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Locality: Werribee, Victoria

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24.01.2022 The COVIDSafe app is now available to download. You can find further information about the app and how to download it here: https://www.health.gov.au/reso/apps-and-tools/covidsafe-app

23.01.2022 Thanks The Growing Space for sharing this Coronavirus easy English information

22.01.2022 The big day is here! Come on down to Crown Riverwalk between 10am-3pm for our 2019 Victorian Disability Sport and Recreation Festival. We have lots of exciting... exhibitors, three activity zones, giant puppets, Paralympians, the Law Enforcement Torch Run, the AFL Wheelchair Corporate Challenge, a live broadcast from Vision Australia Radio and more! Our Facebook event has all the details. See you soon to celebrate International Day of People with Disability! #dsrf

22.01.2022 Letter to our South Australian Clients and Families (most of which should be useful to most South Australians with disability and their families!): You have no... doubt heard the news yesterday, that here in South Australia we are now in a six day hard lockdown. What South Australians can’t do You will not be allowed outside of your home, except for essential trips the supermarket or immediate medical appointments and supplies for example. You are not allowed to go for a walk or do exercise outside of your home and yard. Shopping centres will be shut except for supermarkets/pharmacies, and take-away food places will also be closed. What South Australians with Disability can do Children of essential workers and vulnerable children (which includes disabled children unable to be cared for at home) are the only children allowed at school over the next week. Disabled people with significant behavioural support needs which cannot be met within their home/yard and need to be able to go out to walk for example, can apply for a health exemption at [email protected] - your Support Coordinator can help you make this application. Support workers that are needed for essential services for you are still allowed at your home and they are allowed to travel to you. This includes where someone needs to go out to regulate severe behavioural support needs. How The Growing Space can help If you are reliant on take-away food (all of which are now closed), or do not have enough essential food or medical/consumable supplies or any other urgent need please contact your Support Coordinator as soon as you can and we will work to arrange the supports you need. Please contact your Support Coordinator for any support you need and we will do what we can to help. We can also help with explaining special NDIS changes due to lockdown. You can find more information at https://www.ndis.gov.au/coronavirus. An Easy English explanation I have attached an Easy English document at https://www.thegrowingspace.com.au//South-Australia-Covid- which explains the changes and how we can help. This might be useful for you, or someone you love. Free video e-Learning The Growing Space Learning team have TODAY released our Thriving Through COVID-19 online learning course given the new lockdown in SA, we have decided to offer this course for FREE, so do please sign yourself up and watch whenever it suits you! https://learning.thegrowingspace.com.au/ We’ve got your back Myself and our Growing Space Team wish you all the best for the next week, and please know that we are here, we’ve got your back. We’re all still working and available and can help answer your questions and get you the supports you need if we don’t know the answer to a question, we will find out and get back to you, as quickly as we can. Take care, Sam The Growing Space We also have a bunch of actually useful resources at www.TheGrowingSpace.com.au/covid19 pic desc: page three from our Easy English document which states "You should wear a mask when you leave your home. This will help to stop the spread of the coronavirus. It is very important to stay at home. You cannot go for a walk or outside your house and yard to exercise. What is closed now? shopping centres takeaway food schools cafes and restaurants and bars parks cinemas and bowling alleys most places where people work day programs" accompanied by appropriate images to support Easy English ESSENTIAL WORKERS A person may leave the home for the purpose of undertaking duties as an essential worker which are classified as those people who perform work which is essential for the continued operation of any of the following operations/businesses; a blood bank (including blood collection and delivery); air transport (including airports); Australian Border Force and Commonwealth law enforcement and intelligence agency services ; bottle shop; care services for people with particular needs because of homelessness, age, infirmity, disability, illness or chronic health; childcare, early childhood education, primary/secondary schools; consular and diplomatic services; distribution centre; emergency services being: ambulance services; firefighting services; medical retrieval services (including Royal Flying Doctor Services); military and defence services deployed activities in South Australia; paramedical services; police services; state emergency services; essential health services; essential infrastructure and essential services within the Essential Services Act 1981 (SA); factory or facility (only operations which would otherwise cause damage to the plant and equipment); financial institution; freight services (including postal and courier services); hardware store; hotel