Extended Families Australia in Coburg, Victoria, Australia | Disability service

Extended Families Australia

Locality: Coburg, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 9355 8848

Address: 1 / 95 Bell St 3058 Coburg, VIC, Australia

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

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25.01.2022 So many opportunities are created due to the hard work and dedication of parents and families - A great story about the motivation of a mother who wanted to build a support network for her daughter and led to the creation of Sing Song Signers.

25.01.2022 A good reminder

25.01.2022 How many of these 20 creative at home activity ideas have you done during lockdown?

25.01.2022 Be quick - this opportunity is for the first 50 tennis players with an intellectual disability or autism (or families of) who are open to sharing their thoughts in a survey about playing tennis.

25.01.2022 Sign up for Stonnington Library and Information Service Spring Holiday Program activities. Suitable for children aged 5-12 years old. Activities are FREE but you need to register!

25.01.2022 This looks like a great opportunity for young school leaver or job seeker up to 21 years of age with disability with an interest in studying sport and finding work!

24.01.2022 Share your thoughts - Scope have an opportunity for carers of children/young people (0-14years old) with a disability to participate in research about outcomes in disability services. Scope are undertaking the research to measure the impact services have on children/young people with disability.

24.01.2022 This Movie Monday we head to the UK to hear from Todd, a young man with Down syndrome who landed his dream job.

23.01.2022 A musically inspired short video for your Monday. Love the creativity of this young man to share his story of bringing music back into in his life during COVID-19

22.01.2022 Kmart is offering a Quiet Space shopping experience which offers customers and team members an opportunity to shop in a low-sensory environment with reduced noise, lighting and distractions from 3.30pm to 5.30pm every Wednesday. Sounds like a great initiative, although it would be great to see more stores involved across Melbourne. For the time being their Templestowe store is the only Metro Melbourne stored involved.

21.01.2022 NEW PROGRAMS LAUNCHING EARLY 2021 Vietnamese Families with Special Needs (VFSN) and Extended Families are excited to bring you two new group based community inclusion programs. Vuon lên and Tham Gia - Facilitating friendship, belonging and achievement for young Vietnamese people. Both VL and Tham Gia programs will commence in late January 2021. ... Visit our website for program brochures in English and Vietnamese. To express interest in participating, complete an Expression of Interest Form by 31st December 2020 (available on the website)

20.01.2022 LAST CHANCE Get your Expression of Interest in by 31st December to participate in new programs for Vietnamese participants and families launching in January 2021. Vuon lên - offers fortnightly structured small group friendship meet ups for young people with Autism (ages 15-18 and 19-24 years). ... Tham Gia - provides school holiday events for both large and smaller groups of primary and secondary aged children/youth of Vietnamese background living with a disability in the western metro region. Visit our website for the Expression of Interest Form and program brochures in English and Vietnamese.

20.01.2022 This is exciting - Lego Braille Bricks have arrived in Australia!

19.01.2022 City of Greater Dandenong 9th Children’s Festival and Big Day In! The festival kicks off on Saturday 19 September for two weeks of fun exciting online programs, performances including the Big Day In, a pyjama theme party on Sunday 27 September. It is a free event but you need to register to receive the link to the virtual event!

19.01.2022 Save the date - NDIS are hosting an online event on 23 September at 7pm : Victoria and Tasmania Community Update Session. It is an opportunity for Victorian and Tasmanian participants, families, carers, people with a disability, and the disability community to attend a session about recent NDIS announcements and updates.

18.01.2022 Wednesdays and Thursdays, our ExtendABLE Program inlcudes All Things Gaming with Billy - discussing and playing games across all consoles and devices, the latest gaming news, reviewing our favourite games, and completing construction challenges in Minecraft. Look forward to seeing you online! follow the link to find out more https://buff.ly/3aKaY7i

17.01.2022 Interesting insight into the wide range of values, opinions and experiences of people with Autism about having Autism.

