Below you will find the podcast from the DIRC Disability Forum “Families and Mental Health”, held at DIRC on October 6th 2011 and presented by Cindy Eggington BAppSc (Dis) (Hons).
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:30:28 — 103.5MB)
DIRC Disability Forums: Families and Mental Health
The next DIRC Disability Forum will be held on Thursday 6th October from 10.30am to 12.20pm.
The topic for the forum will be Families and Mental Health. The forum will be presented by Cindy Eggington BAppSc (Dis) (Hons).
Every day 330 Australians with serious mental illnesses are turned away from Emergency Departments, 1,200 Australians are refused admission to a public or private psychiatric unit. Every day more than 7 people die as a result of a suicide, and more than a third of those have been discharged too early or without care from hospitals.
Bookings are required.
September DIRC Disability Forum Cancelled
Unfortunately, due to a lack of responses, DIRC has had to cancel the September 1st Disability Forum “Universal Design – Applications in everyday life”.
A calendar of forum dates for the remainder of 2011 can be found here.
DIRC Disability Forums: Universal Design – Applications in everyday life
The next DIRC Disability Forum will be held on Thursday September 1st and is titled “Universal Design – Applications in everyday life”. The forum will be presented by David Hobbs BSc, BSc/BEng (Biomedical)(Hons).
David has degrees in Physics and Biomedical Engineering and more than 10 years’ experience working as a Rehabilitation Engineer in the field of Assistive Technology and disability. Since 2004 David has been teaching Universal Design to students at Flinders University, to develop awareness of the field and to highlight how designers can positively affect usability and accessibility through good design.
DIRC Disability Forums – “Disability: A 40 year professional and personal journey” Podcast
Below you will find the podcast from the DIRC Disability Forum “Disability: A 40 year professional and personal journey”, held at DIRC on August 4th 2011 and presented by Dr. Brian Matthews.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:56:57 — 160.6MB)
DIRC Disability Forums – “Disability: A 40 year professional and personal journey”
The next DIRC Disability Forum is being held on Thursday August 4th and is titled Disability: A 40 year professional and personal journey.
The forum will be presented by Dr. Brian Matthews, an individual with nearly 40 years experience working with disability, and currently Head of the Disability and Community Inclusion Unit at Flinders University. Dr. Matthews will share some of the experiences and knowledge he has gained over the years.
Full details on the forum can be found here.
A calendar of forum dates for the remainder of 2011 can be found here.
DIRC Disability Forums “Disability in Darkness?” Podcast
Below you will find the podcast and documents from the disability forum “Disability in Darkness?”, held at DIRC on July 7th and presented by Professor Richard Bruggemann.
Documents from the Forum
- DIRC Disability Forum: Disability in Darkness?
- From Darkness to Light: A Historical Note on South Australia’s Services for the Developmentally Disabled 1961-1971 by W.A. Cramond and N.C.C. Kent
Disability Forum dates for the rest of the year can be found here.
The Podcast
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:38:36 — 112.8MB)
DIRC Disability Forums: Disability in Darkness?
The next DIRC Disability Forum is happening on Thursday July 7th and is titled Disability in Darkness?
The forum will be presented by Professor Richard Bruggerman and will address the injustices suffered by people with intellectual disabilities.
Full details on the forum can be found here.
A calendar of forum dates for 2011 can be found here.
DIRC Disability Forums: Post School Options Podcast!
The Post School Options Panel Discussion took place at DIRC on June 2nd and was attended by 80+ people!
If you weren’t able to attend you can listen to our podcast of the event.
Disability Forum dates for the rest of the year can be found here.
Apologies for the poor sound quality in parts of this podcast.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:40:54 — 92.4MB)
DIRC Disability Forums: Post School Options
The next DIRC Disability Forum is coming up on Thursday June 2nd and is titled Post School Options.
What do people with disabilities do when they finish school? The transition of children from school to adulthood is one of those areas where decisions often need to be made in a hurry.
What are the options available? Work, day options – are there others?
A panel will be present to answer your questions including Ted Evans from Community Connect, Monica Leahy the National Disability Coordination Officer, and others.
Full details about the forum can be found here.
A calendar of forum dates for 2011 can be found here.
