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Queensland Advocacy Incorporated

Locality: South Brisbane, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 3844 4200

Address: QAI, 2nd Floor, South Central 43 Peel Street 4101 South Brisbane, QLD, Australia

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

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25.01.2022 Update from QLD government on Covid-19 https://www.qld.gov.au//covid-19-info-for-service-provider

25.01.2022 Queensland Health is continuing to actively respond to the declared public health emergency in relation to coronavirus (COVID-19). From 1.00 am, Friday 25 September 2020, there will be no Local Government Areas listed as Queensland COVID-19 restricted areas. https://www.qld.gov.au//current-/restricted-areas-covid-19 Certain restrictions continue to apply under the following Directions:... Public Health Direction Aged Care (No. 10) or its successor Public Health Direction Hospital Visitors (No. 6) or its successor Public Health Direction Movement and Gathering (No. 4) or its successor Public Health Direction Disability Accommodation Services (No. 3) or its successor From 1.00 am on Friday 25 September everyone in Queensland can: Have a maximum of 30 people in your home, including the members of your household that live there. The visitors can be from different households. Have a public gathering with a maximum of 30 people including yourself and members of your household. Visit residential aged care facilities, hospitals and shared disability accommodation services, subject to the relevant Public Health Directions and applicable visitor requirements applied by the facility. Information about these Directions, including questions and answers are available on the Queensland Health website.https://www.health.qld.gov.au//cho-public-health-direction

24.01.2022 If you missed QandA last night, it's worth watching it on iView to hear Rosemary Kayess' views on how the age of loneliness is affecting people with disability. https://iview.abc.net.au/show/qanda Here are her concluding remarks:... "The pandemic has exposed the inequality and discrimination that people experience, and for people with disability it goes back to segregation... We havent been able to build a community where people with disability are participating, meaningful members of the community, and that will continue to create that disconnect and that loneliness. If theres any positive to come from this, is about recognising inequality and discrimination and trying to address them. That is the only way we are going to have equitable, sustainable and resilient communities, if everybody is participating in a subjective, meaningful way."

24.01.2022 QAI supports the work of QCIE http://www.qcie.org/our-call-to-action-qld-election-2020.ht

24.01.2022 The announcement of independent assessments for participants and applicants to the NDIS is deeply concerning to many people with disability and their families. Being asked to prove your disability is not the affirmative action of a Scheme purported to uphold and elevate people with disability to an equitable life. This reliance on an archaic medical model of disability indicates a lack of understanding of the progression that has occurred in the disability sector outside of government. We hope that this can be turned around and improve access for people who cannot afford their own assessments to access the Scheme but warn about the stressors this will cause by continuing with a deficit model .

23.01.2022 Please note: QAI is closely following public health advice and has a COVID-19 Workplace Health and Safety Plan in place to protect the safety of our staff, clients and the community. At times, our service may be delivered differently but we remain open for business and we are available via our usual telephone, email, website and social media contacts. We wish you all the best during this challenging time.

23.01.2022 NDIS Appeals Advocate Courtney Wolf in action at the Disability Royal Commission right now

23.01.2022 QAI's Secretary Donna Best shines bright as the Convenor of the Brisbane Hot Topics Group QDN’s Hot Topic Groups for people with an intellectual disability in Queensland in partnership with ASID are hosting this online event to celebrate International Day of People with Disability. Join us online to hear from self-advocates with an intellectual disability from Canada and Australia talking:... - about how they have been supporting each other during COVID-19 - issues for people with intellectual disability - ideas for how we can improve things going forward now and after COVID-19. People with an intellectual disability and their supporters are welcome to join us on-line by registering at https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/self-advocates-building-bac For more information or help contact QDN at [email protected] or phone 1300 363 783

23.01.2022 Department of Social Services are conducting a survey for young people with disability aged 15-24 and or their parents/carers. The survey seeks to identify the barriers young people with disability face in receiving career advice and transitioning from school to work. The research will help form a view on how to best provide personalised career advice to young people with a diverse range of disabilities so they can receive the support required to participate in the workforce... to help them live more fulfilling lives - our core mission at Year13. The survey should take no more than 10 minutes of your time. All individual responses will remain anonymous and only aggregated data will be reported. Respondents will also go into the draw to win a $1000. In recognition of respondents’ feedback, Year13 will provide them with the Australian Government report which will contain the survey’s findings when it is released in 2021. https://year13.syd1.qualtrics.com/j/form/SV_3qsrbTxlBJImAxT

