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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 1 Hansard (20 February) . . Page.. 320 ..

Mr Stefaniak (continuing):

(3) All organisations are encouraged to apply under the Project Assistance category of the Sport and Recreation Development Grant Program to assist in providing new or enhanced opportunities for projects involving special needs groups in the community. Direct funding is provided to the ACT & Region Disabled Sport and Recreation Association (ADSRA) to assist in pursuing the development of integrated and inclusive sport and recreation opportunities with generic sport and recreation bodies in the ACT.

(4) (a) The Australian Sports Commission through the AUSSIE ABLE program collects data on disabled participants, as does the Australian Wheelchair Association. The Australian Bureau of Statistics also carried out a Survey of the Disability, Aging and Caring in 1995, which included some national data on participation in sport.

(b) ADSRA has concentrated on establishing basic programs in conjunction with generic sport organisations in the ACT community to increase the involvement of disabled people in sport.

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