The Disability Information and Resource Centre

The next meeting of the Disability Speaks steering committee will be held at the Disability Information Resource Centre (DIRC) on Thursday 4th March at 12.30pm.

From Disability Speaks:

With the SA election campaign now in full swing we need to ensure we provide a balanced update of the promises of all major political parties and any public events between the meeting and the election.

All are welcome to attend!

We hope by this date to have the ALP Official 2010 Election Policy

We will also have by then the transcripts of the presentations made and the answers too the 8 key questions asked of our political leaders at the public meeting last week.

These will no doubt be closely scrutinized by the broad disability community.

The Liberal Policies while polished and rhetorically strong may or may not be the best offer on the table in the lead up to the election.

With the major thrust of the public campaign in the media having moved very firmly onto a platform of “who can you trust”, the disability sector will no doubt be looking for the same outcome!

Too often in the past the major parties have promised the world and delivered little. Disability guarantees have been worthless.

Disability Speaks is committed to ensuring our disability parliamentary leaders will be held accountable in both the short and long term in 2010.

While working towards the important state election outcome Disability Speaks is also focused on the long term.

SHine SA will be holding a network forum which will provide an opportunity to hear about some of the work being done by disability workers in the field of sexuality education.

When and Where

Thursday 8th April 2010, 2pm – 5pm.

Disability Information & Resource Centre (DIRC)
195 Gilles Street, Adelaide

For more details please look at the flyer.

Registration

By Friday 2 April

Tel: 8300 5317

Email: SHineSACourses@health.sa.gov.au

In Relation to the June Forum

If there are any disability workers who have been working with men with disabilities who are feeling romantically or sexually rejected, and you have been able to help make a difference for them, Ralph Brew would like to hear from you at ralph.brew@health.sa.gov.au.

“Understanding the person-understanding the syndrome”

This workshop will be presented by Linda Thornton, National Director of the PWS Association of New Zealand. Linda Thornton has presented training programmes over the last 10 years that work. Although the first to agree that there is no magic bullet, her work is directed at understanding the person as an individual, understanding how PWS affects that person, and how to build a relationship of trust and confidence.

The workshop is built around understanding the person with PWS; what it is like to have the syndrome, what the characteristics are and how they may present.

When and Where

24th March 2010, 9am – 4.30pm

Disability Information and Resource Centre (DIRC)
195 Gilles St, Adelaide SA 5000

Cost

• Prader-Willi Syndrome Association Members Free
• Individuals living with a disability & their families free however a voluntary $10 contribution towards catering would be appreciated but is not compulsory
• Others/non members $25

Enquiries and RSVP (by Wednesday 17th March): Sandy Hanley 0418 477 389 / Jinny Wagner 0488 585 167.

Some further information in regard to our previous post on the upcoming Pre Election Disability Policy Meeting.

You are reminded to send any questions you wish asked of our political leaders at the meeting to disabilityspeaks@internode.on.net.

You are also invited to view the Liberal Party policy file on Education for children with ASD.

IMPORTANT

You are also invited to the next Disability Speaks steering committee meeting here at the Disability Information Resource Centre (Dirc) in Gilles Street on Thusday Feb 11th at 12.00pm where we will be finalizing plans for the Forum the following week and planning Disability Speaks activities past that event. Volunteers willing to help organise the Public Meeting night will be greatly appreciated.

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