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The Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association is the peak body for sport, recreation and fitness for people with a physical disability or vision impairment in the Australian state of Queensland. The not-for-profit organisation's mission is "to enhance the lives of people with a disability through community engagement and education, sport and healthy activity." It supports people with a range of disabilities including acquired brain injury, amputations, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida, spinal cord injury, other neuromuscular and orthopaedic conditions, and vision impairment (partial or total vision loss). The organisation's sports programs and services encourage participation from social level through to elite competition such as the Paralympic Games. The organisation's headquarters is in Brisbane, with offices in Cairns, Townsville, Mackay and Central Queensland. ==Governance== Under the Association’s Constitution, the general control and management of the administration of Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association is by a Board of six. An Advisory Council of Queensland business and community leaders meets on a regular basis to advise and assist the Board in the development and implementation of Association policies. Paralympian and coach Ray Epstein has been the Chief Executive Officer of the association since 1998.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Meet our team )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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