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disAbility Living Inc

Phone: 08 8132 5400

Address: 6 George Street, Stepney 5069

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

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25.01.2022 This weeks case study explores how our Skills Enhancement Worker, Tori, has been working with her client to teach strategies to express his needs with his PODD and visuals, before situations becoming frustrating for him and escalate. https://www.facebook.com//a.448847882307412/959400484585480

25.01.2022 Have your say and connect with others. Registrations are open for the inaugural National Youth Disability Summit. The summit is an opportunity for young people ...with a disability to come together to discuss their experiences and ask questions about what is important to them. The summit will take place online making it accessible to all youth no matter where they are. Over 5 days, the youth-led national summit will discuss key themes, including: education, employment, mental health, the NDIS and housing and inclusion. Tap to register: https://bit.ly/3iUgl6h

25.01.2022 Did someone say pizza in the park? Yes please! picture descriptions - image one: Sheila is in her wheelchair and her support worker is bending down posing beside her. Both are smiling toward the camera and you can see trees and parklands in the background. image two: Matt, wearing a bright orange t-shirt and beanie is smiling at the camera giving a thumbs up. He is sitting in his wheelchair and you can see other friends in their chairs and standing in the background. image three: The Cressy crew are all in a leafy park underneath a shade sail. You can see several of the crew in their wheelchairs pizza in hand.

25.01.2022 Our Quality and Safety Officer Esther, and Finance Officer Kirsty, have been making their steps count whilst they raise funds for STEPtember! Yesterday, Kirsty had even managed to achieve over 14000 steps by lunch time simply by walking to work earlier that day. Esther is making great strides with her tally aswell! Go girls!!! You rock. picture descriptions - image one: Esther and Kirsty are walking out of the disAbility Living drive way to go for a walk. They are smilin...g and chatting. In the background you can see the disAbility Living stone building, a gravel drive way and trees and shrubs. image two: Kirsty and Esther are stepping purposely on a foot path. Kirsty is saying something to Esther and both are smiling. You can see street trees and a blue/grey sky behind them. https://www.steptember.org.au/fundraisers/kirstydarlaston https://www.steptember.org.au/fundraisers/estherhuntley

25.01.2022 The Colourful World Exhibition is in full swing and its a huge success! Congratulations Tessa you are one talented individual! More pics to come picture descriptions - image one: A bottle of champagne sits uncorked on a table with a white table cloth, next to several small glasses of champagne, each garnished with a strawberry on the rim.image two: Tessa, dressed in a leopard skin print top and jeans stands in front of two of her artworks; her hands are on her hips and her head is thrown backwards. image three: Cat, our DE, Tessa and her dad stand in front of Tessa's vibrant artworks, and they are all laughing and celebrating.

20.01.2022 We are very excited to invite you to our first DESS Hub exhibition opening for our very talented client Tessa. Her collection of vibrant art works will be launched on Sept 11 at 5:30pm. Please rsvp and come along! The works are also available for viewing anytime between 9-5 Monday to Friday, so pop into the DESS Hub 5 George St Stepney to have a look. A big congratulations to Tessa on her fabulous achievement!

20.01.2022 Kmart had released inclusive dolls with disabilities across their stores. Weve dressed them in trendy outfits and named them Fashion Dolls, to show they are just like their able-bodied friends." It's striking a chord in the community with mums like Emma on the Kmarts Mums Australia forum writing Kmart absolutely killing it with the new range of inclusive dolls, Emma shared photos of her gorgeous five-year-old boy Harlen enjoying the new Fashion Dolls. Well done Kmart. Re...presentation matters. https://7news.com.au//kmart-praised-over-new-range-of-doll Picture desctiptions: Five year old Harlen, wearing a black suit, tie and glasses, is holding a Fashion Doll with sun glasses and a white cane. Harlen is standing next to a wooden fence and holding his own cane. Image two: 3 xFashion Dolls (same stature as Barbie dolls) from the new Kmart range of dolls representing disability. One dolls appears to be visually impaired and has a white cane and glasses, one has crutches and the other is in a wheelchair. There are more dolls represented when you click into the article.

20.01.2022 Will you be joining us Friday night? We are launching the most gorgeous exhibition 'Colourful World' for our client Tessa at our DESS Hub (5 George St Stepney). The festivities are kicking off at 5.30, so don't miss this opportunity to celebrate Tessa's achievement, and bring in the weekend with a smile. You may even find yourself as the lucky owner of a beautiful, new vibrant art work :) Rsvp to [email protected] picture description: A mid shot of our talented client Tessa, smiling and standing in front of multiple vibrant artworks. There is a rainbow of colours and the artworks consist of colourful patterns. The photo is supplied courtesy of the artist.

