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New South Wales
Activities
KidsWish
KidsWish provide free events and programs to children living with disability or illness and their families. Current programs include Game On (play games / social), Sports Academy (sport skills), KidsRock (music), KidsGroove (dance), Siblings Program and a Saturday Club (social outings and fun experiencees).
Activities
The Museum
The Museum is "Australia's museum of the sea". They offer Sensory-Friendly Sundays where people on the autism spectrum and with a range of differing abilities are able to enjoy a modified environment. Suitable for 2 years and over. The staff and volunteers "will be on hand to facilitate creative activities."
Sport
City of Parramatta
The City of Parramatta provide free holiday programs where children take part in a variety of physical and educational programs and workshops. They aim to make their "school holiday programs 100% accessible to children of all abilities. All programs are organised by trained facilitators who can deliver activities that respond to children with a range of needs."
Programs & Activities
Coastal Active Ability
Coastal Active Ability provide a number of children's activities, clubs, programs and services for children with special needs. "The programs vary from LEGO Time, Kids in the Kitchen, Pokémon Club and Social Group Activities like Gymnastics and other Sports Activities, Art & Drawing Classes, Sensory Movies & Theatres, Social Events to Getaways & Day Out Trips, School Holiday Programs."
Programs & Activities
Sunnyfield disAbility Services
Sunnyfield disAbility Services run programs that support people with disability to get out into their local community. They have programs for different age groups 6-12 years, 13-17 years and 18+. They have an adventure Club, The Learning Tree (with activities such as swimming, sports, gardening, art & craft, cooking, trips to the movies), Hotshots (music, playdough, music, movies, art), plus more.
Sport
Puggles Swim Schools
Puggles Swim Schools can be found across Australia where deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) children can learn to swim in a mainstream swimming class." "The Puggles Swim program will upskill swim teachers, arming them with relevant Auslan signs and deaf awareness resources." Visit the website to find a Puggles Swim School near you.
Camps
Autism Camp Australia
Autism Camp Australia provide camps in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. The "Tweed/Byron Hinterland Program runs over 4 days and 5 nights. It is a rainforest / mountain location. The program taps into existing regional group recreation/camp facilities with safety, privacy, autonomy and low sensory input as priorities." Check out their website for more information.
Sport
Stars Within
"Stars Within is an inclusive dance studio located in South Western Sydney, dedicated to empowering individuals of all ages and abilities through the joy of dance and creative arts. Our welcoming environment encourages self-expression, confidence, and community, ensuring everyone can shine their brightest. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned dancer, Stars Within offers something for everyone!​"
"External school holiday programs are hosted each year in partnership with Liverpool City Council and are free to all participants."
Outdoor Activities
Making Waves
Making Waves provide a sailing program for children living with disabilities. "The Winds of Joy is an inclusive, safe space, designed to give young people with disabilities an empowering and uplifting experience on the water. Participants are supported by skilled volunteer sailors, who will give students the opportunity to have hands-on experience with a large high performance yacht, specially fitted to accommodate wheelchairs."
Programs & Activities
Tribe Disability Support
Tribe host a number of group activities, "designed to encourage inclusive engagement, nurturing the growth of social skills, forming connections, and, most importantly, enjoying wholesome fun with fellow Tribe members." Some examples of activities are a bush dance, Easter egg picnic, disco & movie nights. Tribe also provides camp-based experiences, boxing & exercise and boat outings.
Programs & Activities
One Culture Support Services
One Culture Support Services run inclusive sports programs for people with disabilities, an Inclusive Sports Championship once a term, a school holiday program and more. Sport programs include football, tennis, cricket, oztag, rugby league & basketball. School holiday programs run each weekday and include many different activities across different locations.
Indoor Activities
City of Sydney
Around a number of libraries in NSW, librarians present weekly Rhymetime (0-2 years) and Storytime (3-5 years) sessions. Children have opportunities to develop their language and literacy skills. They also run Auslan storytime sessions which are suitable for deaf and hearing preschool aged children. See website for details.
Indoor Activities
Biennale of Sydney
Art exhibitions are held across a number of Sydney locations. They run a number of programs and Family Days which cater for people with disabilities including 'Family Day: Thriving Environments' and 'Family Day: Makes Dreams Come True'. "In 2024 our Family Days will centre the work and perspectives of artists with disabilities; creating works, performances and installations suitable for children of all abilities.
Indoor Activities
KJ Studios
KJ Studios is a specialist music studio who assist people with disabilities to develop their talents "through a range of focused needs programs. They "are trained specialists who support NDIS-managed plans and have over a decade of experience working with talented individuals living with disabilities and/or neurodiversities."
Sport
Special Olympics Australia
"Special Olympics is a year-round multi-sports program for people with an intellectual disability – of all capabilities." The program helps participants get active, make friends, have fun, learn important life skills and promote movement, teamwork, decision making and communication. There is also a Special Olympics Young Athletes for children aged 2-8 years with and without intellectual disability .
Indoor Activities
We Rock The Spectrum Kids Gym
We Rock The Spectrum Kids Gym provide "a safe, nurturing and fun environment to foster learning, exploration and safe sensory experiences." They have 'Open Play' where children can use the sensory-safe gym with parent supervision. They also have therapy equipment, an arts & crafts area, a calming room and more. They also run a number of programs for children with special needs. A number of locations around Australia.
Sport
BlowFly Cricket
"BlowFly Cricket is a friendly accepting, non-judgmental, safe and caring all-ability, inclusive grassroots cricket club that caters for children, adolescents and adults living with special needs and/or intellectual and physical disabilities of all abilities, ages, genders, races and cultures." Check out their website for more information.
Gaming & Coding
The Lab
"The Lab is a tech and games based social experience for young people aged 8-18+ where the goal is to have fun and make friends." They hold two-hour sessions at a number of locations in NSW for young people to help them develop their social and technology skills. Visit their website to find more information or to book a session.
Sport
PCYC - NSW
The NSW PCYC offer disability gymnastics classes for young people in Bathurst. "With our disability gymnastics classes, we aim to create a fun and inclusive environment where children and teenagers can express themselves through movement and enjoy the physical and mental benefits of exercise."
Indoor Activities
Heart2art
Heart2art offer art workshops, "designed specifically for individuals with disabilities".
Their workshops offer a range of activities, including painting, drawing, sculpture and mixed media. Their NDIS workshops are "led by experienced artists and art therapists with specialised training in working with individuals with disabilities" and they tailor their workshops to meet the needs and abilities of each participant.