The philosophy of most government bodies and funding agencies in Australia is that people with a disability should be included into local sporting competitions and fixtures for the purposes of regular competition. However, the choice must rest with the participant. There has been an effort within the sport for people with a disability movement to encourage coaches and administrator to focus on the ability of an athlete rather than the disability. This emphasis differs from most descriptions of athletes with a disability which tend to focus on what they cannot do. Refers to whether the condition has been present since birth or has been caused by an accident, disease or old age.
Disability refers to the effect that the impairment has on the individual.
Handicap refers to situations where the impairment of the disability, cause the individual to have a disadvantage compared to their able-bodied peers. Contact each NSO for specific details. The courses and manuals have two primary purposes 1. In the long term, to serve as baseline information to assist the able-bodied NSOs to develop their own CAD components. That this display of professionalism and leadership could be a useful selling point for including CAD modules into generic NSO coaching courses.