The Disability Information and Resource Centre

Tomorrow, 3rd December 2010, the Disability Information and Resource Centre will celebrate the achievements, experiences and contributions of people with disability with a showcase in Rundle Mall.

The full media release can be read here.

The Disability & Arts Transition Team (DATT), a partnership between Can SA and DIRC, have created a website to cater to the needs of artists with disabilities.

www.disabilityandarts.net.au

The site is still in its early stages and we are seeking comments and opinions from the community. Please have a look at the site and let us know what you think by using the comment form provided on the site’s “Contact Us” page.

Male, Female, Disabled is an exhibition of work by emerging artist Evangelia Karageorgos.

www.mfdisabled.weebly.com

Language is a tool that is used to separate people with disabilities from ‘normal’ society, and to negatively characterise their experiences as being different and separate.

This is a series of work that challenges societies perception of people with disabilities and challenges the wide spread use of ‘disabalist’ language.

Official Opening

Sunday February 20th 2011, 2pm to 5pm.

To be Opened By

Kelly Vincent (D4D candidate and MP)

Venue

Carclew Youth Arts
11 Jeffcott Street, North Adelaide 5006

Exhibition Dates

Friday February 18th to Friday March 13th 2011
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm

$1 out of every $10 made from the sale of this work will go to a disability service in South Australia.

Paul Russel is the father of Joseph, aged 9, who has Down Syndrome. He has written an article on the current euthanasia debate and how it relates to those with disability.

You can read it here.

The Julia Farr Association is holding a forum for parents of children aged up to 17 years who live with disability.

The event will be held at Our Space: 104 Greenhill Rd Unley on Tuesday 10th August between 11am-1pm. The forum is aimed at parents interested in their children having the same choices and opportunities as their non-disabled peers.

The forum is an opportunity to share your ideas, aspirations and concerns, access useful information and meet other parents. More details can be found in the flyer.

Please fill out the registration form and either fax to (08) 8373 8373, email to admin@juliafarr.org.au, or phone (08) 8373 8333 if you require further information.

The Julia Farr Association (JFA) Noske Christmas Fund is now receiving applications for the 2010 round.

The fund is a small annual distribution, which has been developed to carry out the wishes of the late Mr Noske who generously set aside funds to enable people living with disability (who meet the eligibility criteria) to celebrate Christmas. Grants are limited to no more than $200 per applicant and will be allocated at the discretion of the JFA Trust Fund sub-committee.

The Julia Farr Association will distribute the funds each year and will call for interested candidates prior to the Christmas period.

The JFA is releasing the grant in July to allow people time to complete their applications, to then be considered, with funds to be distributed during the Christmas season.

This is a great little grant which has the potential to really help a person celebrate the good things in life during the festive period. Applications for funding can take many forms and might be thought of as a personal gift, travel to see family/friends or a special item. Preference will be given to applications which fund items of special importance to the individual. These items will be funded in preference to communal Christmas parties as these events are generally seen as the responsibility of the personal support agency.

Funding is limited to less than $200 per applicant and will be allocated at the discretion of the JFA Trust Fund sub-committee. No guarantee of funding is given and the total funds available are limited. Part funding may be allocated.

Those Eligible to apply are people who:

1. live with physical disability, acquired brain injury or degenerative neurological disorder; and
2. who it would be reasonable to conclude is currently/formerly or could have been eligible (including those in community based accommodation) for association with Highgate Park (formerly Julia Farr Services, the Julia Far Centre, Home for Incurables); and
3. who are in receipt of a disability support pension or equivalent; and
4. who uses this application form, appropriately completed, thus giving their consent to disclosure of all details set out on the application form to Australian Executor Trustees as the trustee of the Noske Estate.

To apply candidates need to submit a completed application form to the Julia Farr office by 5pm Wednesday, 25th August 2010.

For more information please contact Rachel at rachell@juliafarr.org.au or 08 8373 8306.

