Down Syndrome SA in Ridleyton | Non-profit organisation

Down Syndrome SA

Locality: Ridleyton

Phone: +61 8 8245 4600

Address: 4 McInnes St 5008 Ridleyton, SA, Australia

Website: http://www.downssa.asn.au

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25.01.2022 A reminder that unfortunately the Club Strike End of Year Presentation is not on tonight. We look forward to seeing you all in the new year!

22.01.2022 A reminder that there is no Club Strike in October. The next Club Strike is on Friday 6th November.

22.01.2022 This week Life Ed went shopping for ingredients for lunch and then enjoyed the sunshine at the park in the afternoon.

21.01.2022 Next week ASID - Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability are running a webinar for parents on Wills and Estate Planning, addressing questions and issue...s confronting parents who have children with intellectual disabilities. Find out more information here: https://www.asid.asn.au/events/907_wills_and_estate_planning

20.01.2022 National Op Shop Week 2020 Monday September 28th to Sunday October 4th is National Op Shop Week! To celebrate, Orana’s Op Shop is having a SALE! Up to 50% OFF e...verything in store! Come and visit us at 145 Goodwood Road, Goodwood SA 5034 to find some treasures. Why Op Shops are so important? 1. Buying second-hand is a great way to reduce the impact on the environment. By donating good quality products, it gives that item a second life and reduces the excessive amount of items that go to landfill. 2. Op shops help many people find items at a lower cost who may not be able to afford buying brand new items. 3. It is a great way to find bargains. Ways to help Op Shops 1. Donate quality items. It is Spring cleaning time, a great chance to go through your homes. 2. Buy items from an Op Shop 3. Volunteer at an Op Shop. Orana is seeking Op Shop volunteers: Can you spot a great bargain? Do you love meeting new people? If so, contact us at [email protected] or 8375 2000.

17.01.2022 The Australian Commission On Safety and Quality In Health Care has made an Easy Read guide about healthcare rights. This guide tells you about: what to take wi...th you to hospital getting the right information making choices about your health care what healthcare staff will do. https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au//20021_about_healthcar

17.01.2022 Risk always seems bigger when the person in question is so small. In the newest issue of Voice, Sarah Fiddaman shares what it is like to watch her daughter Charlie navigate small steps towards independence. A must read for all of the parents out there!

16.01.2022 Episode 3 of the Down Syndrome Victoria podcast is out now! DSV's Paula Kilgallon and Stephanie Papaleo interview Professor Nicole Rinehart and Dr Anna Mantill...a from AllPlay about the AllPlay Learn program. The program translates inclusive practices from educational policy and evidence-based research to school classrooms and early years settings to ensure meaningful outcomes for children and young people with developmental challenges and disabilities. : https://www.downsyndrome.org.au//allplay-learn-with-profe/

15.01.2022 Please note the new date for the All Abilities Cheer and Dance 2021 Team Placement is Sunday 10th January 2021.

14.01.2022 Are you a parent of a child over the age of 15 years with intellectual disability? Help out by joining this research study. QUT’s research team want to know mor...e about parents’ perception of transition to adulthood for a child with intellectual disability Participation involves an interview over the phone that will take around 1 hour of your time. Your input can help support improvements in service delivery and create approaches to support parents during this period of transition. For questions or require further information, contact Alice Nucifora [email protected] More information about the study here https://bit.ly/3n9Cyju

13.01.2022 If you happen to need to have a COVID-19 test from today and over the weekend here is a helpful, air-conditioned area.

13.01.2022 Down Syndrome Australia and Science Alliance are running a free online Science program during term 4 for people with Down syndrome who live in South Australia a...nd the Northern Territory. Our scientist Vanessa will demonstrate some exciting experiments that you can follow along with at home. All the materials you will need are easy to find at home and we will tell you what you need. The program will run for 10 weeks and there are two days to choose from: Wednesday 4.30pm SA / 3.30pm NT, starting Wednesday 14th October until 16th December Friday 11am SA / 10am NT, starting Friday 16th October until 18th December For more information you can email [email protected] You can register here: Wednesday https://downsyndrome.powerappsportals.com//publishedeven/ Friday https://downsyndrome.powerappsportals.com//publishedeven/

