Companion Card WA in Perth, Western Australia | Non-profit organisation

Companion Card WA

Locality: Perth, Western Australia

Phone: +61 1800 617 337

Address: 12 Lindsay Street 6000 Perth, WA, Australia

Website: http://www.wacompanioncard.org.au/

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25.01.2022 Cahoots Connects has expanded to offer Click & Collect deliveries from Woolworths, Foodbank, Coles, Big W, K Mart, Target, Officeworks or Bunnings.

24.01.2022 Our happy chappy, Nate, singing 'We are Australian'. Just one of the 5,925 reasons why we LOVE our jobs here at Kalparrin xx

24.01.2022 Earlier this year the Autism in Cricket program won the Excellence in Innovation Award at the 2020 WA Disability Support Awards. We are extremely proud of our t...eam and the local cricket clubs who support the inclusion of children with Autism so they can get involved in cricket. You can help support the inclusion of Autism in sport by sharing our video! If you know someone who might be interested in the program click the link below to find out more and how they can register: https://www.autism.org.au/cricket/

24.01.2022 The deadline has been extended for Youth Digital Inclusion Project applications! Organisations that support young people can now apply for the project to addres...s the digital divide faced by vulnerable young people during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Department of Communities has given the Youth Affairs Council of Western Australia a grant to distribute approximately 300 refurbished smartphones, laptops and tablets, supported by six months of data (capped), to young people aged 16 to 24 years. Eligible young people will receive the devices and data to access important health and social services, employment opportunities and stay connected with friends and family. Applications now close 5pm, 9 September 2020. For more information visit https://tinyurl.com/y2nlumjr

23.01.2022 The team at Companion Card would like to wish everyone a safe and happy Christmas and New Year. Our WA office will be open on weekdays over the festive period, only closing on 24 December and public holidays. Image: Christmas message from NDS with a cartoon koala and Christmas tree.

23.01.2022 In an exciting development, over the past 12 months, the ACROD Parking team has been building a community awareness campaign designed to reduce the misuse of ACROD Bays in WA. The campaign, This Bay Is Someones Day, is supported by the State Government of Western Australia and seeks to reduce the misuse of ACROD parking bays while highlighting the impact that parking without a permit can have one someones day. NDS and the ACROD Parking Program have advocated for better co...mmunity awareness around ACROD parking for many years based on feedback from permit holders who have experienced the impact of bay misuse. Thank you for your advocacy on this important issue and support for the ACROD Parking Program. We invite you to join the campaign on social media by liking their Facebook and Instagram pages. www.facebook.com/ThisBayIsSomeonesDay www.instagram.com/ThisBayIsSomeonesDay Together, lets remind people when it comes to ACROD Parking, to do the right thing, and park right day and night. #ThisBayIsSomeonesDay

22.01.2022 How cool is the final artwork created by ACROD permit holder Bruno Booth for the This Bay Is Someone’s Day campaign?! Check out Robyn Lambird’s story here: https://www.facebook.com/108854234146540/posts/229279762103986/?vh=e&extid=0&d=n

22.01.2022 The community engagement to establish an office of disability is open for another two weeks, closing on the 6 September 2020. Share your thoughts on the roles and functions, and what it should be named. An online community engagement session is coming up on Thursday, 27 August 2020. More details below.

22.01.2022 Big congratulations to the Western Australian Powerchair Football Association - WAPFA for being the latest winner of 9 News Perth's Best of the West campaign!

20.01.2022 My name's Jenny McAllister. I've always been interested in fashion. When I had my stroke, I still wanted to wear clothes that I liked. Does anyone relate to ...the frustrations of shopping in a wheelchair? It's a logistical nightmare. There's limited aisle space and dressing rooms which claim to be 'accessible' aren't. That's why I've decided to set up my own small business StyleAbility, which centres around fashion, styling and disability. Now I'm asking VisAbility clients if they can spare five minutes to complete my survey, so I can make mainstream fashion more accessible and inclusive for people with a disability. Here's the survey: https://bit.ly/2Xsj5PX [Three images. One shows Jenny standing with support of a cane, in a wheelchair and sitting down in front of her computer.] #ClothesForAll #DisabilityLife #SurveyHelp #Styling

