Madison Heady is a vibrant young woman navigating her way through the world after high school, and living with disability. She has had many challenges in her life and has faced them head-on with determination, strength, and a huge appetite for the outdoors, while also campaigning as an advocate for others. Madison was born with … Continued
Villamanta Disability Rights Legal Service invites disability advocates with lived experience of disability to join us for tours of the Supreme Court, Magistrates Court and VCAT during Law Week. You will have the opportunity to tour the Courts and learn about access to justice issues relevant to your advocacy. Booking links are below: Supreme Court … Continued
Sometimes, support coordination and disability advocacy can present with similarities that can lead to role confusion. In this article, we look at the legislation and official advice on how to differentiate between these distinct but interconnected roles.
Department of Transport and Planning are inviting you to our Try Before You Ride Event, where you can build your confidence in using public transport. We encourage you to attend this event and discover how accessible public transport can be. Whether you are planning to attend major events in Melbourne or simply travel on a … Continued
On this episode of Reasonable & Necessary, Dr George meets with disability law experts Mitchell Skipsey, and Dr. Darren O’Donovan to understand the changes to the NDIS Act.
If you have heard anything about the recent NDIS Review, you’ve probably heard the term Foundational Supports. Foundational Supports are the key to a good life, whether you have NDIS funding or not. But what are they and why are they so important? Join us at the Disability Dialogue’s open discussion about foundational supports to find out!
It’s time you heard directly about good support from people who have lived experience of disability. This peer-led resource captures insights intended to be shared, not only with support workers, support co-coordinators and App based platforms, but also with individuals when communicating with the workers they employ. Quality support means increased contributions from people with … Continued
On this episode of Reasonable & Necessary, Dr George meets with the NDIS Provider and Worker Registration Taskforce to understand the role of the taskforce and learn if changes to registration requirements will impact on our rights to choice and control in the NDIS.
Families are central in the lives of their children and are the most important influence on their child’s learning and development. Based on the success of these workshops in 2023, we’re proud to deliver our ‘Working with Families in ECI’ professional learning suite to support professionals to work effectively and collaboratively with families of children … Continued
Healthy Discussions: Supporting people with disability to make and communicate health decisions aims to improve the way that health practitioners communicate with people with disability and to improve their understanding of disability The voice of people with lived experience of disability is at the heart of the Healthy Discussions project. Everyone has the right to … Continued
The Speak My Language (Disability) program continues to share important conversations about living well with disability. Through our partnership with 3ZZZ, 3CR, and Cherry Radio, there have been more than 260 broadcasts of Arabic, Spanish, Turkish, and Vietnamese podcasts since November last year.