Subseries documents the planning, organizing, and implementation of the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Subseries also documents the relationship between the IPC and the Sydney Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committees. Subseries contains reports, correspondence, contract agreements, schedules,newspapers, newsletters, press releases, presentation slides, site maps, guidelines, marketing plans, and news articles.

Subseries documents the planning and promotion of the 1998 winter Paralympic Games in Nagano, Japan. Subseries contains brochures, correspondence, reports, congress proceedings, newspapers, newsletters, guidebooks, schedules, and maps.

Subseries documents the relationship between the IPC and the Atlanta Paralympics Organizing Committee (APOC), and the planning, organizing, and implementation of the 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, United States. Subseries contains reports, minutes, correspondence, licensing agreements, newsletters, news releases, news articles, television newscast programs, schedules, competition rankings and results, photographs, and procedures, rules, and guidelines.

Subseries documents athletes participating in Paralympic Games held in Barcelona and Madrid, Spain, and Tignes-Albertville, France. Subseries also documents the International Paralympics Committee's involvement as an oversight body for international paralympic sport. Subseries contains minutes, correspondence, handbooks, reports, press releases, news and magazine articles, competition rankings and results, photographs, arbitration briefs and agreements, and brochures.

Subseries documents the participation of Canadian teams at the winter and summer Paralympics in Seoul, Korea and Innsbruck, Austria. Subseries also documents the International Paralympic Committee's role in planning and organizing the Paralympic games. Subseries contains competition results, directories, correspondence, minutes, reports, journal articles, handbooks, budgets, athlete profiles, and rules and regulations.

Subseries documents the attendance of the Canadian team at the 1980 Olympics of the Physically Disabled in Arnhem, Netherlands. Subseries contains correspondence, competition results, bulletins, newsletters, minutes, entry forms, schedules, manuals, reports, videos, slides, lists of staff and athletes, and memorabilia.

The 1980 Olympics for the Physically Disabled was the 6th Paralympic Games.

Subseries contains video of disabled athletes and sporting events for disabled athletes.

Subseries documents the participation of Canadian athletes in the 1976 Olympiad for the Physically Disabled held in Toronto, Canada. Subseries contains press releases, bulletins, newsletters, newspapers, logo designs, competitions results, reports, correspondence and lists of athletes, events, and organizers.

The 1976 Olympiad for the Physically Disabled was the 5th Paralympic Games and the first Paralympic Games held in the North America.

Subseries documents the attendance of Canadian athletes at the International Stoke Mandeville Games. Subseries contains reports, videos, handbooks, schedules, entry forms, itineraries, correspondence, results, lists of athletes, programs, and a published book.

The first Stoke Mandeville Games involved a wheelchair athletic competition organized in 1948 during the London Olympic Games. The International Stoke Mandeville Games became the first Paralympic Games when the competition was held alongside the Olympics in Rome in 1960.

Subseries documents records received and produced by Steadward in the course of his involvement with wheelchair sports organizations, and associations that represent wheelchair athletes, such as the International Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Sports Federation, International Wheelchair Basketball Federation, International Wheelchair Tennis Federation, National Wheelchair Basketball Association, Alberta National Wheelchair Basketball Association, International Paralympic Committee, International Sports Federation of the Disabled, and the Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association. Subseries documents the administration of wheelchair sports associations, coaching and athlete symposia, the planning and execution of sporting competitions and events, inter-organization relationships, and wheelchair sport histories.

Subseries contains correspondence, reports, minutes, policies, bylaws, newsletters, schedules, membership lists, team lists, athlete standings/rankings, rules, and videos.

Subseries documents the Vista '93 International Conference on High Performance Sport for Athletes with Disabilities which was held in Edmonton, Alberta. Subseries contains audio recordings of panel presentations, discussions, and question and answer periods.

Series documents the planning, organization, and media coverage of Olympic Games as organized by the International Olympic Committee. Series contains correspondence, news articles, minutes, agendas, meeting notes, official reports, papers, and proposals.

Series documents speeches, presentations, and papers written and delivered by Steadward on the topics of disability, sport, and the Paralympics. Series also documents research on similar topics received by Steadward for informational purposes. Series includes one subseries containing audio recordings of the Vista '93 Conference, papers, draft papers, presentation notes, presentation slides, lecture notes, news articles, photographs, and videos.