19.01.2022 Auslan Celebration Day Hosted by North Metropolitan TAFE. All information will be provided in Auslan. North Metropolitan TAFE invites you to join our Auslan students on 22nd September for our Auslan Celebration day. ... Date And Time Tue, September 22, 2020 10:00 AM 1:00 PM AWST Location Level 3 PERTH TAFE 25 Aberdeen Street Perth, WA 6000 Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/auslan-celebration-day-tickets Song will be performed by the Certificate IV students. Information stalls about some Deaf services will be presented by the Certificate III students. There will be activities for children: Colouring in, a photo booth, and games. Morning tea will be provided along with tea and coffee. Due to stage 4 Coronavirus restrictions we are following the guidelines. This means there are limited tickets, all tickets are FREE, only need for numbers. https://www.facebook.com/events/923803081364427/permalink/942664022811666/

19.01.2022 Follow Disability WA on Facebook and share a story to celebrate International Day of People with Disability! #InclusiveWA #DisableStereotypes #IDPWD

18.01.2022 Are you ready for the cricket season? Registrations are NOW OPEN for the 2020/21 cricket season, so get in touch with Autism Association of Western Australia and they'll help you link up with a club and get ready for the #AutisminCricket season.

18.01.2022 Happy Father's Day! Wishing all our special dads, grandads and father figures a fantastic day. #fathersday

18.01.2022 Have you checked out the new WA Museum Boola Bardip?

18.01.2022 Applications are now invited for the Louisa Alessandri Memorial Fund Scholarship, valued at $10,000, which is intended to help students with physical disabiliti...es (including sensory disabilities) under the age of 40 to achieve their career aspirations. You can find more information on how to apply, including the scholarship criteria leaflet and application form, in the Google Drive folder linked below! http://ow.ly/BDby50B6yKa

17.01.2022 We're hosting an accessible, inclusive, and extremely tactile natural textile dying workshop for all creatives including those who are blind or vision impaired.... Local artist Darcy Palladino will present a fascinating overview of dyeing fabrics with natural fibres and dyes. 11am, Wednesday 12 August Manning Community Hall $15 + booking fee To find out more visit southperth.wa.gov.au/evolve and to book visit https://bit.ly/2Pgf0dj. VisAbility Blind Citizens WA Vision Australia Reclink Australia

17.01.2022 Searching for a hands-on experience? How about a tactile tour? Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, PICA, is offering an Audio Description Tactile Tour fo...r their exhibit Hatched National Graduate Show 2020. On display is the work of 24 recent visual art graduates from every state and territory across Australia. Are you interested in this cultural experience? When: Saturday 8th August, 11am-12noon Where: PICA, Perth Cultural Centre James Street, Perth WA Book: Bookings are essential to attend! To book a tour, contact PICA on the phone 08 9228 6300, or email [email protected] Head to their website to find out more https://pica.org.au/show/hatched-2020-2/ #PICA #AudioDescriptionTour #TactileTour [Image shows art piece from graduate Rory Gillen, a large board with green lighting shining on it.]

17.01.2022 Would you like to see more of this on Perth beaches? A 10-metre length of beach access matting is being trialled at Trigg Beach this summer extending from the... existing permanent accessible ramp at Trigg Beach. The City of Stirling says trial aims to improve beach access for people with disability, people who are aged and families with prams. "A popular spot during summer, the beach is not far from play equipment, barbecue facilities, a large grassed area, a universal access toilet facility and ACROD parking," they said. Councillor Suzanne Migdale, Issy Parsons and support worker Kate testing out the new matting.

17.01.2022 Christmas in Australia, great work Wes

17.01.2022 "I now see deafness as a superpower." Teenager Brielle suddenly went from hearing everythingto nothing. With the support from her friends and family, she is ...still able to continue on as a volunteer firefighter. Video: Heywire

16.01.2022 Check out the Australian Government Department of Health's Easy Read resource 'What to expect when you have your COVID-19 vaccination.' Download it here https://bit.ly/37KoaZ9

16.01.2022 The Commissioner for Children and Young People WA is developing resources for children and young people explaining their right to speak up when they feel uncomfortable. The Commissioner would like to hear from children and young people and adults that play a significant role in the lives of children (parents, carers, coaches, teacher, police, youth/community workers, faith leaders, etc.). This feedback will help shape resources for the National Office for Child Safety with...in the office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. The online surveys are closing on September 11. Links to surveys: Young people - https://bit.ly/3hWt8oA Adults - https://bit.ly/3jLpUot Please encourage the young people you know to be part of this important work.

16.01.2022 YDAN's Executive Committee has had some changes to their leadership due to YDANs former Executive Chair, Jesse, ageing out. As a result, the Executive Chair po...sition was vacated, and a vote taken to elect the next Chair. Congratulations to Rebecca (YDAN's former Deputy Chair) on being voted in as YDAN's new Executive Chair; and to one of our executive committee members, Rhiannon, who is now filling the role of Deputy Chair. We thank Jesse for all of his hard work with YDAN and we wish him all the best in his success for the future! Image description: On the left is a young lady in a power chair and on the right is another young lady who is sitting on the wall smiling at the camera.