16.01.2022 Thanks to Hobsons Bay City Council: The weather over Easter is looking great It’s not too late to book one of our beach wheelchairs and walking frames! With support from Altona Life Saving Club, Williamstown Swimming & Life Saving Club Inc and Altona-Village Traders Association, beach wheelchairs and walking frames are available during beach patrol hours over the Easter long weekend.... Hire is free but bookings are essential. For information about availability and to make a booking, call us on 1300 179 944 or email at [email protected] Accessible Beaches

16.01.2022 We hope you have a wonderful day and weekend to follow

14.01.2022 Our ExtendABLE Online program is a fun, creative and social way to use screen time valuably! Engage in new hobbies and interests, make friends with others who have similar special interests and grow new skills with the care and attentiveness of our amazing facilitators! All ages are welcome in any of our ExtendABLE session. Find out more about the sessions we offer, our facilitators and how to enrol, please follow this link https://buff.ly/3aKaY7i

13.01.2022 Such a great initiative Applications are open for Westpac Group's 2020 Tailored Talent recruitment program but at the moment all the roles are based in Sydney. How good would it be to see roles available in each state! More info: https://buff.ly/32vlH2x

13.01.2022 From everyone at Extended Families - we wish you a safe and happy holiday period!

12.01.2022 An Australian favourite in Auslan to brighten your afternoon!

12.01.2022 Taking the time to appreciate some ingenuity from a company that builds accessible docks in the USA, supporting more people to take up adaptive paddling.

12.01.2022 Opportunity for Carers Carers Victoria Connecting Carers Virtua Expo is online and free from 30 November 1 December 2020. The expo will be a great opportunity to: Listen to expert speakers on relevant topics Connect with local service providers and peak bodies Find new information to assist you in your caring role... Enjoy fun activities and events Learn new ways to boost your health and wellbeing See more

12.01.2022 Take a few moments to read the joint open letter from the NDIA and NDIS Quality and Safeguard Commission (NDIS Commission) to all Victorian participants, their families and carers.

11.01.2022 Take some time to 're-fill your bowl' this week

10.01.2022 Here is one to pair with our ExtendABLE Online Group - ‘Exercise with Keely’! A Disability Sport at Home series you can do from your lounge room is being run by Disability Sport and Recreation. They will feature six different sports or activities in partnership with the sport organisation over six weeks. More information about our ExtendABLE Online Groups: https://buff.ly/3mjr2lf

09.01.2022 NGV Kids at Home Check out this handy article on some of the planned activities coming in September and October.

09.01.2022 This looks like a handy free resource for teachers - A free e-book by Sue Larkey on ‘Setting Your Classroom Up for Success’

08.01.2022 This Friday is World Autism Awareness Day, and hundreds of thousands of landmarks, buildings, homes and communities around the world will Light It Up Blue in recognition of people with autism and those who love and support them! #Autism, #AutismAwareness, #LightItUpBlue (Image Source: Autism Awareness Australia)

08.01.2022 Love this new toy line introduced by Kmart!

05.01.2022 Setting the mood as we head into the weekend. Embrace the crazy!

04.01.2022 Looking for a last minute idea on how to show your appreciation this Father’s Day? Here is handy resource from Key Word Sign Australia that you can print out and fold in half to make a card!

03.01.2022 Keep your eyes peeled for Donation Dollars! Three million specially minted one dollar coins were released by the Royal Australian Mint in recognition of the International Day of Charity on Saturday 5 September. They intend distribute 25 million of these special $1 coins over the coming years, one for every Australian. If you are lucky enough to come across one of these special coins, consider donating it to a charity you think does a great job and needs support. More about the initiative: https://buff.ly/3hAmEe6.

03.01.2022 Registrations are now open for the inaugural National Youth Disability Summit: 29 September to 3 October. 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.

03.01.2022 We thought this event with a focus on Women with Disabilities maybe of interest to some in our community. Women with Disabilities Victoria are hosting an online event on 3rd December to mark 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence and celebrate International Day of People with Disabilities: Respect, Inclusion and Equality: Building Workforce Capacity to Prevent Violence Against Women with Disabilities. The event aims to provide an online space where we can highlight the impacts of violence against women with disabilities and build capacity with our prevention partners, disability and social services workforces on prevention of violence against women with disabilities.

02.01.2022 The holidays are nearly here and we wanted to let you know that Extended Families will be closed for the holidays from Friday 25 December and will re-open on Monday 4 January 2021. Our LinC team will be contactable for changes in support arrangements and our On-Call service will be available during this period.

02.01.2022 Some tips via Source Kids for making Christmas less stressful for children with disabilities. Do you have tips not mentioned that make it less stressful for your family at this time of the year?

02.01.2022 TV shows for everyone Vision Australia has created a guide on accessing audio description on your TV, taking you through how to set up accessibility features. They have also put together a weekly list of programming featuring audio described programs so it’s easier to find your next show.