13.01.2022 Dear Dance Down dancers, families and carers We have just had confirmation from Glenunga Hub that they will still be closed on Monday next week, therefore unfor...tunately there will be no face to face classes on Monday 30th November. We are still hopeful that we may be able to return to face to face classes for our last face to face classes on Monday 7th December, but we will need to continue to monitor restrictions and safety concerns, so will confirm this as soon as possible. Dance Down Zoom classes are still happening on Thursday evenings, so for those who would like to join the Zoom sessions please send Amy an email to request a link for the class you are interested in - [email protected]

12.01.2022 Oranability Spring 2020 edition is LIVE! Visit www.oranaonline.com.au/e-oranability-spring-2020 to read about #Orana celebrating 70 years! Redeveloping premium ...#disability homes in Northern Adelaide, what is with love? Shaune’s life-changing encounter, Orana #contributing to building a better world for women plus many more stories on our valued clients and their achievements! See more

12.01.2022 Nominations are open till Friday 9 October for the Orana Client of the Year Awards 2020. Orana’s Client Awards recognise client achievements across a range of a...reas including #Health and Wellness, #Employment and Community Inclusion. The prize recognises the #achievements of Orana and Down Syndrome SA clients. Check out all the details and find the link for the nomination form at https://bit.ly/2xc2t5d.

11.01.2022 COVID-19 Update: 26 November 2020 The health and wellbeing of our clients, their families, our staff and volunteers remain Orana’s number one priority as we clo...sely monitor the situation. Following my last communication on Friday 20 November via Orana’s website and social media, further announcements have been made with detail available on the SA government website at https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/recovery. The Orana Business Continuity Team (BCT) met on Wednesday 25 November to discuss the SA Health and government directives and concluded the next phase for Orana clients, employees and staff will be as follows: From Tuesday 1st December, the following will apply to Orana services: - Netley Head Office and Ridleyton Administration staff to return to work. - Regional services will be open and provide client service as usual (unless advised otherwise by their General Manager). - Travel between sites and to regional areas as work requires to resume. - Orana Business Services are to resume with pre-lockdown conditions of work with employees encouraged to return to work as usual. - Orana Independent Living services are to continue monitoring client activities and lifestyle with return to pre-lockdown lifestyle and client service. - Orana Independent Living services are to continue client services with reduced outings for clients to minimise risk of infection, particularly with the aged and those with medical/health conditions. - Community Inclusion and Developmental Services clients are to resume pre-lockdown conditions. - The wearing of masks is no longer mandatory but encouraged where physical distancing requirements cannot be met. Any further COVID-19 updates will be provided via the Orana website and social media whenever SA Health and government directives change. Orana Senior Management Team members will continue to pro-actively communicate requirements to their clients, employees, their families, staff and customers. Thank you again for your ongoing patience and understanding as we continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation closely. In the meantime, if you have any further questions, you can send an email to [email protected] or you can communicate with me directly. Nicholas Mihalaras Chief Executive Officer Orana Australia Limited

11.01.2022 Iconic radio duo Barry Ion and Tony Pilkington Bazz & Pilko are reuniting on FIVEaa for the Variety SA Radiothon! Tune in on Friday from 12.30-3pm to hear this special one-off show and raise some much needed funds for kids in need this Christmas.

09.01.2022 Don't forget Daylight savings starts 2am, Sunday 4th October, clocks must be put forward by one hour in all Australian states, except for Western Australia, Northern Territory and Queensland.

09.01.2022 COVID-19 Health Alert One new positive case of COVID-19 has been identified in a female student from Woodville High School. Anyone who attended Woodville ...High School, 11 Actil Avenue St Clair, on Monday 23 November must isolate immediately with all members of their household until further notice. Further advice will be provided to all staff, students and their families/caregivers as soon as possible. Woodville High School will be closed to undergo deep cleaning and to allow SA Health to conduct detailed contact tracing and risk assessment. Anyone with COVID-19 symptoms should present for testing as soon as possible. Visit www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/covidcontacttracing for the full list of affected locations. To find a location to get a COVID-19 test visit www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/covidtesting