20.01.2022 So proud of Mokero and all of our staff who are #HereforSA Read on to hear Mokero's story below and remember his advice: "I try to remember the five simple rules to be happy:... 1. Free your heart from hatred. 2. Free your mind from worries. 3. Live Simply. 4. Give more. 5. Expect less." https://www.facebook.com//a.142251530464/2839914492909220/" A big thank you to the South Australian Council of Social Service for this fabulous campaign highlighting SA's fabulous caring community!

19.01.2022 Check this out! Jarrod just returned from a trip to Port Lincoln where he was able to go out on the Calypso Star Charter boat. Prior to Jarrod going to Port Lincoln the boat was not wheelchair accessible however when we enquired about the boat, the manager straight away made changes so that Jarrod and future participants could safely get on board! He went out on the boat on two separate occasions and had a blast! Calypso have shared some photos with us of Jarrod, Florence a...nd Alex (his support workers). We love the photo of Jarrod clearly having a brilliant time out at sea. Many thanks for the photos and your help Calypso Star. picture descriptions - image one: Jarrod is on board a boat; you can see the choppy sea and the glimmer of a distant shore in the background. Jarrod is holding up and peering through the jaw bones of a shark in front of his face and he is smiling and poking out his tongue. He is all rugged up in a black jacket and Port Adelaide beanie. image two: Florence and Alex are standing behind Jarrod, in his wheelchair, on the dock. They are all wearing warm dark coats and you can see the sky is still dark. There is a building and street lamp behind them. image three: Florence is about to go in the shark cage. She is holding on to a stair rail leading down to the cage and has on a diving mask and scuba suit. The ocean is a vibrant blue and it is a bright sunny day.

19.01.2022 Developmental Education week has been delayed, BUT not forgotten! Like most things, COVID has delayed DE Week, but this gives us more time to leave you guessing about our messy project. Check out this video - showing some of the individuals we support helping us celebrate DE week, and learning about Human Rights.... video description: The video scrolls through different images giving clues as to what the DE team are up to, to celebrate DE week. A disability activist symbol of an illustrated raised fist with a wheelchair symbol on their arm (representing the theme of Human Rights) our client with green paint on her hand, and various canvas with hand prints on them.

19.01.2022 Gone fishing! Paul is really loving his time with the Fish Feeders group run by the City of Charles Sturt. Such a great way to spend a sunny day. picture description: Paul is sitting in a blue foldout chair. He is wearing a black top and wide brimmed hat with the Fish Feeders group logo on it. He has a fishing rod in his hands and you can see he is on a wooden jetty. The sea beyond looks calm and the colour of it graduates from green to blue.

18.01.2022 "Don't hate me because I'm chromosonally abundant!" as ever love this post from Open Future Learning - go Fionn! https://fb.watch/1_KDzhhtBW/

17.01.2022 This case study from our Developmental Educators is a great insight into how they personalise their therapy sessions to bring lasting benefits and great outcomes for their clients.

16.01.2022 Our very talented client Adam has finally got his camera back from servicing and has gone straight out and captured some great moments on film. Check them out! As you can see from his blurb below he's pretty stoked with having his camera back :) Awesome work Adam! You can check out more of his fantastic work on his Facebook page by clicking below. https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=627447207961518&id=115201639186080

15.01.2022 If you have a Netflix subscription, make sure your take a look at the fabulous : documentary. It goes on a journey from a summer camp held in the US of the 1970s, where disabled teens got to really experience a life that was never readily accessible to them before, and follows them to where they self advocated to the highest levels of government, ultimately bringing about enormous changes in Civil Rights for the disability community. It was indeed a revolution orchestrated and run by the disability community for the disability community. Such an amazing story with incredible outcomes. It's a must watch! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRrIs22plz0

14.01.2022 Do you love your footy like Matt and Linda? and a good cause? Today is Footy Colours Day which raises money for kids with cancer. You can donate money by sending a "virtual meat pie" at the link here! https://www.fightcancer.org.au/footycolour/virtual-meat-pie

14.01.2022 World Champion Aussie Tennis player Dylan Alcott is launching a new enterprise which both employs and benefits the disability community - check it out!

