This week on LEISURE LINK with Peter Greco:

  • Lewis Bishop, Paralympic Medallist, chatted about life since Paris and the realisation that Lewis is an elite swimmer. Lewis is setting goals and is more motivated than ever.

  • Toby Sutherland spoke about being a gold medallist as a Special Olympian; coaching roles; athlete leadership program and Special Olympics celebrating 50 years in Australia.

  • Laetitia Thompson, Digital Content Co-ordinator from the Centre for Accessibility, shared some highlights from the CSUN event.

  • Chelsea Marchetti, putting "fiz" into physiotherapy - from the Flipper Academy, helps very young people with disabilities learn to swim - a very individualised program,

  • Ryan Goodwin, Creative Director, launched the 18th Focus on Ability Film Festival,

  • Lisa Davis, Customer Service Manager for Respite at Resthaven, shared examples of the importance of community respite and social support groups.

  • Dr Andrew Browning, Medical Director from the Barbara May Foundation, talked about work Andrew and the Foundation are doing, saving lives at birth, particularly in Africa.

  • Lee Archer, Project Manager for Tenant Voice, launched the "no Sweetie" Campaign, calling out infantilising language towards people with disabilities.

Resources:

Special Olympics Australia: https://www.specialolympics.com.au/

Centre of Accessibility: https://www.accessibility.org.au/

41st Annual CSUN Assistive Technology Conference: https://conference.csun.at/event/2026/summary

Flipper Academy: https://www.flipperacademy.com.au/

Focus on Abilify Film Festival: https://www.focusonability.com/

Resthaven: https://www.resthaven.asn.au/

Barbara May Foundation: https://barbaramayfoundation.com/

Tenant Voice: https://ypinh.org.au/tenantvoice/

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