15.01.2022 From all of us at AGWA, a big thank you to everyone who has supported us, the artists we work with, and our wider Gallery community this year. As we look tow...ards 2021, we also reflect on what has been, the generosity of the community, and how art has played a crucial role in connecting and inspiring us during times of crisis. This work by Humpty Dumpty with Cheeky Friends 2020 is by artist Mandy White, an Aboriginal artist of Yamatji heritage. It is one of 110 artworks acquired so far through the AGWA Foundation COVID-19 Stimulus Arts Package designed in response to the critical hardship experienced by the arts sector this year. Since starting her studio practice at DADAA in 2010, Mandy has become an award-winning artist and a strong role model for artists with disability. She often explores supernatural beings that exist in the Noongar and Yamatji landscape, where she draws on the stories told to her by her mother and family members. She brings her bush creatures to life as cheeky, naughty, sometimes scary, and funny interpretations. We wish you and your loved ones a safe and joyful festive break and we look forward to sharing many new and exciting experiences with you in 2021 Please note that we are closed on Christmas Day and Tuesdays. Image credit Amanda Mandy White Humpty Dumpty with Cheeky Friends 2020 152 x 152 cm, acrylic on canvas

15.01.2022 Have your say on the establishment of an office of disability in WA. To access the discussion paper, information sheet and feedback form, available in a range of formats, visit the website https://bit.ly/2P6DoOd Register your interest to attend a community engagement session, scheduled across WA here https://bit.ly/39D3IZV ... The community engagement period will be open until 6 September 2020.

15.01.2022 A new year and time to make fresh plans for the future and explore new opportunities. This month sees some very talented people take part in the Fringe World ...Festival in Perth. We are constantly amazed by clients who inspire us every day. Bridie and Stacee appear in a cabaret with lashings of burlesque, drag queens, live music, champagne and frivolity. Both are vision impaired and some of the rehearsals were held at VisAbility. The event takes place on the 15 and 16 January. Details can be found here: https://bit.ly/3pHoM8t Another client, Grace, an award-winning mezzo-soprano who's blind, stars in Grace and Fergus, a separate event on 31 January until the 2 February. Details here: https://bit.ly/38MmVs0 Seating is accessible and wheelchair friendly for both events. If you hold a Companion Card WA, there are complimentary tickets for carers. Good luck to all our festival starlets! [Four images. First shows Stacee with a record covering her modestly. Second shows Grace and her co-star Fergus holding large lampshades. Third shows Bridee and four shows Stacee and her producer Sally Newman.]

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14.01.2022 Yorgum Healing Services provides free counselling services to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability who are affected by the Disability Royal Commission. If you decide to tell your story to the Disability Royal Commission and want to yarn with someone throughout the process, Yorgum can provide counselling (yarning) support to you and your family. For counselling support, contact Yorgum on 1800 469 371.... For free and independent legal support, contact Your Story Disability Legal Support on 1800 771 800. You can also contact the National Counselling and Referral Service for free counselling support or to be connected to free and independent advocacy support. Call them on 1800 421 468.

14.01.2022 It certainly began to feel a lot like Christmas when Kalparrin was presented with a cheque for $126,000 from Lotterywest to support the introduction of Kalparri...n's new 'Find Your Tribe' parent support program recently. Find Your Tribe is an eight-week video support program designed to reach more families across Western Australia with the aim of: - Keeping families strong and connected - Building networks and communities amongst families raising children of similar ages, stages, diagnoses and/or locations - Providing professional support and assistance from expert speakers across a range of subject matters - Empowering families and building resilient, confident parents. With the combined support of both Lotterywest and Impact100 WA, the program will become a core part of Kalparrin’s family support service. Sincere thanks to Lotterywest, to Hon Stephen Dawson MLC for coming to our morning tea and meeting some of the fabulous parents who participated in our pilot program which ran during the COVID-19 lockdown period earlier in the year

14.01.2022 Check out the latest story from the This Bay Is Someone’s Day team. Like/Share to help get the message out there! #ParkRightDayAndNight

13.01.2022 Go Reds! Head to https://buff.ly/3re7Zui to learn more about the United Reds Football League and find a club near you.