or motel accommodation; journalists and media services; National Heavy Vehicle Regulator compliance activities organisations that provide urgent services necessary for the health and safety of any person, animal or premises (e.g. plumbing, Centrelink services and Foodbank); pet store or veterinary clinic; petrol station; pharmacy; post office; primary industries (only to ensure adequate supply of food and care of crops and animals); production and distribution of food for sale by supermarket/butcher/fruit/vegetable store/fishmonger other than production at a red meat abattoir, liquor sales at a bottle shop and medical and pharmaceutical products; public transport (including taxis and other public passenger services) state or local government services which are deemed essential by their Chief Executive; supermarket, butcher, fruit and vegetable store or fishmonger (but not an indoor or outdoor market); truckstops and roadhouses; and vehicle repair and mechanical services (including roadside assistance). REASONS TO LEAVE HOME One person can leave their home, per day, for the purposes of obtaining essential goods or service from a: consular and diplomatic services; distribution centre; financial institution; hardware store; home commonly known as a bottle shop; pet store or veterinary clinic; petrol station; pharmacy; post office; supermarket, butcher, fruit and vegetable store or fishmonger (but not an indoor or outdoor market); urgent services necessary for the health and safety or any person, animal or premises; and vehicle mechanical services. shops defined above may open and close at any time for the purposes of essential goods or services. A person may leave home with a dependent if they cannot be left at home alone. People may also leave their home to: access child care, primary or secondary education services if the child is that of an essential worker, resides in the care of the State or there are circumstances of vulnerability; adhere to shared parenting arrangements (court or otherwise); comply with a legal requirement at a place such as a police station, court or other home relating to justice or law enforcement; donate blood; ensure adequate supply of food, care and exercise to animals that are situated away from the home if no other person is available; escape harm or risk of harm, including in relation to family violence or violence of another person at the home; obtain essential health services; provide care and support to a relative or other person due to their health or because of homelessness, age, infirmity, disability, illness or chronic health condition; provide child-minding assistance so that the parent/guardian can leave to obtain essential goods or service and/or for the purpose of undertaking duties as an essential worker; provide end of life support to an immediate family member; undergo a COVID-19 test; and undertake work as an essential worker. People may also leave their home in an emergency situation. In obtaining essential goods or services, or as an essential worker a person may use public transport . They must travel to and from the location via the most direct and practicable means. ESSENTIAL HEALTH SERVICES The following essential health services are permitted: Emergency surgery, procedures and medical consulting where failing to provide will lead to loss of life/limb or permanent disability; Non-emergency surgery, procedures and medical consulting where failing to provide will lead to loss of life or permanent disability; Health services provided in a hospital Emergency Department, by a General Practitioner and at a hospital radiology service; Drug and alcohol services may be provided. Medical procedures or services that relate to the following: Procedures and surgical treatment by dentists in authorized public health care centres in the management of patients with obvious facial swelling due to infection, facial trauma or severe unrelenting pain; Procedures to complete a cycle of IV treatment that was commenced before the implementation of the direction or any procedure required for the preservation of eggs for future IVF which is required to prevent eggs from becoming non-viable; and Surgical termination of pregnancy Allied health services may be provided by applied health professionals when working in providing critical clinical care or in private practice or students, medical/nursing/midwifery/allied health on placement. Mental health services may be provided in hospital emergency, at inpatient psychiatric services, by allied health professionals providing mental health services in hospital, private psychiatric practices or by allied health professionals in community settings with a preference of telehealth but face-to-face is permitted in the instance of emergency clinical care in life-threatening situations. Please remain calm and be patient while we work together to get this information out to the community of South Australia. All directions, frequently asked questions and other information can be found here: https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/emergency-declarations

19.01.2022 Photosymbols now have versions of their 3 coronavirus easy read posters in Australia Huge thanks to these guys! Poster 1... https://cdn.shopify.com//Coronavirus-Poster-1-Photosymbols Poster 2 https://cdn.shopify.com//Coronavirus-Poster-2-Photosymbols Poster 3 https://cdn.shopify.com//Coronavirus-Poster-3-Photosymbols pic desc: an image with the New Zealand and Australian flags at the top, with images of their three Easy English Coronavirus resources overlaid as per the links above.

