Qualifying

Qualifying for the 1976 Summer Paralympics

1976 Summer Paralympics

The 1976 Summer Paralympics were the fifth Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in Toronto, in the province of Ontario, Canada from August 3 to 11, 1976...

 for individual events took place at the National Games

National Games

National Games can refer to:* National Games of India* National Games of the People's Republic of China...

 held in Brisbane

Brisbane

Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...

 earlier in the year. Selection for team sports was made by the Australian Paraplegic and Quadriplegic Council with assistance from the state organisations.

Funding

The federal government provided a number of grants to help cover the travel costs for the Australian national Paralympic team to go to Toronto for the games. These subsidies were small and most athletes were expected to pay their own way in order to compete.