World Abilitysport

Mission & Goals

In setting objectives and planning for activities, the Trustees have given due consideration to the general guidance published by the Charity Commission relating to public benefit. The principal activities of World Abilitysport as an incorporated charity, are the development and promotion of sporting opportunities for persons with a physical impairment through the World Abilitysport Games programme and the governance and management of Para Dance Sport, Para Fencing and Powerchair Hockey. Since our formation in 1952 as the International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation (ISMGF) (later ISMWSF then IWAS) and more recently with the merger with Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association (CPISRA), and as founders of the Paralympic Games, World Abilitysport upholds its values to provide fair and honourable competition opportunities to promote the sporting achievements of athletes. Founders of the Paralympic movement and Paralympic Games.