18.01.2022 #BREAKING: Woolworths will introduce a dedicated shopping hour for the elderly and disabled starting tomorrow. #9News

17.01.2022 The City Of Port Phillip are hosting an All Abilities Sports Day for people with disability. You can try tennis, fishing, lacrosse and mini golf. When: Next Wed...nesday 2 October 2019 Time: 10am - 3pm Where: The Peanut Farm Pavilion, St Kilda Cost: $10 (lunch is provided) You MUST register online: www.trybooking.com/BEGVV You can contact Chloe for more information on (03) 9209 6677.

17.01.2022 PLEASE SHARE: The Growing Space is looking to pay some disabled people for a project. The work is to help make four workshops: ... 1. Finding and managing good support workers 2. Making your own small business 3. Finding a great place to live 4. Self managing your NDIS plan The job is also to present the workshops to lots of people in lots of places around South Australia. There will be about six hours of work each week. Sometimes there will be more work, sometimes there will be less. The Growing Space needs confident and happy people for this job. You must be good at communicating with groups of people. You must have a disability or be a carer. You must like communicating with groups of people. You must be good at working in a team. You must be reliable and work hard. You can be from anywhere in Australia. You will need to come to South Australia to do most of the work. You must get a police clearance if you get the job. We will pay you good money for this work if you get the job. Please apply to [email protected] before Friday August 23 Tell us about yourself. Tell us why you would be good for this job. Tell us how your disability makes you good for this job. You can send us a video or an email to apply. The project finishes in June 2020 but we hope to give you more work after that. You can ask questions in this post and we will answer. This project is funded thanks to an NDIS ILC Grant and we are very excited about it! pic desc: a hand holding an envelope with Australian money in it.

16.01.2022 With the introduction of a new NDIS Price Guide from July 1st, NDIS Providers may be required to update Service Agreements with Participants, if the current Agreement doesnt reference price increases. Service Bookings will also need to be updated to reflect these changes. https://providertoolkit.ndis.gov.au/service-bookings-1-july

16.01.2022 Ablelink has created this resource, regarding Essential Workers and worker permits.

16.01.2022 It's all happening - time to have your say with the review into the NDIS Act (aka the Tune Review). A couple of weeks ago the Department of Social Services rele...ased a discussion paper about what the review into the NDIS Act and Participant Services Guarantee will cover. Today the survey has opened, and registrations are now open for face-to-face workshops. The face-to-face workshops are likely to fill up really quickly - so if there's one near you and you can make it, we'd encourage you to register sooner rather than later. https://engage.dss.gov.au/review-of-the-ndis-act-and-the// The survey is very long (up to 96 questions) - but you don't have to answer them all. You might not want to tackle it all in one go. Thankfully, the survey can be downloaded - so you can think about your answers or fill it out over a period of time. There's also shorter (29 question) Easy Read version. The website says the Auslan and languages other than English versions of the survey 'will be available shortly', as well as the targeted workshops for people with an intellectual disability, people from an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background and people from a culturally or linguistically diverse background. If this sounds a bit much, there is a hotline for anyone who wants a hand with the survey - 1800 358 846. We are checking out the new ways to get involved now - but in the meantime you can get involved by following the links below.. Surveys - https://engage.dss.gov.au//ndis-participant-guarantee-sur/ General workshops - https://engage.dss.gov.au/review-of-the-ndis-act-and-the// (Image description: A screenshot showing page 9 of the long form survey PDF. The page title says "Section 2: What should be in the Participant Service Guarantee (8 Questions)". The two questions below say "2.1. The NDIS makes decisions in a timely way" and "2.2. The NDIA engages with people with disability, their families or carers when making decisions.")