Series documents records received and produced by Steadward in the course of his involvement and communication with international sporting organizations, and national and international sports organizations that represent disabled athletes. Organizations include: the Canadian Therapeutic Riding Association, International Blind Sport Association, Canadian Foundation for Physically Disabled Persons, Canadian Federation of Sport Organizations of the Disabled, Commonwealth Games Federation, Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association, Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association, Far East and South Pacific Games Federation for the Disabled, General Association of International Sports Federation, International Coordinating Committee of World Sports Organizations for the Disabled, International Committee on Integration of Athletes with a Disability, International Sports Federation for Persons with Intellectual Disability, International Sports Foundation, International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation, International Sports Federation for the Disabled, Paralympic Sports Association, South African Sports Association for Physically Disabled, and others.

Series documents administration and organization of worldwide disability sports associations, relationships between disability sports organizations and the International Paralympic Committee, International Paralympic Committee membership, information on programs, services, and adaptive equipment for disabled athletes, and the planning and execution of sporting competitions and events such as the Commonwealth Games, Great Wall Run, World Blind Sports Championship, Games for the Physically Disabled, Canadian Olympics, National Wheelchair Games, Wheelchair Basketball Gold Cup, Olympiad for the Physically Disabled, Canadian Wheelchair Indoor Championship, World Wheelchair Games.

Series contains two subseries: Wheelchair sports and associations and video reels. Series also contains correspondence, reports, minutes, policies, bylaws, newsletters, conference and symposia proceedings, schedules, proposals, membership lists, team lists, athlete standings/rankings, rules, videos, memorabilia, news articles, and press releases.

Series documents the planning and implementation of early Paralympic Games, the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) role in organizing Paralympic Games, and the experience of athletes and athletic teams participating in Paralympic Games. Series is divided into eight subseries: SS1- International Stoke Mandeville Games, SS2 - 1976 Olympiad for the Physically Disabled, SS3 - 1980 Olympics for the Physically Disabled, SS4 - 1988 Paralympic Games - Seoul and Innsbruck, SS5 - 1992 Paralympic Games - Barcelona, Tignes-Albertville, and Madrid, SS6 - 1996 Atlanta Paralympics Games, SS7 - 1998 Nagano Paralympic Games, and SS8 - 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games.

Series contains correspondence, reports, minutes, newsletters, newspapers, press releases, competition results, bulletins, schedules, brochures, manuals, guidelines, procedures, handbooks, itineraries, rules, directories, licensing agreements, photographs, athlete profiles, arbitration briefs and agreements, videos, memorabilia, journal articles, budgets, contract agreements, programs, books, logo designs, presentation slides, site maps, marketing plans, and entry forms.

Series documents Steadward's involvement in the formation, organization, and administration of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Series also documents the activities, policies, and procedures of IPC committees, sub-committees, task forces, and Executive Committee members, and reflects the IPC's involvement and interactions with other disability sport organizations and leaders.

Series contains correspondence, minutes, meeting notices, agenda, reports, handbook sections, financial statements, job descriptions, bylaws, rules, procedures, agreements, press releases, news articles, brochures, notes, event schedules, newsletters, survey results, and motions.

Series documents Steadward's work at the University of Alberta as a professor and founder of the Research and Training Centre for Athletes with Disabilities in Edmonton, Alberta. Series also documents athletes, coaches, athletic teams, and researchers accessing the programs, services, training, and testing facilities at the Research and Training Centre for Athletes with Disabilities.

The Research and Training Centre for Athletes with Disabilities was established by Steadward in 1978. It was later renamed the Rick Hansen Centre in 1987, and finally the Steadward Centre for Personal & Physical Achievement in 2000. The centre is an internationally-renowned disability research centre within the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation at the University of Alberta, and continues to support sport and fitness of people experiencing disability.

Series mainly consists of photographs, slides, and negatives of athletes participating in various disability sporting events and using training equipment and facilities. Series also contains video and audio recordings, presentation notes, manuals, guides, and annual reports.

Item is a history of the Paralympic movement and the Paralympic Games.

File contains photographs of disabled athletes training at the Rick Hansen Centre, and slides used in presentations and speaking engagements. Images also depict disabled sporting events such as as basketball camps, Paralympic Sports Association swimming programs, track and field championships, Stoke Mandeville Games, and Sportsfest.

File contains photographs of the alpine events at the 1992 winter Paralympics at Tignes-Albertville, France.

File documents the activities of the Canadian Mission participating in the 1980 Olympics for the Physically Disabled. File contains minutes, to-do lists, correspondence, and a discussion outline.

Item is a staff list for the Olympics for the Physically Disabled, Canadian Mission.

File documents discussions of the demonstration events for disabled athletes at the 1988 Olympic Games. File contains correspondence, demonstration event criteria, a proposal, and an introduction to the opening and closing ceremonies.