23.01.2022 Just prior to Christmas, QAI made one final policy submission for 2020. QAI made a submission to the Department of Social Service regarding the proposed NDS (National Disability Strategy) and NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme) Outcomes Frameworks. QAI stated that if the Strategy and NDIS are to genuinely improve the lives of people with disability, there must be tangible change that facilitates the self-determination of people with disability and ensures the accoun...tability of stakeholders. To read our full submission and key recommendations, click here; https://www.qai.org.au//nds-and-ndis-outcomes-frameworks-/

22.01.2022 https://twitter.com/10newsfirst/status/1308302414823321601

22.01.2022 Happy festive season to you all! Please note our office will be closed from midday tomorrow December 18th until 9am Monday January 4th. Happy holidays!

21.01.2022 COVID 19 alert!! Contact tracing- https://www.qld.gov.au//cor/current-status/contact-tracing

21.01.2022 Congratulations to our wonderful staff member, Jess Park, on her admission as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland today. We're so pleased Jess is taking the next step in what we know will be an outstanding career with QAI.

21.01.2022 People with disability and their families have voiced concerns about NDIS Independent Assessments proposed Morrison Government reforms that threaten to erode ...the scheme. After months of public opposition to these changes, a Parliamentary Inquiry has been launched. Make your views heard here: https://bit.ly/3nnRbzB

20.01.2022 This song is about a non compliant person. If someone has decisions made about them that they dont make themselves (or supported to make themselves) their life is not their own and choice and control does not exist for them. This is another reason why SIL should be abolished. SIL is the NDIS version of a group home. https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=TbciIVnfyms

19.01.2022 Check out this great opportunity coming up in June, event hosted by QDN and The Hopkins Centre - the online forum is FREE and open to ALL! Details below

19.01.2022 Q+A is live with Gus Worland, Sarah Wilson, Hugh Mackay, Michelle Lim, and Rosemary Kayess.

18.01.2022 Media Release - During Disability Action Week, QAI is supporting people with disability to take their own actions! https://bit.ly/3izpPnE

18.01.2022 The Disability Information Helpline is now available for people with disability who are concerned about coronavirus (COVID-19). The Helpline can help families, carers, support workers and services, too. Contact the Disability Information Helpline on 1800 643 787. The Helpline is available Monday to Friday 7am to 7pm (AEST). It is not available on national public holidays.... Visit www.dss.gov.au/disabilityhelp for more information, including Auslan and Easy Read materials.

17.01.2022 Applications are now open for the Access Arts Achievement Award! If youre a local creative with a disability, and have a great project idea, now is the time t...o get your application started. For more info, head to http://accessarts.org.au//g/access-arts-achievement-award/ [Image description: Background is white with a red and yellow watercolour splash. Red text says: Applications open. In the bottom left corner is a circular frame with a photo of three people; Tim Brown (Access Arts Arts Manager), Lauren Watson (last year's Achievement Award winner) and Pat Swell (Access Arts CEO)]

17.01.2022 #NAIDOC2020 ACTIVISM, CHANGE-MAKER Patricia June O'Shane (Teacher, Lawyer, Magistrate and Public servant) ... First Aboriginal woman to graduate with a law degree. The very first Aboriginal lawyer. The first Indigenous Australian to be a barrister and the first women to be appointed to the NSW Metropolitan water, sewerage and drainage board. A noted activist for Indigenous rights, Patricia June O'Shane a Kunjandji woman of Kuku Yalanji clan was born on June 19th of 1941 in Northern Queensland (Mossman). She became not only the first Aboriginal person but also the first woman to become the head of a ministry in Australia when she was appointed as the head of the NSW Ministry of Aboriginal affairs. O’Shane was the only Indigenous Australian child in her age to graduate from her high school. After studying in Teacher’s college and at the University of Queensland with a scholarship, O’ Shane worked as a teacher in Cairns High School for eight years. She went into depression and was hospitalised for four years after her mother passed away. O’Shane stopped taking her medication immediately and threw out the pills that she had become addicted to during her treatment. While weaning the medication off, she worked and studied for a Bachelor of Laws degree at the University of New South Wales on an Aboriginal study grant. After graduating, in 1976 She became the first Indigenous Australian to be admitted to the BAR. O’Shane worked with the Aboriginal legal services in Sydney and later in Alice Springs. She returned to Sydney and tutored law at the University of New South Wales. O’Shane was appointed as the Head of the NSW Aboriginal Affairs Department from 1981 to 1986. She was the Commissioner of the Commonwealth Tertiary Education Commission from 1983 to 1986. In 1986, she was appointed as the first Indigenous Australian magistrate for the local courts in NSW. O’Shane was the Chancellor of the University of New England between 1994 and 2003. In 2013 O'Shane was awarded a Deadly Award for lifetime achievement in leadership, being praised as a woman who "blazed a path for others to follow . . . she is a genuine and inspiring role model for others". Along with fellow Deadly 2013 winner Archie Roach, she used the win to call for an end to the Northern Territory Intervention. O'Shane retired as a magistrate in January 2013, taking long service leave until she reached compulsory retirement age in mid-June. Awards and honours O'Shane was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 1984, for public service in the field of Aboriginal welfare. She was awarded the Centenary Medal in 2001 for service to Australian society and higher education.[16] In 1998 she was voted one of Australia's living treasures by the National Trust. At the Deadly Awards 2013, O'Shane was presented with the Marcia Langton Award For Lifetime Achievement In Leadership. https://www.facebook.com/NAIDOC/

