Maz Strong

00:01 – 00:33

[Upbeat music plays. Background shows a film set where man takes a seat. He is using a white cane]

[On screen text: Travis Zimmer – GSA Team Member]

<v Travis >: My name is Travis Zimmer. I am very passionate about sport. Playing AFL Blind, I play Blind Cricket. And when I’m out there, it’s freedom, I don’t have to worry about anything else. I don’t really think about I’ve got a disability. It just gives me a sense of belonging, a sense of purpose, you know, provides that culture where, you know, it’s, it’s, it’s like a family. And I, I get a sense of freedom when I’m out in the middle playing Blind Cricket.

00:33 – 00:48

[Music continues. Travis is looking at the camera and speaking]

<v Travis >: We’re all friends off the field, but once we’re on the field, it’s, you know, go hammer and tong can, you know, we wanna beat ’em and, you know, you hit a four and you say, “Oh, did you did you see that?” But I then realise that, no, they didn’t really see it because they’re blind or low vision. So, you know, it’s a little bit of banter that way.

00:48 – 00:51

[Against a white background text appears, “We don’t fit into the system. We help rebuild it.]

00:52 – 01.03

[Music continues. Travis is looking at the camera and speaking]

<v Travis >: I mean, if I can change one person’s life in terms of pointing them in the right direction around inclusion, yeah, that’s a win.

01:04 – 01:06

[Scene transitions to show a white screen with black text that reads, “Creating a world where people with disability can just be.”]

01:06 – 01:09

[A yellow screen shows Get Skilled Access logo at the centre and the website at the bottom www.getskilledaccess.com.au.]

[Music fades away]

About Maz Strong

Maz is an Australian Paralympian and a Sport4All State Inclusion Coach whose journey into sport began later than most – and took them all the way to the world stage.

They picked up a shot put for fun, and within months were among the best in the world. Maz represented Australia at two Paralympic Games and two World Para Athletics Championships, taking home a gold, silver, and bronze medal along the way.

Outside competition, Maz is an advocate for inclusion in community sport. Through their work with Sport4All, they help ensure that people with disability can participate in the way they want, in the sports they choose.

A person wearing glasses and a printed scarf smiles at the camera against an orange background with a blurred image of people playing sport. To the left, text reads, “I wish the worst thing about sport was losing the match.” The GSA – Get Skilled Access logo appears at the bottom.

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