Item is a set of table napkins embroidered with the Olympic rings and the names of Steadward and his wife, Laura.

Item is a flag for the Oita Godo Newspaper from the Oita Wheelchair Marathon.

Item is a flag from the 1980 Olympics for the Physically Disabled.

Item is reproduction of a sketch, presumably of Steadward, signed by Darius.

Item is an informational book created by the Comitè Olímpic Organitzador Barcelona 92 (COOB '92). Item describes the venues, sports, and visitor accomodations planned for the 1992 Paralympic Games.

Item is a report on the 6th Far East and South Pacific Games for the Disabled.

Item is promotional picture book, produced by the IPC, celebrating the first twenty years of the organization's history from 1989 to 2009. Item contains a forward written by Steadward in his capacity as the President of the IPC.

Item is promotional book produced by the IPC celebrating the organization's history.

Item is a print and electronic version of the post-game report on the Sydney Paralympic Games. Item contains a forward written by Steadward in his capacity as the President of the IPC.

Item is the edited proceedings of the winter Paralympic Experts Congress, also known as the 4th Paralympic Congress which was organized and published by the IPC and the Nagano Paralympic Organizing Committee. Item contains a forward written by Steadward in his capacity as the President of the IPC.

Item is an official report prepared by the Organizing Committee for the 1998 Winter Paralympic Games, Nagano. Item contains a forward written by Steadward in his capacity as the President of the IPC.

Item is a miniature souvenir mug commemorating the 1983 Canadian Games for the Physically Disabled.

Item is a miniature sports banner supporting the Canadian Paralympic team at the Olympics for the Physically Disabled.

Item is a souvenir spoon from the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul. Item depicts teddy bear mascots on the stem.

Item is a souvenir spoon from the 1980 Olympics for the Physically Disabled. Item depicts squirrel mascots on the stem.

File contains a collection of pins, medals, and other jewelry commemorating a variety of disability sporting events and organizations. Items were acquired by Steadward and Gary McPherson in the course of their work at the University of Alberta and in their leadership roles with disability sports organizations. File contains objects related to the following events and organizations: Calgary Wheelchair Sport Association, 1976 Canadian Olympics, National Wheelchair Games, Wheelchair Basketball Gold Cup, 1976 Olympiad for the Physically Disabled, Canadian Games for the Physically Disabled, International Year of Disabled Persons, Ontario Summer Games, Canadian Wheelchair Indoor Championship, 7th World Wheelchair Games, Edmonton Universiade, Stoke Mandeville International Games, 15th Olympics Winter Games, 11th Commonwealth Games, the Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association, German Wheelchair Sports Association, National Wheelchair Basketball Association, British Paralympic Sports Society, Paralympic Sports Association, Empire Sports Club, Korea Volleyball Association, Alberta Softball Association, and others.

Item is a recording promoting the Research and Training Centre for the Physically Disabled. Recording includes a brief history of the centre, its programs and mission, and interviews with two regular centre users.

Item is a recording of a presentation about the work of the Rick Hansen Centre and the facilities and services they offer to disabled individuals and athletes.

Item consists of video of timed assessments of individuals navigating short obstacle courses, presumably at the Rick Hansen Centre. Item also contains part of a televised Duke vs. Louisville college basketball game.

Item is a video of timed assessments of individuals navigating short obstacle courses, presumably at the Rick Hansen Centre.

Item is a video of children with special mobility needs playing and practising movements in a training facility.

Item is two copies of a video of a tribute dinner for Stan Stronge. Video includes speeches and a video tribute about Stan's life.

Stan Stronge was a Canadian wheelchair athlete and coach, a co-founder of the Canadian Wheelchair Sports and Recreation Association, an organizer of wheelchair and Paralympic sporting events, and an Order of Canada recipient.

Item is a video of timed assessments, from a side view, of individuals navigating a small obstacle course, presumably at the Rick Hansen Centre.

Item is a recording of part of a kids' wheelchair basketball game.

Item is a video of a children's wheelchair basketball practice, presumably at the Rick Hansen Centre. Tape 1.

Item is a video of people with disabilities participating a stretching and strength training program, presumably at the Rick Hansen Centre.

Item is a video of a wheelchair exercise program that includes stretches, races, and games.

Item is a video exercise program designed for individuals with paraplegia, quadriplegia, cerebral palsy, and leg amputations. Item was created by the National Handicapped Sports & Recreation Association.