16.01.2022 Breaking news from the NDIS this afternoon ... The Minister for the NDIS and the NDIA have released more information about low cost assistive technology ... fin...ally! And it is good news. NDIS participants CAN use their NDIS funds to buy smart devices if: You need it for your supports like therapy or personal support during this period You have something in writing from the provider to confirm you need it It must be the "lowest specification" that will do the job You don't already have something that will do the job You don't already have something that has been funded by another system (such as education). This will be the policy for the next five months. Then it will be reviewed. The news item on the NDIS website is here - https://www.ndis.gov.au//4758-further-initiatives-support- The frequently asked questions are here - https://www.ndis.gov.au//participants-co/using-your-budget We will update our website as well. This is really good news for everyone who has been waiting and wondering and worrying. (Image description: A red rectangle with the words "Breaking News" in white capital letters. Underneath the words you can see the Every Australian Counts logo and the words "NDIS: Make It Work)

15.01.2022 Updated: **ANNOUNCEMENT ** At IGA Pier Street Altona we are proud to announce that from Tuesday 17 March Tuesday 7 April 2020, we will be opening our doors on...e hour before normal trading hours to provide senior card and disability card holders exclusive access to our store. Over the past weeks we have all witnessed unprecedented consumer purchases due to the increasing concerns of COVID-19. While we at IGA Pier Street Altona are doing our absolute best to support the community ongoing, it is our priority to ensure that everyone has the ability purchase essential items during this uncertain time. This initiative will allow senior card holders and disability card holders (including companion cards) exclusive access to purchases goods without distress. Consumer limitations on bulk purchase will continue. Seniors and Disability Card Holders exclusive hours are as follows: IMPORTANT: Carers requiring to attend WITH the individual that they are they carer for are required to present accredited government approved companion cards. Individuals are not able to shop on behalf of another or use another persons accreditation. SENIOR and DISABILITY CARD HOLDERS ONLY - EXCLUSIVE TRADING HOURS. Tuesday 17 March 7 April 2020 Monday to Friday 6am to 7am Saturday 7am to 8am / Sunday 8am to 9am NORMAL TRADING HOURS Monday to Friday 7am to 9pm Saturday 8am to 9pm / Sunday 9am to 6pm

15.01.2022 While the unending stream of horrors against disabled people continue, and we’re all being affected by these wretched abuses, I’m also getting frustrated by suc...h poor language by the media (and politicians) recently. Please join me in calling them out. 1. Ann-Marie was horrifically abused by her Support Worker, not a Carer. She clearly had no Carers. Carers are unpaid supports, usually family. 2. Willow did not suffer from Down syndrome. She lived with it, and suffered from an abusive and repugnant father. She was also not a tragic toddler. She was a gorgeous little girl whose life was ripped away from her. 3. The two teens malnourished and found locked in a room naked in squalor in QLD were not intellectually handicapped, though they may have had intellectual disabilities. Words do matter. They add to the devaluing of disabled people and the pity party mentality that we must end. Getting off soapbox now. It’s been a horrid few weeks for so many in our community. Please get help if you need. Both Lifeline and Beyond Blue have trained volunteers available around the clock. Stay safe. Drop in on a neighbour. Call someone you haven’t spoken to in a while. Take care of yourself as best you can. Sam Image description: letter-tiles and pencils on a wooden surface. Some of the tiles spell out WORDS HAVE POWER. (thanks to Susan Hoffman - can't believe I forgot on this post - urgh - so so sorry!)

13.01.2022 Congratulations Dylan Alcott on your Logie win! https://amp.9news.com.au//bdb4ba7a-d8ac-4f6c-a432-e2eb8ba8

13.01.2022 Today, as part of NAIDOC Week, VACCHO will hold the NAIDOC March. http://www.vaccho.org.au/events/vic-naidoc-march-2/