17.01.2022 Check out our latest newsletter! In the spotlight this month is our NDIS Appeals Support Program and includes their webinar on SILs, recent systemic work, staff profile and a success story from one of our clients! https://bit.ly/2R5zzK7

16.01.2022 Latest COVID-19 update Good afternoon This email is to advise disability sector Peaks and government agencies of updates to the list of COVID-19 restricted areas and the Disability Accommodation Services Direction. Please distribute this information to relevant stakeholders....Continue reading

16.01.2022 QAI, WWILD and other organisations work to assist people with disability experiencing violence in the home and elsewhere. The Qld Govt. has developed resources to assist women with disability.

16.01.2022 We all have a part to play in addressing domestic and family violence. It’s important to understand that it can take many forms and is not always physical abuse. Violence against people with disability also takes many forms, some mirror domestic or family violence and some are specific to those with disability. QAI's Disability Violence Project addresses these, much like the government's current campaign around domestic and family violence. You can do your part by learning ...the signs of all types of abuse and how to support someone who may be experiencing abuse. If something doesn’t seem right your support and action can make a difference. Find out more on domestic and family violence via www.qld.gov.au/knowdfv Find out more on disability violence via https://qai.org.au/disability-violence/

15.01.2022 QAI supports the important health, disability and human rights test case launched by the Public Interest Advocacy Centre, which focuses on the excessive use of force by detention centres. The use of handcuffs to restrain people with disability seeking to access healthcare is inappropriate and inhumane and is often disproportionate to the potential risk posed. This case also stands to have implications for the use of such restraints on people with disability in other detention settings.

15.01.2022 Our next public hearing will examine use of psychotropic medication as a chemical restraint. A chemical restraint occurs when medication is not used to treat a... diagnosed mental disorder, a physical illness or a physical condition but used for the purpose of influencing a persons behaviour. Witnesses will tell the Royal Commission how chemical restraints impair a persons human rights and freedoms. The sixth public hearing of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability will take place at the Fair Work Commission from September 22. It will be live-streamed on the Royal Commission website from 10am. For more information, read our latest media release on our website. https://disability.royalcommission.gov.au//royal-commissio

15.01.2022 #NAIDOC2020 WARNING: Images and text below refer to deceased Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander (Tiwi) Parliament of the Northern Territory... Twenty-two Indigenous Australian people have been members of the unicameral Parliament of the Northern Territory. Hyacinth Gabriel Tungutalum (14 August 1946 7 April 2009) was an Australian politician and the first Indigenous Australian to be elected to a state or territory parliament. A traditional owner on the Tiwi Islands, north of Darwin, Tungutalum was elected as the Country Liberal Party (CLP) member for the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly's Electoral division of Tiwi at the 1974 Northern Territory election, serving until his retirement at the 1977 election. Tungutalum was heavily involved in Australian rules football in the Tiwi Islands and served as President of the Tiwi Islands Football League for many years, winning the ATSIC National Administrator of the Year Award in 1995 for his services. Tungutalum died in 2009 of a heart attack. https://www.facebook.com/NAIDOC/

