AUSTSWIM International Day of People with Disability Queensland Industry Event

Come along to an exciting learning event as we celebrate International Day with People with Disability.

Speakers LIST

Making Aquatics a Terrific Experience (MATE) workshop: 2-hour workshop further extending the knowledge embedded within the Teacher of Aquatics, Access & Inclusion especially focusing on the role of personal trainers, carers and support workers assisting participants in accessing leisure facilities in and out of the water.

Sarah Scarce, The Aqua English Project: This session will be specifically tailored to educate leisure facilities in all roles on how to engage and empower individuals from multicultural backgrounds, fostering a welcoming and inclusive environment for all.

Personal Lived Experience Stories from Brooke Hanson OAM and Rachael Watson OAM, Olympian and Paralympian, and their journey through life with chronic conditions and disability.

When

3 December 2023 – 10:00 am

– To –

3 December 2023 – 04:00 pm

Location

Pimpama Sports Hub
139 Rifle Range Road
Pimpama QLD 4209

Accessibility details

  • Accessible and inclusive features
  • Wheelchair and step free access is available to all venues and carparks
  • Accessible parking in all three carparks
  • Automatic doors and entry gates
  • Accessible toilets, showers and change areas
  • Ambulant toilets, showers and change areas
  • Changing Places toilet with additional circulation space, shower, height adjustable adult-sized change bench and ceiling tracking hoist
  • Precinct pathways suitable for users of wheelchairs, prams, and mobility scooters

For more information

diversity@austswim.com.au
1300 885 666
https://austswim.com.au/course-detail/industry-forum-forum