This week on LEISURE LINK with Peter Greco: 

• Lewis Bishop, Paralympic Medallist, chatted about life since Paris and the realisation that Lewis is an elite swimmer.  Lewis is setting goals and is more  motivated than ever.  

• Toby Sutherland spoke about being a gold medallist as a Special Olympian; coaching roles; athlete leadership program and Special Olympics celebrating 50 years in Australia.  

• Laetitia Thompson, Digital Content Co-ordinator from the Centre for Accessibility, shared some highlights from the CSUN event.  

• Chelsea Marchetti, putting "fiz" into physiotherapy - from the Flipper Academy, helps very young people with disabilities learn to swim - a very individualised program,   

• Ryan Goodwin, Creative Director, launched the 18th Focus on Ability Film Festival,  

• Lisa Davis, Customer Service Manager for Respite at Resthaven, shared examples of the importance of community respite and social support groups.  

• Dr Andrew Browning, Medical Director from the Barbara May Foundation, talked about work Andrew and the Foundation are doing, saving lives at birth, particularly in Africa.  

• Lee Archer, Project Manager for Tenant Voice, launched the "no Sweetie" Campaign, calling out infantilising language towards people with disabilities.  

Resources: 

Special Olympics Australia: https://www.specialolympics.com.au/  

Centre of Accessibility: https://www.accessibility.org.au/  

41st Annual CSUN Assistive Technology Conference: https://conference.csun.at/event/2026/summary  

Flipper Academy: https://www.flipperacademy.com.au/  

Focus on Abilify Film Festival: https://www.focusonability.com/  

Resthaven: https://www.resthaven.asn.au/  

Barbara May Foundation: https://barbaramayfoundation.com/  

Tenant Voice: https://ypinh.org.au/tenantvoice/