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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