14.01.2022 Awesome! bit of comedy gold for Monday about a guy with a "not-autistic brother" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrkhSICIjSs&feature=youtu.be

14.01.2022 Helen can highly recommend checking out the 'Musee Exterieur' art initiative on the streets of North Adelaide. What a fun way to explore the streets! "Musée Extérieur is a curated, outdoor art trail that winds through the beautiful and surprising spaces of Adelaide. The North Adelaide art trail was launched on Bastille Day, 14 July 2020 with ten artworks. It starts at the Women’s & Children’s Hospital, travelling along and around Melbourne Street, then heading to Tynte and... O’Connell Street, and finally finishing on the outskirts of the parklands at Lincoln College. The trail takes people on a big loop of North Adelaide with a focus on the businesses and places that people frequent, or places of historic and social importance. The overarching curatorial themes of Musée Extérieur are Community and Nature especially during the challenging times that COVID19 presents. Connection to community and the natural environment have become more important than ever. The art trail invites viewers to reimagine our familiar streets and connect with art, nature and community in all new ways. Every artwork in the collection is so different; from different art periods and moments in history, as such each piece presents something different - magnificence, humour, joy and revenants. Each piece asks the viewer to think about their surroundings and consider the part they might play within their community; whether through a gesture of kindness, consideration of our natural and home environments, or the simple act of a smile." Adelaide City Council picture descriptions: Helen wearing her blue baseball hat, patterned blue top and jeans is checking out some paste up art on various exterior walls on buildings in North Adelaide. She is smiling and laughing and interacting with the art works; even mimicking a shocked looking face in one of the pieces.

13.01.2022 Go Dylan! 2 for 2

13.01.2022 What's your Saturday morning mood? This is a mood board made by our Developmental Educators to assist with therapy, featuring some of our DLi family and friends. What a great pic to wake up to :) picture description: several square black and white pictures of different people with different expressions on their faces are spread across a white surface ; many emotions are represented: happy, shocked, angry, sad, amused etc

13.01.2022 Happy World Kindness Day - it's easy to be kind, don't wait, start today :) picture description: An image with blue and green handprints with hearts on the palm set the lower border at the bottom of the page. The text on the page says "Start today, make kindness a habit. Happy World Kindness Day." The DLI logo is in the top left corner. The text is light green and blue as per the DLI colours.

11.01.2022 If you catch public transport and have a physical disability that may not be visable, you may find this very useful! Reflective Ticket Wallets can be issued to passengers who have a physical disability that is not obvious as they do not use a mobility device. These wallets enable you to indicate to approaching drivers that you require the ramp to be deployed in order to board the bus, train or tram. You can request a reflective ticket wallet through the Adelaide Metro InfoLin...e on 1300 311 108 and it will be posted to you. More information can be found here https://adelaidemetro.com.au//Accessib/Accessible-Journeys thanks to SACID for the headsup on this information. picture description: Gene is standing at the bus stop, holding onto the pole with one hand on a sunny day. There are street trees and houses in the background. He is dressed in a blue singlet top, blue Nike cap, shorts and sunnies. He has a walking stick resting inside the strap of his bum-bag. He is smiling and is giving a thumbs up.

10.01.2022 Let's start off September right and make self-care a priority with thanks to www.actionforhappiness.org

09.01.2022 Randal's got it sorted! First a delicious feed of calamari and then off to the gym to burn the calories!!! picture description - image one: Randal is sitting in his chair with a basket of calamari and chips in his hands. He is looking pretty happy, with a funny exaggerated smile on his face. image two: Randal is at the gym on a cable machine, pulling a bar attached to weights behind him. You can see the hands of his trainer also on the bar.

09.01.2022 The City of Charles Sturt has a sports program that includes an All Abilities Cheer and Dance workshop these school holidays. These sessions are offering beginner cheer and dance skills and routines for people with disabilities (there are two separate age sessions available). Read more below.

08.01.2022 Developmental Educator, Renee had the opportunity to utilise one of our placement student projects to work with one of clients on her goals! Taylah practiced using makeup; knowing where things go and how to apply it. She was able to then transfer these skills to her face and enjoy some self care picture descriptions - image one and two: Taylah is sitting at a table with a freestanding round mirror, brush and various pieces or make up in front of her. There is also a "Makeup Practice" board in front of her which has a picture of a face on it. She is applying eye shadow with a make up brush. image three: A close up of the "Makeup Practice" board, that Taylah had applied make up to. The eyes in the picture have a green and rusty brown eye shadow applied and the lips have bright red lipstick on them.

