Current Projects

Project CONNECT

Project CONNECT is an Australian Sports Commission initiative aimed at

Creating Opportunities Nationally through Networks in Education, Classification & Training.

It focuses on the inclusion of participants with a disability across all sporting activities to:

• Create athlete pathways for people with a disability
• Break down the barriers within disability and non-disability in sport for people with a disability

RDA Australia and Pony Club Australia have formed an alliance under the Project CONNECT banner to develop pathways & provide opportunities for riders with disabilities within both organizations. This will allow riders to participate in activities best suited to their needs.

What will Project CONNECT do?

1. Provide support for riders seeking
   1. to join local Pony Clubs
   2. current members who could benefit from rule exemption or gear modification
   3. to join other equestrian organisations
2. Create a framework which will enable Pony Club Australia & other equestrian organisations to provide a service based on individual rider's requirements
3. Acknowledge & develop relationships with RDA Centres and Pony Club Australia and, in the future, other equestrian organisations

Project CONNECT will enable RDAA to:

• Create a bottom-up approach to sport
• Provide pathways for rides with a disability move from grass roots participation to elite level competition
• Concentrate on developing the foundations for the future growth of its riders up to the elite level
• Roll out this concept to other equestrian organisations

Source: Australian Sports Commission

To find out how the Project CONNECT initiatives can assist you contact RDAA at national@rda.org.au or click on the state based initiatives below:

ACT Project Connect Action Plan

RDAWA State Disability Action Plan

Tasmanian Disability Action Plan

Victorian Disability Action Plan

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