By Aaron Cordy
WHILE our Paralympians shine on the world stage, locally the Shepp Access superstars took to the field along with students from St Luke’s Primary School, to compete in some friendly games to promote inclusion and fun at their own Olympic event last Friday.
The Shepp Access participants drove the day’s 10 events, which included tunnel ball, egg and spoon races, limbo and much more, with planning meetings and risk assessments, before the big day.
The Olympic event was an opportunity for participants to interact with the students from St Luke’s and build social connections in an easy-going fun environment outside their normal day-to-day activities. While planting seeds of empathy and understanding in Primary School students through positive interaction with people with disabilities, which they may not have done before.
