A report highlighting the 'missed opportunities' for people with disabilities at global sporting events hopes to create a 'road map' for Brisbane's 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
How Brisbane's 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games can learn from the past to create a legacy for people with a disabilityThe Game Changers report has examined five past sporting events in the hopes Brisbane can learn from their strengths and weaknesses.
"We've got to focus on the now, as to what we can do now to make it actually better and to make it actually really work," she said.Queenslanders with Disability Network and advisory firm Urbis have released the Game Changers report, which analyses five major sporting events, the legacy they left behind, and the impact it had on people with disability.
In 2012, London hosted the Olympic and Paralympic Games with the ambitious plan to make London Olympic Park "the most accessible", the document said. It was created with input from people with disability, and the event had fully dedicated buses for people with wheelchairs rather than standard buses with limited spaces, the report found.The Gold Coast hosted the Commonwealth Games in 2018, which was the largest para-sport program in Games history, but was plagued with issues for athletes and spectators with disability.
The report highlighted how the World Cup "demonstrated the power of increased visibility to motivate inclusive cultural change". There will also be a dedicated transfer service for people in wheelchairs to use instead of public transport. The report outlines three recommendations to improve the outcomes for people with disabilities at time points before, during, and after the Brisbane 2032 Games.By 2028, foundations are prepared and tested to improve employment outcomes for people with disability during the Games,
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