Story: Disability sport

More links and websites

• Deaf Sports New Zealand

  This website explains what deaf sports are and gives information about the history of Deaf Sports New Zealand.

• Halberg Foundation

  This website provides information about the work of the Halberg Foundation.

• Parafed Network

  The Parafed Network is a group of regional organisations which provide sport and recreation opportunities for people with disabilities.

• Paralympics New Zealand

• The website of Paralympics New Zealand, detailing the organisation’s functions, development and history.

• Special Olympics New Zealand

  Special Olympics New Zealand offers training and competition for people with intellectual disabilities.

• Triumph of the human spirit

  This documentary features the New Zealand team at the 1996 Paralympics in Atlanta.

• Twelve days of glory – the forgotten athletes

  A 1993 documentary about the 13 New Zealanders who competed at the Barcelona Paralympics in 1992.

More suggestions and sources

• Gray, Alison. Against the odds: New Zealand Paralympians. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett, 1997.