According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics 20% of the Australian Population has some form of disability. Interestingly, people with a disability have 7% more leisure time yet lower participation rates than the general population.  This presents an opportunity to increase participation in Australian Football.

Australian Football supports the right of people with disabilities to be involved in all aspects of the game, including full and equal active participation.

Australian Football and in particular the AFL has a strong history of leading and advocating positive and proactive change in community attitudes and social policy. The AFL is committed to ensuring that opportunities to play the game should be accessible to all.

With our capacity to lead such change and an ability to engage a range of non-traditional participants, including women, indigenous communities and people from culturally and liguistically diverse backgrounds we look forward with confidence to more people with disabilities actively participating in Australian Football.

Accordingly the Australian Football League is dedicated to making it easy for people with a disability to participate in Australian Football.

The Australian Football League commits to creating an enhanced environment for current and future participants with a disability to play, coach, officiate and administer Australian Football.

All people within Australian Football are reminded that not only are there legal and moral obligations to providing inclusive environments it just makes sense to actively encourage inclusion.