Item is an instructional video for athletic coaches on the power of visualization as a part of training. Video was produced by the National Sport and Recreation Centre and the Coaching Association on Canada.

Item is a promotional video for William Watson Lodge in Kananaskis county, a lodge that specializes in barrier-free wilderness accommodations for seniors and people with disabilities.

Item is an instructional video on how to play goalball, a sport design for blind athletes. Video was produced by the Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation Studies at the University of Manitoba.

Item is a video about osteoporosis and how aerobic exercises routines can be a beneficial form of treatment. Video produced by the Osteoporosis Society of Canada and the Bone and Mineral Group of the University of Toronto.

Item is a video of people with disabilities participating in a wilderness camp offered by the Wilderness Handicapped Tours Foundation of Alberta.

Item is a video of highlights from the Labatt Lite-Sporkchek 24 hour relay. Funds from the relay support the physically disabled in northern Alberta.

Item is an aerobic fitness video designed for people exercising from a seated position.

Item is a video introduction and demonstration of the Variety WP90, a wheelchair accessible weight training device. Video was created by the Hugh MacMillan Rehabilitation Centre.

Item is a video of children with movement disabilities playing games and using training equipment.

Item is a video documentary about sit-skiing with the Arroya, a downhill ski system for individuals with disabilities. Item also contains a short excerpt of the sit-skiing National Handicapped Ski Championships. Video was produced by the Rehabilitation Research and Development Centre Veterans Administration and Stanford University.

Item is a video of a presentation by Alexander Mackie, of the C.A.E. & The Spastic Centre of New South Wales. Video was produced for International Year of Disabled Persons.

Item is a video documentary on dystonia, a neurological movement disorder characterized by involuntary muscle spasms. Video was produced by Behavioral Science Media Laboratory of The University of California, Los Angeles.

Item is a video highlighting the mission and programs of the Jubilee Sailing Trust. The Jubilee Sailing Trust is a charitable sailing training organization that integrates abled and disabled sailors.

Item is a site inspection video covering July 1-4, 1993.

Item is a video of programs filmed from television. Item includes a 30 minute documentary called 'No Way Out", in which interviewer, Peter Downie, discusses disability and the right to die. Item also includes a World Series baseball game.

Item is a video of wheelchair basketball games, practises, and interviews with wheelchair athletes. Tape 2

Item is a video of a presentation on physical awkwardness delivered by Jane Taylor.

Item is a video of an exercise and play program for children with disabilities.

Item is tape 1 of a wheelchair exercise class and basketball practise.

Item is news and event coverage of the 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta filmed from television.

Item is a video is a kid's wheelchair exercise and sport program.

Item is a video explaining the features and use of a Pheumex rehab cylinder, which can be used to convert compressed air energy into automated motion.

Item is a video of a swimming class for people with disabilities.

Item is a video of children with movement disabilities playing games and using training equipment. Item also contains video of a group wheelchair exercise class.

Item is a video demonstrating mono-ski, kan-ski, and sit-ski fitness equipment for disabled athletes. The moni-ski segment was produced by the British Columbia Physically Handicapped Winter Sports Association.

Item is a video of newscasts, taped from television, including coverage of the 1996 Paralympics.

Item is a video of an individual demonstrating an aerobic exercise routine, produced by Denise Wagner. Video also contains part of a television documentary on disabled Canadian athletes competing in Australia.

Item is a video documentary about sit-skiing with the Arroya, a downhill ski system for individuals with disabilities. Item also contains a short excerpt of the sit-skiing National Handicapped Ski Championships. Video was produced by the Rehabilitation Research and Development Centre Veterans Administration and Stanford University.

Item is a video promoting winter sports for wheelchair athletes as part of the first international workshop in Engelberg, Switzerland.

Item is a video containing segments filmed as part of a study. Part one: inaccessible facilities. Part two: negative reactions by participants. Part three: inappropriate activities. Part 4: being ignored by the instructor.

Item is a video fitness assessment manual for people with physical disabilities, prepared by the Rick Hansen Centre.

Item is a video of newscasts, taped from television, including coverage of the 1996 Paralympics.

Item is a video of newscasts, taped from television, including coverage of the 1996 Paralympics from August 24.

Item is an instructional video for the Swede Elite wheelchair, produced by the Faculty of Medicine Health Sciences Media Services of the University of Alberta.

Item is a video of a slide presentation on wheelchair track and field.

Item is a video from the audio visual services department of the Faculty of Dentistry from the University of Alberta.

Item contain video of the 1980 Olympics for the Physically Disabled.

Item contains video of shot put trials.