08.01.2022 Were talking body parts at the DESS Hub today! As part of Cass placement project, she created this hands on resource to learn about the human body and organs, as well as increase fine motor skills. picture descriptions - image one: set out on a white table are representations of internal organs cut out of coloured felt. There is a bladder, small intestine, stomach, brain, spleen, heart, kidney, large intestine, pancreas and lungs. Each felt piece has a label in a cor...responding colour. image two: There is a midshot of Tayla who is standing with a black apron on. She is holding up the felt cut out of a brain to her head, and with the other hand she is holding the lungs and heart in front of her body. She is smiling at the camera. image three and four: Tayla is lying on the floor with a full length black apron on. The different felt body parts are placed on the apron, indicating the location of where the internal organs would be. In image three the labels are used and image four the labels are removed. See more

08.01.2022 Are you hanging out for a holiday? These lads love to catch up during our Interconnect Group getaway programs; it's always fantastic to have a mini break with your peeps! One of our groups is off to the Naracoorte Caves this weekend - can't wait to see the happy snaps! Hope it's an excellent weekend everyone!... picture description: Damien, Connor and Craig are at the beach and leaning on a rail. You can see they are up high somewhere and the beach and ocean are in the backdrop. The skies are blue and the boys are posing for the photos and looking happy and relaxed (as one should on the weekend - enjoy all!)

08.01.2022 It's R U OK day... which is a really important thing to ask people - but what if they are not ok - what do you do next? This is a fantastic interactive video that gives you the tools to keep the conversation going. Check it out - it is an awesome resource! https://www.ruok.org.au/how-to-ask

07.01.2022 This week Biagio visited us in the office & hub, and got the chance to chat with some old friends and generally spread his good cheer. Was so great to catch up Biagio; thanks so much for bringing a big smile to our day. picture description: image one: Biagio is standing in the DESS Hub Reception. He is wearing a denim jacket with a sheep's wool collar, a checkered shirt, jeans and glasses. He has his head titled upwards and looks extremely happy with a broad generous smile. T...here is a colourful artwork on the wall in the background and he has his hands resting on the white reception desk in front of him. image two: Biagio is sitting on a chair and talking to Lisa our Service Access Officer, who used to be Team Leader at Formby. Lisa is crouching next to the chair with her arm around Biagio's shoulders and they are deeply engaged in conversation and both looking quite delighted to be in each others company. Image three: Tahnee, the DESS Hub Coordinator, and Biagio are both standing at the reception desk. They are smiling widely at the camera and both are giving the thumbs up gesture. See more

07.01.2022 Weve had so many feel good moments in the Developmental Educators / DESS team, that weve decided to start sharing them regularly. These are the moments where lightbulbs go off, connections are made, and we know were on to something good! These moments make us want to jump up and down and shout them from the rooftops, but the next best thing is to share them with you! Keep a look out for our fortnightly case studies.

07.01.2022 Happy Fathers Day to dads of all abilities out there, and a special shout out to our clients with disability who are dads! We hope you have a lovely day. Also thank you to the dads who embrace the E in our CREDIT culture Empowerment. This dad wrote a comic book where heroes in the Department of Ability was created: Comic book heroes whose super powers lie in their disabilities. https://abcnews.go.com//department-ability-comic-bo/story

06.01.2022 It's take a bow Monday! Where we celebrate groups and individuals in our community doing great stuff! I cant wait to see the incredible performance of Restless Dance at their new show Seeing Through Darkness The company works with young disabled and non disabled people to create dance theatre and these Adelaide creatives are world renowned. here is a sneak peek of their new work by the ABC Filmed Matt Byrne... Congratulations it looks amazing @RestlessDanceTheatre https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=694344227959505

06.01.2022 Our Developmental Educators are always creating new resources to use with therapies and most recently had great success with Remember our Emotions Jenga? Tom was so excited to use this resource within his DE session. Emotions Jenga created opportunities for him to talk about his emotions, how he responds to them and what he can do to support and improve emotional regulation. Picture description: The photos is divided into 3 panels, showing Tom, who has blonde hair and is w...earing a red and dark blue Crows footy jacket sitting at a table with his DE playing Jenga. The small blocks of wood that make up the Jenga set have different emotions written on them. In one section the blocks are stacked ready for a game and in another they are spread out on the table revealing the words. Tom is smiling in one picture and looking towards his DE listening to her in another. See more

06.01.2022 The DESS Team welcome's a new SEW, Tayla! Tayla has outstanding skills with both children and adults and works with a very calm and collective approach. Tayla ...has evolved into this position after a very successful third year student placement within the DESS team. We are very excited to have Tayla continue to be part of the DESS journey. *picture descriptions in the comments

05.01.2022 What a fantastic opening of the Colourful World Exhibition last night. Congratulations Tessa your work is amazing! And a big congrats to our DESS Team on their first exhibition, you put on a fabulous event. Check out this slideshow of all the excitement!

