Wheelchair Basketball in Scone

WALKING a mile in someone else’s shoes is important to understand the perspective of others and Wheelchair Sports NSW have taken that a step further by giving school children the chance to play sport in a wheelchair so they can better understand the skills and challenges for people with disabilities.

Seventy Scone High School students were able to take to the basketball court in wheelchairs on Monday.

Nicky Western, Council’s sports participation officer, said she hopes it helps create more inclusion in local sport.

“The young people learned how wheelchair basketball is harder than it looks, but the real message was how easy it can be to to run sports activities that include more people,” Ms Western said.

“Sport benefits everyone in the community, regardless of ability,” she said.

“I encourage anyone involved in sport to learn some of the simple changes that can make your club more inclusive,” Nicky Western said.