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ADF Paralympics Sports Program
Introduction
Athletes do us proud
Diver adds to gold tally - AFTER a bull shark severed his right leg and hand in a savage attack in Sydney Harbour in February 2009, Navy clearance diver Paul de Gelder feared he would never live a normal life again.
Sport is best medicine - Wounded, injured and ill Aussie soldiers put in strong performances in a range of sporting events at the US Marine Corps Trials to reap a good haul of medals despite their small numbers.
Vets face new challenges on Canadian ski slopes - TWO  soldiers wounded in Afghanistan took to the slopes in Canada as part of the Canadian Armed Forces Exercise Wounded Warrior 2012.
Joy in aftermath of terrible accident and Setting off on a new golden path - AFTER FSGT Tony Benfer lost his lower right leg in a hit-and-run accident in Townsville in 2007, he never thought he would live a normal life again, let alone win a brace of gold medals in competitive sports competitions.
 Injured sailor's swell return - AFTER losing his lower leg in a motorbike accident in 2009, ABMT Iain Swinton, of HMAS Penguin, is looking forward to a promotion to LS and returning to sea on HMAS Huon in April. As part of his rehabilitation, ABMT Swinton has been involved with the ADF Paralympic Sports Program (ADFPSP) and has discovered skiing.
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This program supports all serving ADF members with acquired disability to adopt an active lifestyle, regain their physical fitness and participate in adaptive sport right through to elite Paralympic sport.
We deliver these services through a strategic partnership with the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC), giving us access to subject matter expertise and elite coaching services through out Australia. The APC is the national governing body for Paralympic sport in Australia.
The ADF Paralympic Sports Association (ADFPSA) provides mutual support to the ADF Paralympic Sports Program and is required to undertake the roles of management, funding and equipping of the ADF Paralympic Sports team. This enables ADF Paralympic Sports team to gain access to greater funding through external sources in the form of sponsorship and donations.
Purpose
The ADF Paralympic Sports Program (ADFPSP) aims to assist severely injured ADF members regain and maximise their functional independence by:
- facilitating and supporting the attainment of physical fitness and an active lifestyle by conducting high performance camps and participation in adaptive sport;
- assisting members to meet the physical fitness requirements of DI (G)PERS 16-11 Australian Defence Force Policy on Physical Fitness, and other Single Service requirements;
- the development and distribution of support and information resources to support severely injured members and their families;
- delivering of the MATES mentoring program which enables suitable current and former ADF members to mentor colleagues with similar injuries and assist them along their rehabilitation path;
- providing the mechanism for networking amongst ADF members with an acquired disability; and
- the development of ADF adaptive sport policy and adaptive sport pathways.
7 June, 2012
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