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International Affliates
IPC: International Paralympic Committee
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is the international governing body of sports for athletes with a disability and acts as the International Federation for 13 sports. It supervises and co-ordinates the Paralympic Summer and Winter Games and other multi-disability competitions, eg, World Championships. The IPC also supports the recruitment and development of athletes at a local, national and international level across all performance levels.
The IPC was founded on 22 September 1989 as an international non-profit organization formed and run by around 160 National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) from five regions and four disability specific international sports federations (IOSDs). The organization has a democratic constitution and structure, made up of elected representatives.
The four IOSDs mentioned above which SDSC is also affiliated to are:
IWAS: International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation
The founding member of the IPC and the founders of the Paralympic Games. Formerly the (ISMWMF-ISOD); with over 50 years experience and success worldwide supported by a network of over 70 national member organisation, IWAS still holds as the originator of the renowned Stoke Mandeville model of sport for persons with a disability.CPISRA: Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association
The CPISRA is the ultimate international authority on sports matters for persons with cerebral palsy and related neurological conditions and shall not discriminate on the basis of political persuasion, religion, economics, race, sex or language.INAS-FID: International Sports Federation for Persons with Intellectual Disability
INAS-FID was founded in 1986 with the aim to create a platform for athletes with intellectual disability who wish to perform their sport in a competitive way, in open competition as at the Olympics, and according to the rules of the International Federations (for athletics the rules of the IAAF, for basketball those of FIBA, etcetera).IBSA: International Blind Sports Federation
IBSA was founded in Paris in 1981; it has been in a constant process of evolution to adapt to the ever-changing world of sports for the blind. It provides the movement with a unique identity in order to further develop and promote sports for the blind and visually impaired. It also believes sport is the ideal means to promote the integration of disabled people in general and the blind in particular.
Deaflympics
The International Committee of Sports for the Deaf was founded as Comité International des Sports des Sourds (CISS) in Paris, France on the 24th of August 1924 at a meeting of Deaf sports leaders from Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Great Britain, Holland, Hungary, Italy, Poland and Romania. At this inaugural meeting, Mr. E. Rubens-Alcais of France was appointed the first President and Mr. Antoine Dresse was selected the founding General Secretary.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) at its 50th session in Paris from the 9th until the 19th of June 1955 resolved to admit the organization as an International Federation with Olympic standing.
In 1966 the IOC awarded the Coubertin Cup to the organisation in recognition of its strict adherence to the Olympic ideal and its service to international sport.
Since 1985, the flag of International Olympic Committee has flown next to those of the ICSD at the Summer and Winter Deaflympics.
On 16 May 2001, the IOC granted permission to replace Deaf World Games with Deaflympics.
To celebrate the spirit of Deaf Sports where Deaf athletes come together as members of a cultural and linguistic minority to strive to reach the pinnacle of competition, the ICSD adopted a motto: PER LUDOS AEQUALITIAS (Equal through sport).
APDSC: Asia Pacific Deaf Sports Confederation
The APDSC was founded on 27th March 1998 in Melbourne, Australia and is the regional Conference of the Comit International des Sports de Sourds (CISS) with specific responsibilities to Asia and the Pacific. The APDSC consists of National Deaf Sports Associations on the regions of Asia and the Pacific, which are affiliated to and recognized by CISS or the Deaflympics.
APC: Asian Paralympic Committee
The APC was established to replace the Far East and South Pacific Games for the Disabled (FESPIC) Federation and the Asian Paralympic Council, which were both officially dissolved on 27 November 2006. The APC now aims to extend the concept of centres of excellence for Paralympics throughout Asia, to strengthen and further develop the level of sport for persons with a disability in the region and to foster the collaboration with the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).
APSF: ASEAN Para Sports Federation
History has it that during the 10th Paralympiad Malaysian Games in Kuala Lumpur May 2000, the 10 Southeast Asian Countries, represented by the various National Paralympic or Disabled Sports Organisations, met and with the Spirit of ASEAN Solidarity, unanimously endorsed the idea of establishing a Disabled Sports Federation at ASEAN level. Hence, the birth of the ASEAN Para Sports Federation (APSF) and its biennial Sports Championship named as the ASEAN Para Games.
APSF was created as a star catalyst in the new millennium, enhancing ASEAN solidarity & brotherhood amongst its members and the Paralympic fraternity in the Southeast Asian region. APSF's focus in the next decade is to pursue equal opportunities in sports and in life for persons with a disability in the region.
IFDS: International Foundation for Disabled Sailing
IFDS is responsible for disabled sailing around the world, and working with its members to further promote and support the sport. This includes sailing for people with physically disabilities, blindness, deafness and learning difficulties and covers all aspects of sailing including recreation, training and racing.
IWBF: International Wheelchair Basketball Federation
The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) is developing and supporting the sport of wheelchair basketball in all countries worldwide. They promote, supervise, and direct the sport of wheelchair basketball throughout the world.
IWTA: International Wheelchair Tennis Association
In 1998 the International Wheelchair Tennis Federation (IWTF) was fully integrated into the ITF, making it the first disabled sport to achieve such a union at an international level. In order to maintain links with former IWTF member nations, which include National Disability Organisations, National Wheelchair Tennis Associations and National Tennis Associations, the International Wheelchair Tennis Association (IWTA) was formed. The IWTA acts as an advisory body to the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Committee, representing the views of players and administrators of over 60 member nations through the IWTA Wheelchair Tennis Committee.