Freedom Solutions will host an Inclusive Community Sports Day in Wollongong on October 3, 2023. Video by Freedom Solutions
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00:03 - So we're here with about 80 or so kids and adults
00:06 living with disability,
00:08 who are here to try out about seven or eight different sports
00:11 to see if they like them.
00:13 We find that it's really important for kids and adults
00:16 to be able to come into a safe environment
00:18 where we have all the facilities and the resources for them
00:23 to try different sports.
00:25 - I think it's definitely really important
00:29 for kids to have a sense of belonging.
00:30 And I think, you know, a lot of the time
00:32 in mainstream sort of sports, there isn't that.
00:34 And we just want kids to just, yeah,
00:36 have fun and be healthy and be active and love doing it.
00:40 - How it normally works is a lot of people
00:44 are actually quite nervous when they come through the doors
00:47 'cause for a lot of them, this is the first time
00:49 that they're actually coming to this venue
00:51 and coming to such an event like this.
00:54 But once we get them involved and get them, you know,
00:56 into groups with other players
00:58 and get them actually trying sports for the first time,
01:01 we're seeing a lot of smiles, a lot of laughs.
01:04 You know, people are actually staying around
01:05 for more than three hours
01:07 because they are just really enjoying themselves
01:09 and feeling a part of something bigger.
01:12 - I have done archery, I've done wheelchair soccer.
01:20 Soccer was a big ball.
01:22 We played the wheelchair game.
01:25 Yeah, a lot of things.
01:27 (upbeat music)
01:30 - I had a fun day today.
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