 Ballard has been appointed as an ambassador or advocate by a number of organisations with an interest in people with disabilities , sport , health , or exercise . In 2000 she was selected for Team MAA ( Motor Accidents Authority ) , to discuss road trauma with other young people . In 2005 she was appointed as an ambassador for Technical Aid to the Disabled . She helped recruit volunteers , attended fundraisers , posed for photos and showed them her medal . Later that year she also visited patients at the Westmead Children 's Hospital alongside a number of celebrities to help them celebrate Christmas . In 2007 Ballard was chosen as an ambassador for Walk to Work Day . She is on the board of the Wheelchair Sports Association of New South Wales . 
