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25.01.2022 Hi Everyone, Hope you all are well. We are having are third Peer Support Network meeting for 2021 Tomorrow April 6th from 5pm-7pm at SACOSS (47 King William Rd, Unley)... As always Dinner will be Provided Make sure you register please see the link below https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/youth-peer-support-meeting- See more

24.01.2022 Have you ever wondered how you can make travel in your own backyard more fun and accessible? Our April Peer Support Network meeting will look at how you can plan for a fantastic local getaway! The event will be hosted by Nick and Brad, April 6 at SACOSS (47 King William Rd) from 5-7pm.... Hear from Peer Network member Laurence about his travel experiences, enjoy some fun with friends, and of course dinner on us! To register, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/youth-peer-support-meeting- We look forward to seeing you there!

24.01.2022 Does the Peer Network need a new name? As we look to go back to face to face meetings, what would you like to learn about over the next few months? We want to hear from you at tomorrow nights Peer Network Meeting Meeting on Zoom hosted by Madde and Brad from 5:30 6:30. Help shape your Peer Network. Please remember to register at https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/enabled-youth-peer-support-. Let Angus know if you need help registering or have any questions. Contact him at 8373 8388 or [email protected]

22.01.2022 Merry Christmas from the Enabled Youth Disability Network. We hope you all have a lovely break with friends and family. We will be taking a break from 24 December until the 4 January. Merry Christmas and we will see you in 2021

22.01.2022 Ellen who is a former Julia Farr Youth member and current friend of EYDN recently wrote an article about ableism. You can read it online.

22.01.2022 Happy New Year! The Enabled Youth Peer Network will be back in action this year from February 2021 2021 Meetings will be held at the South Australian Council for Social Services (SACOSS) 47 King William Rd, Unley... Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month. Here are the dates No meeting in January 5:00 7:00 pm Tuesday 2 February 5:00 7:00 pm Tuesday 2 March 5:00 7:00 pm Tuesday 6 April 5:00 7:00 pm Tuesday 4 May 5:00 7:00 pm Tuesday 1 June 5:00 7:00 pm Tuesday 6 July 5:00 7:00 pm Tuesday 3 August 5:00 7:00 pm Tuesday 7 September 5:00 7:00 pm Tuesday 5 October 5:00 7:00 pm Tuesday 2 November 5:00 7:00 pm Tuesday 10 December FOR MORE INFORMATION: Call Angus on 8373 8319 or [email protected]

22.01.2022 Are you looking to go to University or TAFE next year? Maybe you’re looking for work or you’ve decided the goal for 2021 is to move out of home. These are fant...astic goals but they’re daunting, and its normal to be unsure about where you can get the help to reach these goals Kathryn and Zac will be doing a live Q&A answering any questions you have about getting support so you can study, live or work independently and to the very best of your ability Post your questions in the comments below and tune in tomorrow night (Tuesday 22 December) from 5:30pm

21.01.2022 Have you shared your thoughts on Human Services SA (DHS)'s Disability Access and Inclusion Plan? This covers the actions DHS will take over the next 4 years to ...improve accessibility and inclusion for DHS services. Submissions will close on Friday, 4 September 2020. People living with disability, their family, disability sector workers and the wider community are encouraged to share their thoughts. You can share your feedback in 4 ways online, on the phone, write a letter or face to face. For more information, visit http://dhs.sa.gov.au/dhsdaip ---- #DisabilityInclusion #LivingWithDisability #DisabilityAccess

21.01.2022 The Manage Your Supports workshop is coming to Salisbury next Wednesday! This is a FREE co-designed workshop that explains how to manage your supports by: Ut...ilising your supports to build your best life, Ensuring you get what you need when you need it, and Self-direction and how to self-manage under the NDIS system The workshop runs from 11am to 5pm at Salisbury Community Hub. Spots are limited, so don’t forget to register at https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/skill-ndis-managing-your-su. For further information please call Andrew Gibson at Purple Orange on 0413 854 863 or email [email protected] --- #SKILLWorkshop #DisabilitySupport #NDISWorkshop

20.01.2022 What are your rights at Uni and TAFE? What supports can you get? Do you have to disclose your disability? A friendly reminder that you’re invited to Join Madde and Nick at the March Peer Support Network as we look at rights, advocacy and disclosure at Uni and TAFE. ... We will hear from Anu from Flinders University. When and what time? Tomorrow night (Tuesday 2 March from 5-7pm) Where? 47 King William Rd Unley (SACOSS) Dinner provided Please make sure you register with Eventbrite below https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/youth-peer-support-meeting- If you have any questions or need help registering, give Angus a call on 8373 8319

20.01.2022 Please complete this 10 minute survey on rights and attitudes of people living with disability and how advocacy services can help.

20.01.2022 Hi Everyone, Hope you all are having a wonderful weekend. Just reminding you all that we are having are first Peer Support Network meeting for 2021 Tuesday February 2 from 5pm-7pm at SACOSS (47 King William Rd, Unley) It will be great to see you all As always Dinner will be Provided... Make sure you register please see the link below https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/youth-peer-support-meeting- See more

19.01.2022 Young person living with disability and actress Bridie McKim will be doing a live stream tonight on accessibility and acting.

