Sports, crafts, and hobbies wrap up

In the last half of 2025 we explored AT for sports, crafts, and hobbies.

Check out the resources we co-produced with the AT user community below.

Who knows? Maybe you’ll find a new craft or sport you’d like to try!

We started by reaching out to our community to ask this:

‘Is there a hobby you’d love to get into but are facing barriers to getting started?’

We pulled together some of the questions we received along with responses from our team on the ‘Dear AT Chatterbox: AT for hobbies’ article.

Next, we popped over to visit long-time AT Chatters, Kerrie and Martin.

We explored what AT they use to connect with crafts and hobbies, and what craft and community mean for them.

We then learnt about how one of our AT Chatters, Greg, uses AT for weaving.

We learnt the importance of challenging the stigma within art and the power of community.

One of our highlights in AT Chat is getting to meet amazing people doing what they love. Our video series definitely delivered that!

We started by meeting the Perth SC Blind Football Team on a cloudy October morning. As they practiced and celebrated the end of the season, they also showed us the AT they use to help them keep kicking goals.

Then, over in Queensland, we checked out the team at Wheelnutz Garage. This is a workshop where a passion for motorsports and learning can fit together.

Over this two-part video series, we met members of the team and learned about how they use AT to work and learn.

As we headed into the end of the year, we celebrated International Day of People with Disability. We did this by holding our first ever PowerPoint Party. It was on the theme of ‘Share your Joy’.

The event was sponsored by DDWA: Opens in new window through a Department of Communities Grant. The grant allowed us to provide a captioner as well as Auslan interpreters.

This brought together community members who may not usually be able to attend events. We were able to share what makes us happy, from sensory glimmers to almond croissants.

Just before we signed off for the end of the year, we shared a Christmas wish list for the AT users in your life who love sports, hobbies, and craft.

Even though Christmas has passed, it could inspire you for upcoming birthdays. Or you may just want to treat yourself!