13.01.2022 Was a special school your only option? Were you stopped from attending the same school as your family? It’s our Disability Royal Commission let’s tell them how it is and #EndSegregation #TellTheRoyalCommission www.dpoa.org.au.au/telltherc

13.01.2022 In the spirit of reconciliation, QAI acknowledges the traditional custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. Our South Brisbane office is on the land of the Turrbal and Yuggera peoples, a place where they have respected their laws and customs and celebrated their culture for thousands of years. QAI is proud to advocate for and with many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with disability. #NRW2021 #MoreThanAWord

13.01.2022 In Victoria, police responses to people with mental illness have been violent. It seems that despite greater community awareness, training for officers is either woefully inadequate or ineffective. Will Queensland do better with our Human Rights Act compliance expectations?

13.01.2022 https://fb.watch/2pL2vIrzqN/ Interview with Disability Discrimination Commissioner Ben Gauntlett about Education

13.01.2022 Register now for CRU - Community Resource Unit Ltd. workshop on using the Human Rights Act to protect the rights of students with disabilities, presented by QAI's Emma Phillips and Nikki Parker! https://www.qai.org.au///families-for-inclusive-education/ Full list of their workshops here https://cru.org.au/events/

12.01.2022 Before we sign off for the year - here's our review of 2020, the year that was! https://bit.ly/3nuhcNP Wishing everyone a safe and happy holiday season!

11.01.2022 #NAIDOC2020 ACTIVISM IN ACADEMIA AND THE LAW Michael James "Mick" Dodson AM, FASSA (born 10 April 1950) is an Aboriginal Australian barrister, academic, and member of the Yawuru peoples in the Broome area of the southern Kimberley region of Western Australia.... His brother is Pat Dodson, also a noted Aboriginal leader. Following his parents' death, he boarded at Monivae College, Hamilton, Victoria. He graduated with degrees in Jurisprudence and Law from Monash University in 1974, as the first Indigenous person to graduate from law in Australia. Following graduation, he worked as a criminal solicitor for the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Aid Service, and later as a criminal defence barrister at the Victorian Bar, where he still practices as a barrister specialising in native title. He has worked extensively as a legal adviser in native title and human rights, and as an academic in Indigenous law. He is currently Professor of Law at the Australian National University, as the director of its National Centre for Indigenous Studies, and has lectured as a visiting academic at the University of Arizona and Harvard University respectively. Dodson's efforts for the rights of indigenous people around the world in 2005 made him a member of United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. He has been a prominent advocate of land rights and other issues affecting Indigenous peoples in Australia and globally and has extensive involvement in the United Nations Forum on Indigenous Issues. He is the Chief Investigator for the Serving Our Country: a history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the defence of Australia project, an Australian Research Council-funded research project based at The Australian National University. On 25 January 2009, he was named Australian of the Year. He now lives and works in Canberra. Apart from human rights Dodson has been active in politics of Australian government, justice and crime prevention. Honours * Australian of the Year, 2009 * Chairperson of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies * Distinguished Alumni Award, Monash University, 1998 * Fellow, Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, 2009 * Honorary Member of the University of Kingwood Nationals, 2010 * Member of the Order of Australia (AM), 2003 * Member of the Order of Indonesia (PM), awarded on New Year's Day 2003 Honorary doctorates * Honorary Doctor of Letters, University of Technology Sydney, 1998 * Honorary Doctor of Laws, University of New South Wales, 1999 * Honorary Doctorate, University of Canberra, 2010 https://www.facebook.com/NAIDOC/

10.01.2022 https://disability.royalcommission.gov.au//royal-commissio

10.01.2022 https://www.csyw.qld.gov.au//brokerage-emergency-crisis-pa

10.01.2022 Media Release Deputy Premier and Minister for Health and Minister for Ambulance Services The Honourable Steven Miles Staff, patients and visitors to wear PPE in Greater Brisbane hospitals Queensland Health is today announcing increased utilisation of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) in its hospitals impacted by the recent COVID-19 cluster....Continue reading

10.01.2022 Our extensive submission to the new Inquiry on the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission can now be viewed with all its attachments on our website here. https://www.qai.org.au//qai-submission-to-the-inquiry-in-/

