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Date: 2011
Place: New Zealand, Halberg Trust
30 October 2008: The International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity (IFAPA) has handed New Zealand the honour of hosting the International Symposium of Adapted Physical Activity in 2011. The Halberg Trust was confirmed as hosts by the IFAPA Executive Committee.
Established back in 1963 by former Olympic 5000m gold medallist Sir Murray Halberg, the Halberg Trust has grown to become one of New Zealand’s most respected not-for-profit organisations, with the twin aims of honouring sporting excellence and linking people with a disability to sport and active leisure in an inclusive environment.
The Halberg Trust Sport Opportunity Programme has been working at both grass roots and more recently at the national sporting organisation level with the support of policies and strategies. New Zealand is one of the first countries in the world to have a national strategy with disabled people as a focus. The New Zealand Disability Strategy presents a long term plan for changing New Zealand from a disabling into an inclusive society. The vision of the strategy is where disabled people can say they live in “a society that highly values our lives and continually enhances our full participation.”
The Halberg Trust is committed to the work of having a society where all New Zealanders are given an equal opportunity to be involved in sport and recreation. The Sport Opportunity Programme was started in June 2000 to enable people with a disability to participate with their peers in an inclusive environment as they develop within a sporting or recreational pathway. The programme has evolved over the past eight years and we see a future emphasis on adaptive physical activity both in physical equipment and modifications to activities. The development of adaptive physical activities is a natural progression for the Trust to move into.
"This is our chance to showcase the work of the Halberg Trust and the disability sector to New Zealanders and the rest of the world," said the CEO of the Halberg Trust, Graeme Taylor, who headed New Zealand's bid along with Jenny Gosney.
Graeme Taylor says “It is an honour that the international disability community – at the most senior levels – has recognised New Zealand’s efforts over the past few decades, for improving the ability of disabled New Zealanders to lead ordinary lives and by awarding the Trust as hosts for ISAPA in 2011”
Graeme Taylor praised the high calibre of work done by Conventions and Incentives New Zealand Office (CINZ) which helped the Halberg Trust put the bid together for the event through their Conference Assistance Programme.
The Halberg Trust lodged the bid document with the IFAPA board in Turin in early October.
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