For the first time Disability SA are inviting clients, families and carers of people with disabilities to their bi-annual conference. The day for people with disability, families and carers is Wednesday 13 October 2010.

More information is available here www.sa.gov.au/disability/2010conference.

IDEAS NSW announces their competition for the hottest inclusive night club event in New South Wales, happening on the 27th August at Home Nightclub, Darling Harbour.

SenCity is a multi-sensory, multi-faceted, special event for people who are hearing impaired and deaf and with any other ability or disability.

During this spectacular event the emotions and passions of music are converted to all senses.

Special techniques employed at this event include an imported vibrating dance floor, so that people can really feel the music. The vibrating dance sensors are attached to the amplifiers so that the entire dance floor responds to the frequency of the music. Sign singers interpret lyrics.

Visual Jockeys, Food Jockeys and Aroma Jockeys are on hand to provide aroma compositions to interpret music for other senses.

The chill space has side performances to engage other senses like hairdressers, makeup artists and masseurs.

To be part of the 1000 (over 18yrs) people attending this one-night-only experience you can win tickets sponsored by Ideas NSW by:

1. Registering your email at http://sencitywin.wordpress.com/ so that you can be kept updated on the event.

2. Provide one of two entry options:

(a) Submit a video of an original dance off which incorporates the IDEAS SMS number which is 0458 296 602, interpreted however you would like. Your entry must then be uploaded to SENCITY WIN Facebook fanpage at www.facebook.com/sencitywin.

3. Submit an original still photo shot of yourself displaying the IDEAS SMS number which is 0458 296 602, at the most creative spot that you can think of. Your entry must then be uploaded to SENCITY WIN Facebook fanpage at www.facebook.com/sencitywin.

To upload images/video simply go to the write a comment area at the top of the SENCITY WIN Facebook fanpage site and click on the photo/video link, browse for your photo/video and click share. All entries must be uploaded before the end of the promotion period. The promotion will end at 5.00pm (AEST) on the 20th of August 2010.

There a five double passes for each category. Please make sure you read the terms and conditions available at http://sencitywin.wordpress.com/ before you enter. For more information call IDEAS NSW on 1800 029 904 or email prmedia@ideas.org.au.

The Julia Farr Association is conducting a survey on the experiences of people living with disability, called Tellus.

The Tellus survey asks questions that don’t get asked anywhere else, such as:

• “Have you made new friends or acquaintances in the last six months?”
• “Is the level of support you receive enough to help with your personal needs?”
• “What are the main things stopping you from living the life you want?”

Without revealing your personal details the results of the survey will be collated so that your experiences and views can have an impact on the decisions that affect you.

How to participate

On Line Survey

You can complete the survey online by clicking here. The survey is also linked from the Julia Farr homepage.

Electronic Version of Survey

If you don’t want to complete the survey online Julia Farr can mail you a copy of the survey on CD. You can then use your computer to complete the survey and return the responses to Julia Farr on the same CD. To do this, please contact Alicia Fidock on 8373 8311 and she will send you a CD version of the survey with instructions and a reply paid envelope.

Paper Version of Survey

If you would to prefer to complete the survey on paper, please contact Alicia Fidock on 8373 8311 and she will send you the survey with a reply paid envelope.

Over the Phone

You can complete the survey over the phone by calling Alicia on 1300 857 327 (calls charged at a local rate). Alicia will read the questions to you over the phone and write down your answers.

Please contact Alicia Fidock on 8373 8311 or aliciaf@juliafarr.org.au with any further questions.

Please have your survey completed by the end of July.

The free SoundWaves launch event will be held on Thursday 24th June from 11am to 2pm.

SoundWaves gives you a taste of some of the artists and cotemporary music styles that you can become involved with through the SoundWaves contemporary music & disability project.

Further information here.

Tony Doyle Visions has a new website which you can view at www.tonydoylevisions.com. The site is currently under construction with more information to be added shortly.