18.01.2022 Hi Everyone, You are invited to the Youth Peer Network End of Year Celebration! Come along to our end of year celebration for members and friends of the EYDN Peer Networks. Run for and by young people living with disability, the event will include youth speakers, games, food and fun. This free party will be a chance to connect with old friends and make news ones. Date and Time... Friday 13 December, 5:30pm - 7:30pm Food and drinks will be provided Location SACOSS 47 King William Rd Unley Make sure you registration You can register on Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/youth-peer-support-meeting-

18.01.2022 Hi Everyone Hope you’re all having a good week. Just a friendly reminder that our July catch up will be held online this Tuesday 7 July from 5:30-6:30, hosted by Nick and Tyler on Zoom. Please remember to register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/youth-peer-support-meeting-jul and we will send you the link for the meeting... If you need any help registering, please contact me at 8373 8319 or [email protected]. Looking forward to seeing you.

17.01.2022 We are very sorry to inform you that the Peer Support Network meeting tonight has been Cancelled. We all are looking forward seeing you at the next meeting on October 6

17.01.2022 Hi Everyone Hope you all are having a great week We have some questions to ask you all and we would love to hear some of your answer.... First question is Do you think young people with a disability have a voice in making decisions about their lives? Second question is What could the government or other decision makers do better to help young people with disability have a voice? Please don't feel afraid to comment your answer to the questions.

17.01.2022 What does the Christmas/New Year break mean to you? Our Peer Network were looking forward to it when we met up last Friday night for the last time in 2020. Whether you are spending time with family, hanging out with friends or just relaxing, The Peer Network would like to wish you a safe and happy Christmas. We will see you in the new year .

15.01.2022 A friendly reminder that JFA Purple Orange's Youth Survey is now OPEN! This survey is an opportunity for young people to have a say and shape their youth policies. You can complete the survey by following this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/POYouthSurvey... Any questions? Please contact Kathryn at [email protected] or on (08) 8373 8311

15.01.2022 How can young people have more of a voice? What supports are available to you if you need to speak up and tell your story? Join Nick and Brad at SACOSS (47 King William Rd Unley) on Tuesday November 3 between 5-7pm on Knowing your rights. The group will hear from Carla from the Legal Services. Please don’t forget to register via the Eventbrite link below.... https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/youth-peer-support-meeting- Dinner provided. If you have any questions or need help registering please get in touch with Angus at [email protected] or 8373 8319 Look forward to catching up

15.01.2022 A last minute reminder about tonight's Peer Support Network meeting at SACOSS (47 King William Rd Unley from 5-7pm. Hosted by Madde and Nick, it's our first meeting back at SACOSS for some time. Come along, catch up and lets start thinking about how the Peer Network can help you reach your goals. Dinner provided... Please don't forget to register below https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/youth-peer-support-meeting- Looking forward to seeing you

15.01.2022 February is a busy month for the Enabled Youth Disability Network. See below for more details

15.01.2022 Hi Everyone Purple Orange are hiring! This would be a great first job opportunity for anyone looking to get into employment for the first time. Have a read and see if this is a good fit for you. We are hiring!... Do you believe in the importance of making friends and getting involved in the local community? Are you motivated, friendly and keen to be part of an innovative new project? If so, we’d love to hear from you. We are looking for a Project Leader to run (with support) a community gardening pilot project called ‘Dig In.’ You would help to bring the joys of gardening to the houses of people living with disability who would not otherwise be able to access their local community garden. You might learn a thing or two about growing vegetables yourself! JFA Purple Orange is a social-profit organisation working to create a world where people who live with disability get a fair go at everything life has to offer. Our activities include: providing information services to the disability community; supporting the emergence and maintenance of peer networks; providing capacity-building opportunities to the disability community; conducting research and developing policy proposals; delivering consultations to inform government policy; telling the stories of people living with disability; and delivering government-funded programs. For this role, you will have strong social values, good oral communication skills and good organisational skills. Most importantly, you will be friendly and enthusiastic about getting this exciting new project off the ground. You will work alongside a Policy and Research Leader who loves gardening and mentoring new colleagues. The role is offered for 15.2 hours per week. You could spread these hours throughout the week, or work two full days each week. People living with disability are strongly encouraged to apply. Download the job description and find out how to apply elowb. Applications are due by 5pm Friday 2 October 2020. https://www.purpleorange.org.au//we-are-hiring-project-lea See more

14.01.2022 Morning all Just a friendly reminder about Tuesdays Peer Support Meeting at 47 King William Rd Unley from 5-7pm, hosted by Nick and Brad . We will here from Carla from the SA Legal Services Commission in this months topic; knowing your rights.... Please remember to register at the link below https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/youth-peer-support-meeting- Dinner provided. Youth Peer Support Network meetings are free for young people living with disability. A support person will attend the meeting but You are welcome to bring a friend or support person with you Looking forward to seeing you all again.