10.01.2022 Breaking news regarding NDIS Transport funding

10.01.2022 NDIS Portal Cr@p So, for most of yesterday and last night, the NDIS portal was not available because every person and their dog was trying to get their stimulus... package sorted so they can eat (fair enough!) But because the same government department runs Centrelink AND NDIS online services, when one goes down, they all go down. This means that self managers, providers and plan managers couldn't make any claims. So, go easy on your plan managers and self managers for a few days OK? They can't get any money out, which means they can't pay out. So how is everyone holding up? If you know anyone who was working in hospitality, and you think they could be a great support worker, get them to look into it, pronto, and have them contact a few local and/or online providers/platforms to get themselves ready and do some online courses while they're at home, not working in the cafe or pub! There is a literal tsunami of provider cancellations on their way - day options and ADE's are closing and SIL providers are cancelling other core supports to prioritise care in their accommodation services. Shit's getting realer by the day. Take care everyone. Take care. --Sam xxx pic desc: a screenshot from the top right hand corner of the NDIS website with the purple "Portal sign in" button clicked, showing a grey dropdown with the options of "myplace participant portal" or "myplace provider portal" shown. Clicking either right now, will take you on a road to nowhere.

09.01.2022 We are thinking of everyone who has been impacted by Australia's devastating bushfires, especially the disability community To help we have put together a lis...t of resources for disabled Victorians who have been affected by the bushfires. Our resources list includes: How to protect your health when it's smoky Finding accessible emergency accommodation Accessible guides for staying safe in a bushfire NDIS and emergency payment info Disability orgs who can help Stay safe, and look out for each other Please share, and let us know of any other bushfire resources for people with disability we will add them to the list!

09.01.2022 Breaking news this morning ... Details about the review into the NDIS Act have been released by the government. The Department of Social Services have released ...a discussion paper about what the review will cover - and information about how you can get involved. There will be an online survey, the chance to make a written submission and face-to-face workshops in each state and territory. The website says there will also be targeted workshops for people with an intellectual disability, people from an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background and people from a culturally or linguistically diverse background. The discussion paper says the review will focus on what changes need to be made to the NDIS Act and Rules to make room for the introduction of the Participant Services Guarantee. The Guarantee was an election promise by the Morrison government to introduce set timeframes for NDIS processes such as planning and reviews. The overview says the review will also look at other "opportunities to make the NDIS process simpler and more straight forward and remove barriers to positive participant and provider experiences with the NDIS". Importantly the discussion paper also says - "The Review of the NDIS Act will not change the design and intent of the NDIS. Rather, the Review is focussed on removing red tape and making the participant experience with the NDIS better." We are checking out the paper now - but in the meantime you can check it out yourself by following the links below. The discussion paper can be found on this page - there is also an Easy Read version - https://engage.dss.gov.au//ndis-act-review-and-ndis-parti/ An Easy Read version of the overview and an Auslan video of the overview can be found on this page -https://engage.dss.gov.au/review-of-the-ndis-act-and-the// Details about the consultation can be found on this page - https://engage.dss.gov.au/review-of-the-ndis-act-and-the-n/ (Image description: A red rectangle with the words "Breaking News" in white capital letters)

08.01.2022 Breaking news this afternoon regarding NDIS and the coronavirus ... The Minister for the NDIS Stuart Robert has announced some changes that will be introduced t...o help people with disability and their families manage the impact of the coronavirus over the coming weeks and months. The changes include: Outreach to "high risk" participants to make sure they have what they need A "more flexible" approach to using NDIS funds including allowing people to switch between categories - but only in "consultation with special teams of planners in the NDIA" Extra 10 per cent loading added to the prices of some NDIS services and supports just for six months to cover the extra costs of service delivery Changes to the NDIS cancellation policy Financial support to providers to make sure they can keep services going NDIS participants can also ask for an extension of their current plan for up to 24 months (announced earlier but good to remember) The Minister also made clear this is just the start - there will be more changes to come. As soon as there is more detail we will share. In the meantime you can read the Minister's media release here - https://www.ndis.gov.au//4659-new-measures-support-ndis-pa There is also some information on the NDIS disaster response webpage - https://www.ndis.gov.au//ndis-a/ndis-and-disaster-response EDIT: We have a bunch of questions - we are sure you do too. So if you want to add them to the list either ask them in the comments below or send through to [email protected]. We will try and get answers and then share answers back here and our on website. (Image description: A red rectangle with the words "Breaking News" in white capital letters. Underneath the words you can see the Every Australian Counts logo and the words "NDIS: Make It Work)

