The Disability Advisory Committee is one of the sub-committees formed to help organise the 2008 Pacific School Games.

Together, the members of the Committee have broad knowledge and experience of the needs of people with a disability, sport for people with a disability, school sport and the Pacific School Games.  Their role is to provide specialist advice to the 2008 PSG Management on all aspects of the 2008 PSG that may impact on people with a disability and their carers.  This includes:

• the structure of competition for students in the Swimming and Track & Field events;
• access and operational issues for people with a disability (competitors, officials, volunteers and spectators) at the sports venues, ceremonies and functions venues;
• accommodation needs for people with a disability (competitors and officials); and
• transport needs for people with a disability (competitors, officials, volunteers and spectators) including parking arrangements at all 2008 PSG venues and arranged accommodation.

Committee Chair

Arthur Wilks OAM

Background

- Manager / Coach of ACT Table Tennis' Athletes with Disabilities (AWD) program

- Board member of Oceania Table Tennis Federation with AWD portfolio

- awarded OAM in 2005 for work with Athletes with Disabilities

- school teacher for 40 years

- ACT Bureau of Sport and Recreation for six years

- coached Athletes with Disabilities (AWD) for 16 years

- former Manager of Table Tennis Australia's AWD program

Arthur believes that the 2008 PSG is a "wonderful opportunity" for athletes with disabilities in Swimming and Track & Field and for other people with disabilities who will be officials and spectators.

"It's also a wonderful opportunity for those involved in the Opening and Closing Ceremonies and for all those asssociated with people with disabilities."

Committee Members

Roger Allan

Garvin Francis

Patrick Horn

Sue Knight

Donna Nicholls

Richard Nicholson

 

Last updated on: 14 August 2007