Category: Partner News
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Free Webinar — Simplifying Specialist Disability Accommodation
Paramount Disability Homes are a leading provider of Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) with a large portfolio of properties managed across Victoria. You can view the available properties here and there are many more projects in progress. Paramount Disability Homes in collaboration with Housing Hub is hosting a free webinar: Simplifying Specialist Disability Accommodation1 April 2025…
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Positive Powerful Parents — Melbourne Friday Friendship Groups (2025)
Positive Powerful Parents will again be running monthly Melbourne Friday Friendship Groups in 2025 from 12.00 pm to 2.00 pm at (Level 4) Ross House, 284 Flinders Lane Melbourne. This group is for parents who have intellectual disability to connect with other parents, have friendly chats, share information, learn about self advocacy, talk about issues & good outcomes…
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Help Improve Rail Crossing Safety for People with Disability!
The Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO) is partnering with La Trobe University’s Centre for Technology Infusion to improve safety and accessibility at level crossings. Researchers wish to engage with people with a physical or sensory disability, to hear about their experiences. The research team has spoken with a number of people in person across…
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Belonging Matters — My Home, My Way
Home is a vital part of our lives. It not only provides us with security, privacy, comfort and control but it reflects our identity, our adulthood and our deep sense of who we are and how we connect and belong in our neighbourhood. In this two-part webinar (8 and 15 October 2024, 10am to 1pm), Belonging…
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NDIS — Annual participant survey
The annual Long Form Outcomes Framework (LFOF) survey will take place from 1 September to 16 December 2024. Every year, the NDIS conducts this survey to measure how NDIS participants and their families and carers are progressing in different areas of their lives and compares the experiences of people with disability to the experiences of people without…
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NDIS — more information explaining changes to the NDIS published
The NDIS has published a more information explaining the legislation passed on 22nd August 2024 that changes key features in the way that the National Disability Insurance Scheme will operate. The information is available from the NDIS website, click here to go directly to the page. Disability Justice Australia Inc (DJA) hopes our members and…
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Positive Powerful Parents — Melbourne Friday Friendship Self Advocacy Group Catch Up
Positive Powerful Parents is a Self Advocacy Group run by and for Parents with Intellectual Disability. On Friday 30th August from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm Positive Powerful Parents is hosting a Friday Friendship Self Advocacy Group Catch Up in Melbourne (4th floor Ross House — 247 Flinders Lane). The event is free for parents…
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Belonging Matters — Circles of Support
Belonging Matters Inc is offering a two-part online workshop about Circles of Support, which will be of interest to people with a disability, families and advocates. This workshop will allow participants to: To learn more about this workshop and to register click here. (People with a disability and family members have an option to come…
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Monash University — PhD Scholarship in Assistive Technology and Disability
The Monash Assistive Technology and Society (MATS) Centre is offering two PhD Scholarships. Candidates who identify as having a disability are strongly encouraged to apply. You can learn about the MATS Centre at:https://www.monash.edu/mats/about Emerging assistive technologies have the potential to break down many of the barriers that people with disabilities face at school, university, work…