08.01.2022 Are you a person with disability who has been affected by the bushfires? Our advocacy service can help with information and referral. We will also have more inf...ormation on our website soon. There is Auslan and video information about our help services on this webpage: https://pwd.org.au/get-help/ [Photos of two people on the phone. Text next to them that says 'need help after the bushfires? 1800 843 929 [email protected]. PWDA logo at the bottom.]

08.01.2022 FREE COVID19 Webinar For disabled people and families - - Practical strategies and ideas led by Sam Paior - The Growing Space PLEASE SHARE (you can share by cli...cking on the blue virus pic) 1 hour on Wednesday March 25th WA: 8:00AM NT: 9:30AM QLD: 10:00AM SA: 10:30AM VIC/ACT/NSW/TAS: 11:00AM Book here now: thegrowingspace.com.au/covid19/ (Auslan Interpreter AND live captioning now booked!) In this one hour Zoom webinar, we are not going to just tell you to wash your hands - you already know about that. But we ARE going to go through ways to manage service providers and day options and ADE closures and talk about the big issues - and what happens if someone in my group home tests positive? As well as ways to creatively utilise your support workers now that many recreation options are also closed. We'll also talk about related NDIS issues and options and ideas for looking after yourself and those you love. We expect this to be the first in a series as everything is changing so quickly! Many thanks to Disability Services Consulting for sharing their zoom webinar service with us to use. pic desc: a blue confused looking icon of a virus with two sharp white teeth and googly eyes

07.01.2022 Good morning from the State Control Centre in Melbourne! With Code Red fire conditions in the Mallee and Northern Country and a Total Fire Ban across the state ...we will be monitoring and responding to questions during the day. If you live in a high bushfire risk environment (in or next to grassland or bush) in the Mallee or Northern Country you should assess your risk and move to a lower risk environment this morning if necessary. To identify whether or not you are in a high bushfire risk environment see: https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/plan-prepare/am-i-at-risk For advice on leaving early, including suggestions of where you should go, see: https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/plan-prepare/leave-early If you have any questions or concerns please comment below.

06.01.2022 BREAKING NEWS UPDATE WITH TRANSCRIPT: The NDIA is now officially encouraging people to flexibly use your funds to purchase devices if you don't already have one... to access online therapy and fitness services. The NDIA is also working to source devices for participants! Information direct from NDIA DCEO Scott McNaughton on the currently broadcasting Every Australian Counts live webinar. Huge shout out to the Every Australian Counts team for their work to make this webinar happen, and to them and all the advocates and participants and families and providers who have been pushing so hard to help the NDIS support these purchases. You do not need reports etc to do this (but you might want some advice from an OT or similar to make sure you get what's needed) and claim from your core funds, but don't go silly - only buy what is needed (and that's not going to be the top of the line $1500 item - if you want that, maybe just claim the cost of a basic item). You would generally claim this from consumables funding, if not, from any other core :bucket". If you do not have core funds, and need the device to access CB funds, my personal opinion (not official at this point) would be to use your CB funds. You can also call the call centre on 1800 800 100 (select option 5) and ask them to shift funds, or switch some funds to self managed so you can purchase if you are agency managed. Here is part of the transcript from the EAC webinar: GAIL (webinar attendee): What if we do not have an iPad, laptop, computer, the internet? Can we use some NDIS funding for these things? SCOTT MCNAUGHTON: A really good question and one that is coming up a lot. It is one of the top questions being asked at our national contact centre. The positive around this, I must say, Gail, and people watching today, is that we are starting to hear a lot of innovative ways service providers are changing business models. Participants can continue to get some of their therapies and certain support by the internet. That is great. We have heard some examples of gym classes run online as well. Fantastic. It makes sure people can still access, using different social media to do that. It encourages providers to think innovatively. We do not want people... once the worlds wakes up in COVID- in six's months time with children having progress erased. We want access to continue for these innovative services. Regarding the actual question... a lot of Australians have access to those devices, we know that. But when you don't, and when you need a device to continue to access your disability services, we are encouraging you to use your NDIS plan to access those. So you can get those support. It is important, where you need certain things and those devices to be those online therapies, online gym classes. To connect with your speech therapist, or whoever is supporting you through your NDIS plan, we encourage people, if they do not have a device, to use the plane fixedly and purchased one. There will be more coming out on this including how we speed up the supply of access to those devices as well. We are working on that in the background, so in the meantime if you have funding in your plan and you need one of these to access your supports, we encourage you to use your plan flexibly to purchase such a device you can keep receiving supports. KIRSTEN DEANE: That's really good news. I can see from the chat, Stay tuned to https://www.ndis.gov.au/coronavirus for the official update to their Q&A's