06.01.2022 The winners of our recent Wouldn’t Change a Thing Christmas card competition have been chosen and the cards are in production! Josie Webster was the winner in o...ur 16+ age category, with her stunning Christmas tree design. Josie is a 23 year old Visual Artist from Sydney Australia who works in numerous media from Acrylic Flow arts, casting of Epoxy resin, to landscapes done in oils on canvas. Josie has exhibited both locally and internationally and you can follow her work on www.facebook.com/worksbyjosie You can pre-order your Christmas cards now in our Wouldn’t Change a Thing shop. Just follow the link: https://www.wouldntchangeathing.org/shop/?orderby=date #ChristmasCards #DownSyndrome #WouldntChangeAThing

05.01.2022 December news is out now! Check your inbox for all the latest updates or read it online here. https://mailchi.mp/downsyndrome/december-news-from-dsa

05.01.2022 To all of the Down Syndrome SA community including the wonderful people we support, families, carers, volunteers and staff. 2020 has been a year full of ups and downs and you have all done an amazing job of sticking together as a community throughout all of it. We hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas break and a safe New Year and we look forward to continuing to working with you all in 2021.... Please be aware that our offices will be closed from lunch time on Wednesday 23rd December and will re-open from Monday 11th January (Life Ed program will return Monday 4th January). Warmest regards Rowena Cornish General Manager Community Inclusion and Developmental Services Amy Sherpa Community Programs Manager and all the team at DSSA.

04.01.2022 Oranability Summer 2020 edition is LIVE! Visit www.oranaonline.com.au/e-oranability-summer-2020 to read about International Day of People with #Disability, Client Award Winners, Loxton gets propagating plus many more stories on our valued #clients and their #achievements!

04.01.2022 Siblings Australia are looking for people who want to influence change and share ideas to contribute to Siblings Australia’s projects and activities. If you are interests in joining their advisory groups, please click the link below and register your interest by Tuesday 6 October 2020.

04.01.2022 Collettey's Cookies Collette Divitto, a 30-year-old #woman with #Downsyndrome decided to open her own cookie company after many job rejections for not being a ..."good fit. Collette founded Collettey's Cookies and has sold over 180,000 cookies to date and now employs 13 people, several with #disability. Amazing job Collette, you're an inspiration! Click here to read more: http://bit.ly/3p38N4e

03.01.2022 Christmas Spirit at Orana Community Options

03.01.2022 We would like to invite you to our VIRTUAL PLAYGROUP on Monday 12th October at 10am via Zoom. Whilst not the same as seeing each other in person, it's a fun way of staying connected. The theme is ‘MY PETS’. If you have not received your Zoom invite, please email Nicole McKenna - [email protected]

01.01.2022 The AFL Umpires Association (AFLUA) Fiona McBurney program was cancelled due to COVID-19 FOR the 2020 season so we are very grateful to the AFLUA Fiona McBurney Program for offering our Life Ed and Work Skills participants a virtual zoom session with AFL Umpire Leigh Haussen, joined by Peter Kelly - AFLUA). The session went for nearly an hour with lots of questions that the participants had prepared earlier in the week. Some of the questions were: How do you become a...n umpire? Do you have umpire training, and where? Is there different training for goal umpires and on field, or can you each do it all? Do you have another job, what is it? Thank you Leigh and Peter, we look forward to being involved in the program again in 2021.

01.01.2022 World Smile Day October 2, 2020 Do an act of kindness. Help one person SMILE! Did you know the symbol of World Smile Day the ‘Smiley Face ’ is the mark o...f promoting #kindness and putting smiles on the faces of people all around the world! Harvey Ball an artist created the ‘Smiley Face’ symbol in 1963 and World Smile Day was first established in 1999. Getting involved in spreading smiles and doing acts of kindness is a wonderful thing. All it takes is one simple thought or gesture given to another. Help spread Smiley’s World Smile Day message to all your friends and family today and every other day of the year . If you really would like to get involved in promoting the day, you can take a selfie with a sign that says "World Smile Day is October 2, 2020" or Happy World Smile Day or you smiling and use the hashtag #worldsmileday. Orana would love to know what makes you smile ? Write in the comments below. For more information on world smile day visit: www.worldsmileday.com