05.01.2022 YES! It's the weekend at last.... love this picture of Cindy this month enjoying the sunshine - let's hope the rain doesn't last all weekend, and we get to revel in the sun too. image description: Cindy is in a bright blue top and tan trousers, and is standing arms outstretched and face pointing upwards towards the sun. She is standing on a path with grass and trees either side. The picture is in a beautiful area and it's a great shot, which emotes happiness and freedom.

05.01.2022 2021 PLACEMENT PROJECTS The DESS team accepts 8 Practicum C and Specialisation placements of future Developmental Educators every year. We can’t wait to meet all of our 2021 Flinders University placement students and have 8 very exciting placements ready. ... If you’re interested in a placement with DESS, it’s best to start planning now as they are filling up very quick. For further information contact [email protected]

05.01.2022 Have you started getting festive at your place? :) The Christmas spirit has definitely hit at Cressy and it's all hands on deck in the decoration department. 1 month to go .... picture descriptions - image one: Michelle, (whos long brown hair is braided in tiny plaits, looped and tied with tinsel and wearing a floral blue dress) is concentrating on making some colourful cardboard Christmas decorations. She has a board, ruler and pencil on her lap. Image two: Shiela who has short cropped hair and looks like she is laughing uproariously, has pink tinsel draped around her shoulders and little green holy shaped tinsel wrapped like a crown on her head.

04.01.2022 Kirsty and Esther from head office are doing brilliantly with their step counts so far for STEPtember... with 320,177 combined steps and counting!!! Great work girls! Throw them some love and help them raise money for Cerebal Palsy causes by donating to their team page https://www.steptember.org.au/fundraisers/disabilitylivingsa Are you looking to STEP UP and need some motivation? Our DESS team created this awesome scavenger hunt resource that supports our DE team to work wit...h our clients on emotional regulation, all whilst getting us out and about, exercising and moving! Step to find out more about STEPtember here https://www.steptember.org.au picture description - image one: Kirsty and Esther striding purposefully down the street for STEPtember on a Spring day You can see blue sky and street trees in the background. image two: The perspective of the photo is from the person taking the picture pointing the camera towards the ground whilst they are walking. You can see their legs in black trousers, their light blue and white sneakers and arm in a red sleeve extended out in front of them, and holding a Scavenger Hunt sheet. Various items are ticked off the list, and answers are also written next to the items. ie One task is to locate Something red - and next to this item is written 'bin'. Something that makes me feel anxious is another question and written next to it is 'crossing the road'

04.01.2022 Saturday nights are made for fun and Cindy got a head start this week, singing and dancing with Rosina, Monika and Ferie to some KISS tunes. They had such a great laugh dancing dressing up and taking selfies. Hand me my old record collection! #rockandrollallnight & #partyeveryday Picture descriptions - image one Cindy has her face painted like Paul Stanley from the band KISS with white face paint and a black star painted over one eye. Rosina, Monika and Ferie have painted the...ir faces like Peter Chris from the band with black nose and cat whiskers. They are all posing and are blowing a kiss & Cindy looks like shes having heaps of fun after belting out a tune. image two: a close up of Cindy with her face painted in white and a black star over her eye. She is holding up her hand to her face and is looking directly into the camera. She looks awesome! See more

04.01.2022 Natasha Lambert is preparing for her biggest sailing challenge to date - crossing the Atlantic Ocean. The 23-year-old from the Isle of Wight has quadriplegic athetoid cerebral palsy, which affects her limbs and speech. She sails using a system that allows her to control a boat using her breath and tongue. After sailing the south coast of England, across the channel, and from Scotland to Ireland, in November she aims to cross the Atlantic in an adapted 46ft (14m) catamaran.... With thanks to the BBC

03.01.2022 This week our DEs, Renee, Caitlin and Megan, along with placement student, Sasha are engaging in a two day workshop delivered by SHINE SA; - : . We are always looking for ways to engage in professional learning to improve our practice and deliver the best possible outcomes for our clients. The DEs will be coming out with lots of new resources and strategies in ...this highly sought after area of development! Thanks SHINE SA picture descriptions - image one: from the back of a large room you can see a carpeted area, with various office items like desks around the edges and colourful flyers on the walls. The is a large screen on the far wall and on it is the Shine SA logo. image two: a white table with various items on it such as booklets, a chocolate, wrist band and water bottle. The main booklet in shot has a title on it "Sexual Health & STIs FAQ". image three: a colourful display of books on Sexual & Emotional Health. image four: another picture of the book display this time with one of our smiling DE's Megan standing in front of it. She it doing a "thumbs up." image five: A number of DE's sitting around a table. All are smiling towards the camera and DE Renee is in front taking the selfie.