Through the perspectives of parents, educators, advocates, policy leaders, and most importantly, students, this film illustrates how colleges and universities can provide a setting for all students to grow, learn and build toward better futures ...
ABC TV 1 Thursday 7th August 2014, 9:30pm - trailer
We are an independent group of grandparents with grandchildren with Down Syndrome. We are not attached to any organization, agency, or entity. We answer to no one except ourselves. We exist to provide support, information, and education to those who want it. There are no commercial solicitations, no medical advice given, and never any derogatory comments. We welcome all grandparents worldwide with grandchildren with down syndrome without regard to race, creed, religion, or national origin.Characteristics of a closed group are defined here.
The Bridging Project aims to build bridges between specialist and community providers of mental health services in relation to people with complex communication needs.
A person with complex communication needs cannot use speech to communicate so that others can understand them. Some people with complex communication needs may also have a mental illness.
A person with a complex communication need may notice changes in the way they think, feel and behave. This can make it hard to cope with everyday things. It can be difficult finding the right kind of help. It can be even more difficult to find the right help when a person does not use speech to communicate.
The Government has announced that they are reviewing the social security system. In the 2014 Budget, some significant changes were proposed for people receiving the Disability Support Pension which could affect people under 35.
The National Welfare Rights Network (NWRN) wants to talk to people who may be affected by these changes. To have your say about the proposed changes - please participate in the research being conducted ... read more about the project and how you can participate here.
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This unique board book is recommended for children of all colors, shapes, sizes, and abilities ... Many board books contain pictures of animals, but less common are those that contain photographs of real children interacting with real animals. Animal Fun for Everyone! offers a closer connection to real interaction, instead of the more typical illustrations of children, or photos of animals alone ... read the whole review.
Oldest case of Down's syndrome from medieval FranceColin Barras, New Scientist, 4th July 2014The oldest confirmed case of Down's syndrome has been found: the skeleton of a child who died 1500 years ago in early medieval France. According to the archaeologists, the way the child was buried hints that Down's syndrome was not necessarily stigmatised in the Middle Ages ... read on here. (A link to the original paper is provided.)
The KPMG Paper is on the right-hand side of this page, plus NDIA's media release in response.
NDIA chairman Bruce Bonyhady says the Agency is totally committed to delivering the full National Disability Insurance Scheme as quickly as possible and sustainably
“What this KPMG paper does is identify some of the lessons from the trial sites to date together with some of the complexity surrounding rollout to full scheme. It is one of the many inputs, which will be considered as we start to talk to our stakeholders about the best way forward,” Mr Bonyhady says.
More of Mr Bonyhady's comments are in the media release, KPMG paper released ahead of stakeholder consultation, 18th July 2014
We welcome comments on the paper via this special feedback page.
Discover provides the information needed to navigate the new National Disability Insurance Scheme: NDIS.
This resource combines complex information alongside Easy Read sections to enable people with impaired decision making to be supported through all stages of planning under NDIS.
Discover also provides information about planning for whole of life including wills and trusts, as well as providing contacts to source additional information.A free set of resources, including Easy English text, published online by the Endeavour Foundation, through a Practical Design Fund grant.
Free Stepping Stones Triple P programs for Parents and training for professionals“Children with developmental disabilities, such as autism spectrum disorders, Fragile X and Down syndrome experience three to four times the emotional and behavioural problems of typically developing children,” Professor Einfeld said.
“This has an enormous impact on parents, and understandably many struggle to cope with the daily demands of raising their child and the extra challenges it involves.”
The SSTP Project offers free parenting sessions through Stepping Stones, which is a Triple P – Positive Parenting Program for parents of children with a disability.
A 2007 study¹ found 71 per cent of children with a developmental disability showed substantial behaviour improvement after their parents completed a Stepping Stones program.
The three-state SSTP Project is funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia, and is being rolled out in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.
As the Age Discrimination Commissioner Susan Ryan today adds Disability Discrimination to her portfolio, she's announced plans to hold a National Disability Forum to work out ways she can improve lives for Australians with disabilities.
Commissioner Ryan has taken advice from the recently departed Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Graeme Innes, who earlier this month called for a jobs plan to engage people with disabilities in the workforce.
"I want to reinvigorate a national discussion and what better time to do this than now, as the Government considers significant changes to the welfare system, including the disability support pension," said Commissioner Ryan.
In preparation for the forum the Australian Human Rights Commission will shortly release a survey asking people with disabilities to identify the key issues that they face, especially in relation to access to jobs. This will be used to inform discussion at the National Disability Forum (to be held in September) and to guide the development of the Commission’s future work priorities in advancing the rights of people with disabilities ... read the full announcement here.
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Individual advocacy
Disability support and the NDIS
Economic Security and employment
Human rights and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Housing and living in the community
Preventing violence and abuse
International development
Training
Disability News
Consultations, Surveys and Petitions
Resources
Conferences and Events
Over the next 5 weeks we will ask for your feedback on the government's proposed changes to disability support. Each week we will be asking you to share your thoughts and experiences on a different topic here. This week we are focusing on the Disability Support Pension (DSP).
Some questions are: How will the proposed budget changes to the DSP affect you or your family? The Interim Report on Welfare Reform has suggested the DSP only be available for people with ‘Permanent’impairment. How do you feel about this? How would you or your family be affected if you were moved off the DSP to a different or lower payment?
You can read more about the DSP budget proposals here.
Your opinions and concerns will be included in our submissions to the Welfare Reform process, in our responses to media and our representation and meetings with decision makers, including parliamentarians. You can also complete this short survey to give your feedback on the budget measures and the welfare reform or email Kate Finch, Advocacy Projects Manager at katef@pwd.org.au
Behind the labels: who is really on the disability support pension and whyJudith Ireland and Conrad Walters, Sydney Morning Herald, 4th July 2014As the debate about the DSP continues, with the public submissions now open for the McClure review and its first round table in Canberra next week, we ask who is on the DSP? Why? And for how long ...Welfare reforms a long process: govt
Today People with Disability Australia (PWDA) fondly farewells Australia's Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Mr Graeme Innes AM from the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC).
There are very few people with disability in high-profile, leadership positions within Government, and people with disability looked to Mr Innes to provide a much needed ‘voice’ on our issues and concerns. PWDA sincerely thanks Mr Innes for actively recognising the importance of ‘giving a voice’ to people with disability and for his substantial contribution to progressing the rights of people with disability.
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