05.01.2022 Participants: there is a new way to find coronavirus (COVID-19) information and support on the site. Tap here for participant specific information https://bi...t.ly/3dERtO4 [Image description: a screenshot of the NDIS website which shows various buttons to press on to search for information on coronavirus (COVID-19) for participants] #Coronavirus

05.01.2022 Calling LGBTIQA+ people with disability for focus groups! http://www.daru.org.au//calling-lgbtiqa-people-with-disabi

02.01.2022 This is a work in progress, but I wanted to share the current version for those who are looking for resources related to the coronavirus situation. http://bit.ly/38QrIqz

02.01.2022 Whoosh! is an immersive and highly-tailored performance for children with a range of disabilities aged 5 10, including children with multiple and complex disabilities and children with autism. https://www.artscentremelbourne.com.au//kids-and-fa/whoosh

01.01.2022 A PLACE FOR EVERYONE Accessibility Weekend 2019 is running on 7th & 8th September and Gumbuya World is so excited to be part of it. If you are in a wheelch...air or have specific mobility issues, we're offering you and a carer FREE ENTRY this coming weekend! Gumbuya World is proud to be accessible for all our guests, and we welcome those with specific accessibility requirements. We are pleased to cater for all ages, cultures, abilities and challenges. Our amazing Park offers barrier-free, step-free wheelchair accessible routes that cover all areas of Gumbuya World. Our parking area, entrance booth, change rooms and toilets are all wheelchair accessible. Dedicated drop-off zones for guests with mobility restrictions are located right outside our park entrance, and we also have dedicated accessible parking near the entrance. Guide, Hearing and Assistance Dogs are welcome in Oasis Springs, Oz Adventure and Outback Explorers, including our cafes. Our tranquil Wildlife Trail is step-free with pathway access to all areas. More information can be found at: https://gumbuya.com.au/accessibility/ Join us this weekend to celebrate access and inclusion for people with a physical disability. * Offer to be claimed at gate on the day, online bookings not available.

01.01.2022 Do you or someone you know, need disability information in another language? The Multi Lingual Disability Hub, might have the information you need! https://www.multilingualdisabilityhub.info/language/

01.01.2022 Ever wondered how sports and wheelchairs work together? Come along for a day of fun trying wheelchair sports. No experience needed, just bring yourself, friend...s and family! When: THIS Saturday 13 July 2019 Time: 10am - 12:30pm (please arrive 15 minutes early) Where: Springers Leisure Centre, 400 Cheltenham Road, Keysborough Cost: Free. BBQ lunch included. Sports include: AFL Basketball Badminton Handball Rugby Softball Tennis Please note: This event is for people with and without disability. However, EVERYONE will need to use a sports wheelchair these will be available on the day. To register, call (03) 9701 5900 or visit http://www.springersleisurecentre.com.au//wheelchair-open-

01.01.2022 We are taking necessary steps to prepare and support participants, providers and staff as we continue to monitor the Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation. This in...cludes an information resource in an Easy Read format which is available here: http://bit.ly/2WavcBw #Coronavirus [Image description: Image is a graphic with text that reads: Coronavirus: Easy English Information with an illustration of an open book on the right]