13.01.2022 Telephone Assisted Voting is now open for the upcoming WA State Election. For the Telephone Assisted Voting phone number, operating hours and more information visit: https://bit.ly/3ba8ws9

13.01.2022 Are you a person with disability, or a family member or carer of someone with disability? If so, the Department of Social Services wants to hear from you. The s...econd round of consultations for the new National Disability Strategy are happening now. To make a submission visit www.engage.dss.gov.au

12.01.2022 Woohoo! Outside our office we’ve got our very own This Bay Is Someone’s Day ACROD bay sticker reminding people to park right, day and night

11.01.2022 The spectacular new Western Australian Museum will open in the Perth Cultural Centre on Saturday November 21, 2020 with a nine-day festival WA's unique cultur...al and scientific collections will come alive with innovative new exhibitions featuring authentic objects and new interactive and multi-media experiences. There are eight new permanent galleries, a 1,000sqm temporary exhibition gallery, life-long learning studios, and retail and café spaces. Tickets to the opening festival will be made available on the Western Australian Museum's website later this year. Keep an eye on the Western Australian Museum's Facebook page for more information.

09.01.2022 Have you heard about the ACROD Parking Programs new community awareness campaign This Bay Is Someones Day? Check out the interview from project lead and ACROD Permit Holder, Jos Franciscus. #ThisBayIsSomeonesDay #ACRODParkingProgram #NDS

09.01.2022 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT We are proud to welcome Ben Cox as a Panel Member at West Tech Assemblage 2020! Ben is a Disability Advocate and Consultant and is ...behind many initiatives such as Cahoots in Concert (former Ability Idol) to give people living with a disability a chance to perform in front of a live audience. Physical attendance will be by invite only due to COVID-19 restrictions, but everyone that wish to participate online and hear Ben speak can do so by signing up via Eventbrite! Link below: Event Registration: https://bit.ly/33uwjhv #westtechassemblage2020 #WTA2020 #perthevents

08.01.2022 Applications are invited for the Louisa Alessandri Memorial Fund Scholarship, valued at $10,000, to help students with physical disabilities to achieve their career aspirations. Funds may be used for a variety of purposes, including course fees, equipment, support, interpreters, transport, etc. Enquiries are welcome by emailing [email protected] or calling 0403 806 932 during normal business hours.... Applications must be received by close of business on Wednesday, 30 September 2020. Please visit https://bit.ly/3b8NAQH for more information.

08.01.2022 Dylan Madurun is the 2020 AWESOME Festivals Artist in Residence Dylan is a 20-year-old artist from Perth who discovered his talent for art in primary school where he was encouraged to explore his artistic skills and he developed his unique illustrative style. Dylan primarily works with pencil and paint and enjoys the freedom of colour and huge variety that comes easily with these mediums. Dylan connected with DADAA in 2019 where he has worked with an arts mentor where he has further developed his skills and explored more unconventional techniques to create the body of work for this exhibition. In early 2019 Dylan was awarded a Nexus Arts Grant for young artists with an intellectual disability. Dylans current arts practice is focusing on referencing from his favourite things including animals, music, Mini Coopers and the colour blue

07.01.2022 METRONET Claremont Station Project Major works and Fremantle Line partial closure: 8-12 October 2020 From 8pm Thursday 8 October to 4am Monday 12 October 2020, major works will take place to construct a new pedestrian underpass west of Claremont Station.... Once complete in early 2021, the new pedestrian underpass will permanently replace the stations existing western pedestrian level crossing, and provide a safer north-south pedestrian and cyclist connection under the Fremantle Line. https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au//claremont-st/construction Fremantle Line - Showgrounds to Fremantle closure During the work, train services on the Fremantle Line between Fremantle and Showgrounds stations will be cancelled. This will include disrupting services on Friday 9 October, which is a regular weekday. Passengers should allow extra time and consider alternatives; for full details and to plan ahead visit the Transperth website. Traffic impacts Significant traffic management will be in place during the works to ensure the safety of motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians travelling through the project area. The below map provides further detail of traffic management arrangements during the works https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au//claremont%20map%20large.jpg

06.01.2022 Whoosh! is a new interactive multi-sensory adventure that puts children with disabilities in the Captains Chair! Created by pioneering theatremakers Sensorium Theatre, this unique performance is suitable for children with a broad range of access needs, including those with multiple and complex needs and those on the autism spectrum. 29 September - 2 October 2020... State Theatre Centre of WA, Studio Underground https://www.ptt.wa.gov.au//state-theatre/whats-on/whoosh/

06.01.2022 Celebrate International Day of People with Disability at Inclusion Solutions last Social Inclusion Forum for 2020. Tickets (both online and in-person) are on sale now! https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/social-inclusion-forum-tick

