Blind Sport NZ Accessible Sport Kit
The Blind Sport NZ Accessible Sport Kit includes easy-to-use sports equipment, a clear instruction manual, and teacher resources. You can borrow kits for free in 17 regions across New Zealand.
You can choose parts of the kit or the whole kit.
You will need to complete an evaluation form after use.
The Accessible Sport Kit includes items for cricket, football, basketball, rugby, tennis and goalball, along with many other useful items.
What’s in the Accessible Sport Kit?
Sport equipment for 6 sports (team and individual) plus various other equipment to get active.
Instruction manual with sport overviews, skill tips, and plans.
Teaching resources to promote inclusion, and broader learning.
Blind Sport Kit on turf with sun shining, about to set up Goalball training.
Who can benefit from hiring the kit?
PE teachers at primary, intermediate, or high schools
Teachers and classes learning about adaptive and inclusive sports
Families or individuals wanting to try equipment before buying
Sports organisations running inclusive events or programmes
Workplaces wanting to learn about inclusion
Sport Events
Kit Locations at our peer organisations across NZ:
Two tennis racquets on carpet with a foam, yellow blind tennis ball.
North Island Locations:
Whangarei - Parafed Northland
North Shore, West, Central, South Auckland - Multiple Locations.
Waikato - Blind Low Vision Waikato
Palmerston North - Blind Low Vision Palmerston North
Whanganui - Blind Low Vision Whanganui
Napier - Blind Low Vision Napier
New Plymouth - Halberg at Sport Taranaki
Gisborne - BLENNZ Gisborne Visual Resource Centre
Tauranga - Ministry of Education Office Tauranga
Wellington - Blind Low Vision Wellington
South Island Kit Locations:
Nelson - BLENNZ Nelson Visual Resource Centre
Christchurch - Blind Low Vision Christchurch
Dunedin - Sport Otago Office
Invercargill - Blind Low Vision Invercargill