09.01.2022 QAIs Courtney Wolf appears as witness this Thursday afternoon.

09.01.2022 Nova Maree Peris OAM (born 25 February 1971) is an Aboriginal Australian athlete and former politician. As part of the Australian women's hockey (Hockeyroos) team at the 1996 Olympic Games, she was the first Aboriginal Australian to win an Olympic gold medal. She later switched sports to sprinting and went to the 1998 Commonwealth Games and 2000 Olympic Games. She was elected to the Australian Senate at the 2013 federal election, after then Prime Minister Julia Gillard named ...her as a "captain's pick", installing her as the preselected Labor candidate over incumbent Labor senator Trish Crossin. She retired from the Senate in 2016. Sporting career Peris was a representative in the Australian Women's Hockey team at the 1996 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Aboriginal Australian to win an Olympic gold medal. In 1997, she switched sports and a year later she became a double gold medalist in the 1998 Commonwealth Games (Kuala Lumpur) winning the 200m sprint with a time of 22.77 seconds and sharing in Australia's 4 100 metres relay win. Peris was named Young Australian of the Year in 1997. Peris continued to represent Australia on the athletics track, running over 200 metres at the 1999 World Athletics Championships and 400 metres at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. She made the Olympic semi-finals in her individual event and ran in the Australian 4 400 metres relay team, which made the final, finishing fifth. In the Olympic year of 2000, a portrait of her was hung in the Sporting Archibald Prize, painted by Glenda Jones. Political career On 22 January 2013 the Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced she would invite Peris to join the Australian Labor Party and stand as a candidate for the Senate in the Northern Territory at the 2013 election.[ On 29 January 2013 her preselection was endorsed by the ALP executive 19 votes to 2, meaning her name was placed first on the ALP's senate ticket in the Northern Territory, supporting the likelihood that she would become Australia's first female Indigenous federal parliamentarian. On 7 September 2013 Peris became Australia's first Indigenous woman elected to federal parliament. Peris was sworn into parliament on 12 November, and noted the apology to the stolen generation in her maiden speech. Peris announced on 24 May 2016 that she would not nominate to re-contest her Senate seat at the 2016 federal election.[ Fairfax and the ABC reported that Peris was one of the frontrunners being considered to replace Jason Mifsud as head of diversity for the Australian Football League (AFL). Malarndirri McCarthy announced on 25 May 2016 that she had been invited by Labor to nominate herself as Peris' Senate replacement and that she would do so. Nova Peris's Senate term ended at the double dissolution of 9 May 2016. Other roles As of November 2020 Peris is an Ambassador for the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation. https://www.facebook.com/NAIDOC/

09.01.2022 QAI commends the Qld government and Dept of Health for its cooperation and clear messaging about COVID-19 restrictions and especially the directives to disability support and residential services that ensures the rights of people with disability are respected and upheld.

08.01.2022 Today was the last day for me at QAI. The privilege and honour to work with and for people with disability and the genuinely brilliant team at QAI has enriched my life on so many levels. It’s a happy farewell though as our organization is thriving because of those amazing people that make QAI valid and meaningful, and with senior staff Emma Phillips, Carly Dennis and Bill Kyle at the helm, QAI is in safe hands. I’ll be able to dedicate closer attention to ensuring my daughte...rs supports are secure and that it too works well as a team, and will be supporting her to explore new opportunities in her life. When I’m confident that it’s all working well I’ll be sailing to northern waters and beyond, but I’m sure we’ll be in touch again- it’s hard to take the systems advocacy out of me! Many of you have added so much to my understanding, my learning. I’ve benefited immensely from your generosity in sharing your experiences and knowledge and I’m so very grateful. I’ll disappear from QAI’s Facebook page soon, but keep an eye out for more from #SophieWiggans - she’s fantastic!! Yours in Advocacy! Together we are Better!!

08.01.2022 QAI is going (virtually) to the United Nations! We're also hosting a side event with Children and Young People with Disability Australia on inclusive education in Australia. See our media release for details! https://mailchi.mp/048333b82b25/qai-media-release-1573026

