we celebrate their continuing culture and acknowledge the memory of their ancestors.
	The Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District is a peak body whose mission is to promote and represent the social, cultural and economic well-being of ethnic communities in the Goulburn Valley Region through the provision of quality and innovative settlement, refugee support, community development, and information and advocacy services.