The Disability Information and Resource Centre

Next Meeting: Tuesday 8th February 2011

Time: 7.30pm

Where:

Arthritis Foundation
118 Richmond Rd
Marleston

Guest Speaker:

Dr. Christine Burdenuik
Cardiologist – Flinders Medical Centre

Subject: “Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension”

Observational studies have confirmed that this condition is more common in patients with connective tissue diseases, so come along and learn about the latest treatment.

Prospective members and carers especially welcomed.

For further details about the Support Group please contact Arthritis South Australia on 08 8379 5711 or if you are ringing from the country 1800 011 041.

Women with disabilities in South Australia are getting together to plan the establishment of a ‘Women With Disabilities Network for South Australia’.

So, if you are a woman with a disability and are interested in the idea of a Network, please come along and share your thoughts!

Where

Disability Information and Resource Centre
195 Gilles Street, Adelaide, SA

When

Saturday, 27th November 2010, 1.30pm – 3pm

For more information contact

Shirley or Carolyn at the National WWDA Office

Phone: 03 6244 8288

Email: wwda@wwda.org.au

or

Margie Charlesworth (WWDSA Convenor)

Email: eigram1@optusnet.com.au

The venue is fully wheelchair accessible and has a hearing loop.

This meeting is being supported by Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA), the national peak body for women with disabilities.

WWDA acknowledges the support of DIRC in providing the meeting venue free of charge.

DIRC provides a professional service in all aspects of events management. Impress your work collegues, clients or friends with a professionally run event at DIRC.

For more information please click here.

“FACE to FACE”

“BILL SHORTEN ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS Monday July 26^th 1pm – 2.30pm”

Mr Tony Zappia (ALP) Member for Makin would like to invite you to a special disability information meeting at the

Ingle Farm Recreation Centre (in their Sunset Room).
Corner Roopena St & Beovich Rd, Ingle Farm SA 5098

Special guest Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Disability Mr Bill Shorten (ALP) will be present to take your personal questions.

Entry is free, refreshments provided

More information, Dale Amtsberg, Office of Tony Zappia MP (08) 8265 3100.

The next meeting of the Disability Speaks Steering committee will be held on Friday 18th June at 1.30 pm at SACOSS, 47 King William Rd Unley. As usual this meeting is open to anyone who would like to participate.

At this meeting it is intended that the details for the “National Disability Insurance” public meeting will be discussed and finalised.

Other Agenda items include discussing Disability Speaks future strategy on

• The Cappo Inquiry
• Unmet need waiting lists
• The Federal Election
• Minda redevelopment
• Strathmont
• D4d Television campaign
• Protest Rally and March
• other business

A public meeting to discuss the issue of National Disability Insurance will be held on Wednesday 30th June from 5.00pm to 7.30pm at the Adelaide Town Hall. Entrance will be free and it is not necessary to RSVP.

Guest speakers will include:

• The Hon Kelly Vincent MLC
• The Hon Bill Shorten
• Bruce Bonyhady
• The Hon Mitch Fifield

For more information

You can view this document

or contact Disability Speaks on 0418 555 683 or disabilityspeaks@internode.on.net.

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.