06.01.2022 A big round of applause to Kmart Australia who've just introduced some dolls which are more diverse than ever. One doll has a white cane, another uses a whee...lchair, the male doll has a hearing aid and another has a prosthetic limb. They're now available for play (and no it doesn't matter what age you are) in our Children and Youth Services (CAYS). They certainly got young Charlotte's seal of approval . [Images show Charlotte playing with the dolls with her thumbs up, the four different inclusive dolls and Charlotte unwrapping the doll with the wheelchair from the packaging.] #Dolls #KMart #WhiteCane

05.01.2022 How great are these artworks!

05.01.2022 The WA Government is inviting you to share your experiences in accessing digital technology. Provide your feedback on the draft Digital Inclusion Blueprint for Western Australia. Complete the survey online or follow the link below to download a paper copy Blueprint Survey. Responses are due by 18 September 2020. ... https://www.wa.gov.au//have-your-say-digital-inclusion-wes

04.01.2022 Find your local refund point, launching 1 October!

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02.01.2022 Thanks Andrew for your fantastic work on the upcoming ACROD Parking Campaign - This Bay Is Someones Day follow the campaign as it unfolds over the coming months! #NDS #ACRODParkingProgram

02.01.2022 APPLICATIONS EXTENDED FOR UNLEASHED 2020 Have you felt frustrated by the barriers in employment faced as a young person with disability, or by the lack of ac...cess to exciting career and workplace opportunities? Are you passionate about public speaking, entrepreneurship and breaking into employment? We are currently looking for PARTICIPANTS for this exciting and empowering project, with accessible training and resources to build young people with disabilities confidence and skills related to self-employment, entrepreneurship, and public speaking. UNLEASHED will enable young people to actively contribute to leading, shaping, and influencing the community's attitudes to inclusion and awareness of YPWD in all areas of society! WHO CAN APPLY We are looking for a great group of young people aged 14-25 from WA, who identify as having a disability, to help make YDAN's new UNLEASHED project the best it can be as Participants! FIND OUT MORE For more details on the UNLEASHED Program, or to apply, please check out the Program Outline here: https://bit.ly/32deGnk or email Laura (YDAN Project Coordinator) at [email protected] Get those applications in! Hurry applications close 21st August 2020! [Image description: stunning little number of a poster starring a dark purple background, with cyan blue YDAN logo up top, and bubble graphic. On top reads: applications extended. Underneath that, text reads 'Unleashed 2020 - step into public speaking and entrepreneurship. Applications close Friday August 21'. There's a laptop icon beneath the text, and a gradient blob ranging from blue to magenta. It's all a bit cute - get in quick!]

02.01.2022 The countdown is on to International Day of People with Disability 2020! Be sure to ‘like’ Disability WA on Facebook to see stories highlighting the achievements and contributions of people with disability in WA. Plus see how you can get involved below!

02.01.2022 Another fantastic story from the ACROD Parking Program campaign This Bay Is Someone’s Day

02.01.2022 LAST CHANCE TO HAVE YOUR SAY The feedback period for the establishment of an office of disability is nearing an end and will close on 6 September. You stil...l have time to have your say. For more information (in English or alternative languages) visit: https://www.communities.wa.gov.au//an-office-of-disability/ or email [email protected].

01.01.2022 Kmart Australia has introduced "Quiet Space" at 4 of their Western Australia stores! If you visit Kmart in Bunbury, Midland, Innaloo or Rockingham on Wednesday...s between 3:30 pm and 5:30 pm, you will experience the store in "Quiet Space" mode. The store will switch into a low-sensory environment with dimmed lighting and low noise levels. For more information about Kmart's new initiative, go here - https://bit.ly/3rhlAlm

01.01.2022 Smiles all round

01.01.2022 Are you a person aged 22 or over, living with a disability in WA? Are you established in your career field? Can you spare 1 - 2 hours per fortnight to mentor a ...young person living with disability via video chat, to help guide and ready them for entering the workforce? We are looking for 2 more volunteer Mentors who are ready to make an immediate start in the YDAN Youth Taking Charge: Career Mentor Program! The YDAN Career Mentor Program pairs up young people (aged 12-25) living with disability in WA with people with disability who are excelling in their chosen profession who will act as a mentor motivating and guiding the young person, and readying them for the workforce. The Program is facilitated by fortnightly video chat sessions between the pairs, over a 8-10 week period. For more information, please visit the following links: Program Outline: https://tinyurl.com/ybjly426 Mentor Position Description: https://tinyurl.com/y2jflpr3 Mentor Application Form: https://forms.gle/BZxTJwyRRFhxLMqE6 This round of Mentor applications is open until Monday, 7th September 2020. [Image description: A flyer containing the above information. The flyer is in a mostly blue colour scheme with yellow accents. The YDAN logo can be seen in the top left hand corner]