07.01.2022 Subject: Express your interest in a focus group about the impact of domestic and family violence on people with disability The Queensland Government Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women is developing a Communication and Engagement Strategy to raise awareness and understanding of domestic and family violence against people with disability in Queensland. The Social Deck, in partnership with Griffith University, are conducting research to inform the strategy, which inclu...des holding a series of focus groups with people working in the disability and domestic and family violence sectors who work directly with people with disability and/or survivors. They are also engaging with people with disability and their families/carers in other, separate focus groups and interviews. The focus groups will be held online between 14 and 18 September (date and time TBC). The purpose of the focus groups is to understand the experiences and perspectives of people who support and provide services to people with disability, and people affected by domestic and family violence. The focus groups will explore: what can be done to increase awareness and improve attitudes in the broader community when it comes to responding to domestic and family violence against people with disability how we can ensure improved understanding to identify and respond to concerns of domestic and family violence, and awareness of the services available, among support people, health professionals, and others who support people with disability. You can register your interest through an online EOI form, which can be completed at this link: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx Please note that numbers for the focus groups are limited and will be selected to represent a variety of viewpoints. Selected participants will be contacted directly regarding the next steps. If you have questions about the consultations or need help to complete the EOI, please email The Social Deck at [email protected] or phone 0491 617 118. See more

06.01.2022 https://www.vision6.com.au//hov_iyvnm4ozx6KHff835YDhFEEyEI

05.01.2022 Minister ORouke not contesting her seat in the upcoming election

05.01.2022 QAI has consistently called for the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission to be more proactive about safeguarding and monitoring of quality by more rigorous scrutiny of the providers it registers and their practices. https://www.crikey.com.au/2020/11/19/ndis-fraud-claims/

05.01.2022 #NAIDOC2020 Linda Jean Burney (born 25 April 1957) is an Australian politician, member of the House of Representatives in the Australian Federal Parliament, and the Shadow Minister for Families and Social Services and for Preventing Family Violence. She was the first Aboriginal person to serve in the New South Wales Parliament in 2003, and also the first Aboriginal woman to be elected to the Australian House of Representatives in 2016. Burney was a member of the New South Wal...Continue reading

04.01.2022 Further to our previous work on the new National Disability Strategy, QAI recently provided a submission to the Department of Social Services regarding the proposed National Disability Employment Strategy. With the underrepresentation of people with disability in employment persisting despite continued investment in employment initiatives, it is clear that the current approach is not working. Moreover, evidence from the Disability Royal Commission has demonstrated that some i...nitiatives, such as models of segregated employment, put people with disability at increased risk of experiencing abuse, neglect and exploitation. A new approach is therefore required. People with disability must be supported to realise their right to work in a way that respects their dignity, skills and human rights. For this to occur, there needs to be an ideological shift in how people with disability are perceived by the community at large, including by policy-makers. Click the link to read our submission https://qai.org.au//national-disability-employment-strate/

03.01.2022 WWILD has created a survey to hear from LGBTQIA+ sistergirl and brotherboy people with intellectual and learning disabilities in Brisbane. We have made the survey to gather information about what people are interested in and whether there might be future interest in terms of groups, community and other support, and to support peoples voices to be heard. At this stage we are just gathering information, but are very interested in looking at further steps from here. If you woul...d like to discuss this more please feel free to send me an email or give me a call on 32629877. Please share and send around your networks, and support people you know who might be interested in completing the survey answers are completely anonymous. You can complete the survey at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HBWV5DD WWILD Sexual Violence Prevention Assn. Inc. Phone: (07) 3262 9877 Fax: (07) 3262 9847 PO Box 495, Lutwyche QLD 4030 www.wwild.org.au

03.01.2022 QAI will miss the support and commitment that Senator Rachel Siewert has brought to the rights and lives of people with disability and the work we have undertaken. Until Jordon came along you were the person that people with disability could depend upon to really understand their issues and the many infringements on the lives and their rights. We will miss you so very much!! Thanks for all your work, your responsiveness, your caring and all that you have done for marginalized people.

02.01.2022 The video of our side event to the United Nations #COSP13 is now up on UN Web TV! Follow the link to hear from young people with disability, academics and advocates on the state of Australia's education system and how we can work towards inclusivity. http://webtv.un.org/watch/cosp13/6216961848001... Video with Auslan coming to our YouTube soon.

01.01.2022 Our NDIS Appeals advocates have yet another brilliant webinar to discuss more beneficial alternatives to SIL and discussion on Core Supports https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/ndis-possibilities-sil-core

01.01.2022 Temporary changes to PPE in QLD. https://www.vision6.com.au/v/46821/1418779/email.html

01.01.2022 Did they pay you less than minimum wage? Submissions don’t have to be fancy; anyone can tell their story to Disability Royal Commission and help end #EndSegregation #TellTheRoyalCommission www.dpoa.org.au.au/telltherc