About DSR

Supporting Victorians living with disability be active by providing greater choice, access and participation.

Who we are

Disability Sport and Recreation (DSR)’s vision is to create Victoria where all people with disability can choose and access any sport or active recreation activity they want to engage with. Our Mission is to provide and promote positive outcomes for people with a disability. For 60 years we have worked directly with many stakeholders including community organisations, state sporting associations, local government, state government and partners to achieve our mission.

Each year DSR celebrates excellence in the sector by hosting the Victorian Disability Sport and Recreation Awards and enhances knowledge about opportunities available to participate with the Victorian Disability Sport and Recreation Festival and other activation events. Our education programs include WheelTalk, a disability awareness program reaching over 10,000 school children per year in addition to offering training opportunities for the broader sport and recreation sector to learn about how to work effectively and communicate with people with disability to get involved in your sport.

See www.dsr.org.au/join-our-movement for more details to get involved including becoming a member.

Our principles

We listen to the voice of people with disability and advocate for change, with them and on their behalf.
We celebrate people with disability who exercise their choice to take part in sport and active recreation.
We collaborate with sport and active recreation providers, so they can offer better choice and better access for all disability types to increase participation.
We help identify and address gaps in knowledge and resources.
We highlight best practice, here and overseas.
We celebrate providers who do more to offer better choice and better access and increase participation.
We campaign to raise awareness of the benefits of increasing choice and access so people with disability can participate.
We take a big picture view of the sector so we can work with others to reduce program and resource duplication and provide positive responses to identified needs.
We seek revenue from a range of sources to support our mission.

We work with

Individuals

People with disability and/or their carers to simplify the pathway to participating in a sport or activity they enjoy.

Organisations

State Sports Associations, sports clubs, program providers and venues to make sure there are activities to do.

Schools & Corporate

Schools and Corporate Groups to raise awareness about disability and inclusion.

Government

Government so that the voice of people with disability is heard.

Registration

We are a registered charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission and recognised as a State Sport and Recreation Body. Thanks to the generous donations and support of the community, we can continue to make healthy choices easy choices for all Victorians with disability.