14.01.2022 Whether its school, work or study, what would help you have the confidence to speak up for yourself and have your say? Sonia from the Office of the Commissioner for Children and Young People would like to hear from you at this month's Peer Support Network Meeting hosted by Madde and Brad on Zoom. By sharing your experiences you can help make things better for other young people in South Australia. ... Join us from 5:30 PM on Tuesday 11 August for our monthly catch up. Please don't forget to register and if you need help, please contact Angus on 8373 8319 or [email protected] https://www.eventbrite.com/e/youth-peer-support-meeting-aug

14.01.2022 Hi everyone I hope you all enjoyed a great long weekend. We are sorry to inform you that tonight’s EYDN Peer Support Network Meeting has been cancelled. We hope to see you all back on Tuesday, May 4 for the next catch up. In the meantime stay safe and reach out if you need

13.01.2022 Hi Everyone, Hope you all are well. We are having are first Peer Support Network meeting for 2021 next Tuesday February 2 from 5pm-7pm at SACOSS (47 King William Rd, Unley) As always Dinner will be Provided Make sure you register please see the link below... https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/youth-peer-support-meeting- See more

12.01.2022 Are you a young person? Are you keen to connect with other young people with disability from around Australia? Keen to hear from speakers on what they are passionate about? Excited to learn about social movements and how to talk truth to power?... If you answered yes to any of the above, then you are in luck! CYDA is hosting the National Youth Disability Summit! It has been designed by and for young people with disability and it's TOTALLY free and online! Head to www.cydayouth.events to register (did we mention it's free?!) and get excited! Image Description: Logo of the National Youth Disability Summit. The letters NYDS are in the middle of the graphic in black text, with the Y outlined in blue. Below the main logo is the wording National Youth Disability Summit and the Summit dates, September 29 October 3. Below the dates is the website for the Summit, w: cydayouth.events. There are orange, blue and red circle shapes located around the logo and text.

11.01.2022 Over the last 12 months JFY has worked hard to become incorporated which means we will be our own organisation. We are now incorporated! This means a new name and logo. We are excited to announce JFY are now the Enabled Youth Disability Network

10.01.2022 Julia Farr Youth are happy to support the Roadmap for change as part of ACIE.

10.01.2022 Hi Everyone Hope you had a fantastic weekend. Our next online Peer Support Meeting is coming up on Tuesday 7 July with Nick and Tyler from 5:30 - 6:30 Please remember to register via Eventbrite. If you need any help registering please call me on 8373 8319 or [email protected]... https://www.eventbrite.com/e/youth-peer-support-meeting-jul Looking forward to seeing you.

09.01.2022 Good morning all Hope you had a lovely weekend. Just a friendly reminder about tomorrow night's (Tuesday 11 August) Youth Peer Support Network Meeting hosted by Madde and Brad from 5:30 PM 6:30 PM on Zoom. ... Sonia from the Office of the Commissioner for Children and Young People would like to hear from you about what would help you have the confidence to speak up for yourself and have your say whether that’s in school, work or study. Have your say say and help make things better for young people in South Australia. Please don't forget to register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/youth-peer-support-meeting-aug If you need help, please contact Angus on 8373 8319 or [email protected] Looking forward to seeing you

07.01.2022 Hi Everyone Hope you all had a fantastic weekend. We'd like to thank you all for coming to our first face to face meeting last Tuesday night. It was fantastic to see you all again. Last week, we all went around and shared what we have all been doing over the past few months. ... We talked about the changes happening with EYDN. Flowing on from that we asked whether you feel the Peer Network should change its name. We wanted to hear from you about what you would like to learn more about in the next few months and into the new year. Some of these were: Mental Health Knowing your rights Travel Safe relationships. If you have any other suggestions, we would love to hear them. We look forward to catching up with you on Tuesday 3 November where the group will talk about knowing your rights. See you there!

06.01.2022 The EYDN team would like to wish you all a safe and happy Easter break. Whatever you get up to we hope it’s well spent with loved ones. We also hope the Easter bunny is kind to you!

05.01.2022 Have you registered for the April Enabled Youth Disability Network meeting yet? Some say the best things in life are the people we love, the places we go and the memories we make along the way - so why not get out and explore?! On April 6 we’ll be talking about travel in your own backyard and providing tips on how you can plan for an inclusive, fun holiday experience. ... You will enjoy dinner on us and a presentation from Peer Network member Laurence about his travel experiences. When: Tuesday April 6 from 5pm-7pm Where: SACOSS (47 King William Road, Unley) Cost: FREE Catering: Dinner supplied To register, visit: https://bit.ly/3szil97 We hope to see you there!

04.01.2022 Hi everyone Thank you all for coming to the Peer Support Network Meeting on Tuesday night at South Australian Council of Social Service. We covered Rights, advocacy and disclosure at University and TAFE. We played Human Rights Bingo before hearing from Peer Connector Madde who talked about rights, how you can speak up for yourself and telling people about your disability.... Anu from Flinders University spoke about what help you can get at University and who can help you. Thanks again and we will see you next month on 6 April where we be talking about travel in our own backyard See more

03.01.2022 Have you been watching The Heights? It features a young person living with cerebral palsy. You can watch all episodes of season 2 now on ABC Iview.