Tennis Australia and Tennis SA are committed to embracing diversity by ensuring our sport and events are welcoming, safe and inclusive for everyone. We believe that being inclusive is reflecting the diversity of our local communities and that everyone should have the opportunity to be included and engaged through tennis in a way that is positive and meaningful.<\/p>\n
Inclusion is about providing choice for people to participate in sport in a way that they feel comfortable. As well as mainstream tennis opportunities, there are a variety of initiatives that people with an intellectual disability or autism can choose to participate in.<\/p>\n
As well as mainstream tournaments tennis also provides a range of opportunities from participation through to elite competitive pathways.<\/p>\n
If you want to understand more about the range of opportunities, activities and programs available please contact us at\u00a0inclusionsa@tennis.com.au<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n AM I ELIGIBLE?<\/strong><\/p>\n Below is an outline of the Eligibility Criteria to participate in our programs and events:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Click below to view videos from Thriving Communities and Special Olympics Australia<\/p>\n\n\n
\n Classification<\/strong><\/td>\n Eligibility Criteria<\/strong><\/td>\n PWII Tennis Tournaments<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n II-1<\/strong>
\nIntellectual disability<\/strong><\/td>\n\u2013 full-scale IQ score of 75 or lower;
\n\u2013 significant limitations in adaptive behaviour;
\n\u2013 onset before age 18<\/td>\n\u2013 PWII Silver Series
\n\u2013 PWII State Tournaments
\n\u2013 Australian Tennis Championships
\n\u2013 Virtus World Tennis Championships
\n\u2013 Global Games
\n\u2013 Special Olympics Events<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n II-2<\/strong>
\nSignificant intellectual disability<\/strong>
\n(this group is currently restricted to athletes with Down syndrome \u2013 excluding Mosaic DS)<\/td>\n\u2013 a formal diagnosis of Trisomy 21 or Translocation Down syndrome;
\n\u2013 for safety, athletes must not have symptomatic Atlantoaxial Instability (AAI)
\n\u2013 athletes with Mosaic Down syndrome may compete in II-1 above<\/td>\n\u2013 PWII Silver Series
\n\u2013 PWII State Tournaments
\n\u2013 Australian Tennis Championships
\n\u2013 Virtus World Tennis Championships
\n\u2013 Global Games
\n\u2013 Special Olympics Events<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n II-3<\/strong>
\nHigh Functioning Autism<\/strong><\/td>\n\u2013 a full-scale IQ score of above 75, OR a diagnosis of no intellectual disability, and;
\n\u2013 a formal diagnosis of Autism or ASD
\nNote: athletes with Autism who meet the criteria for II-1 Intellectual Disability will be classified in that class<\/td>\n\u2013 PWII Silver Series
\n\u2013 PWII State Tournaments
\n\u2013 Australian Tennis Championships
\n\u2013 Special Olympics Events<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n Special Olympics<\/strong>
\nWe acknowledge that some athletes with an intellectual disability may not fall into one of the above classifications. For these athletes, there are a number of Special Olympic events they may be eligible to compete in. For more information, click here<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n Want more information on how to get classified, or what\u2019s required?<\/strong>
\nSport inclusion Australia<\/a>
\nSpecial Olympics Australia<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n