Access and Inclusion Advisory Group

This is your chance to join the National Forum to discuss Australia's Disability Strategy 2021-2031.

Register to join the livestream this 2 November and 3 November, 2022.
Please note the listed times on the link are Melbourne times (EDST)
Perth Times:
Wednesday 2 November : 6:15am - 2pm
Thursday 3 November : 6am - 9.30am

Watch online to participate in panel discussions featuring industry experts and community representatives with disability. Key speakers include:
- Australian of the Year Dylan Alcott AO
- Minister for Social Services Amanda Rishworth MP
- Dr Dinesh Palipana OAM
- Wheeler Centre CEO, Caro Llewellyn
- Sandy Jeffs OAM

This a chance to have your say on Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021-31. The Strategy shapes the country's disability policy in important areas like employment, housing, education, health and wellbeing.

Be part of the conversation with our interactive online platform. You can watch from anywhere and submit questions and comments in real-time.

Registrations are limited and close 1 November 2022. Click here to Register Now

Please feel free to circulate this invitation to your networks and communities.

Auslan interpreter and live closed captioning will be available for the live stream, if you have other accessibility requirements or questions please email disabilityreform@dss.gov.au

Are you looking for a fun and inclusive night out?

SimSam Disco and Karaoke is the place for you!

Event Information:
Time: 6pm - 9pm
Location: Indigo Bar Swinging Pig
1 Chalgrove Ave, Rockingham WA 6168
Cost: $15 entry fee, free entry for carers
Dates: Saturday 29 October 2022
Saturday 19 November 2022
Saturday 10 December 2022

Food and Drink is available to purchase on the night.

Enquiries:
Simone: 0401 861 009
Sam 0447 994 148
Email: simsam221@outlook.com
Facebook: SimSam | Facebook

Carer Gateway Emergency Respite is designed to offer support to carers, on a case-by-case basis. It is specifically for those who are experiencing an urgent, unplanned, and imminent event that threatens the health and safety of the carer or care recipient. In these circumstances the carer’s ability to continue caring are restricted and no other services are available.

Eligible circumstances may include:
• Natural disasters requiring evacuation
• Immediate harm to the carer (eg. suicide, family/domestic violence, carer requiring immediate hospitalisation due to accident or illness).
• Mental health conditions necessitating immediate intervention from police or hospital/ mental health facility.
• Homelessness (eg. immediate displacement or eviction).
• Impending legal action of carer (eg. arrest, S.A.T).
• Carer and/or care recipient entering palliative care (outside of government funded palliative care).

Emergency respite is implemented within 3 business days of request, for eligible circumstances only.

Click here to find out more about the eligibility criteria and how to refer a carer

The Shire have engaged Michelle Wong from Bust-a-Burpee(External link) to present her Disability and Inclusion in Community Support Workshop as a part of the Clubs for All series.

This workshop is designed to develop the skills of coaches, officials, and committee members to better their practices when working with individuals with a disability and be as inclusive as possible

The program is designed to give you ideas on how to create an inclusive physical activity program for all.

It will compliment your sport whilst engaging a wider membership base.

Registrations are essential book here
Tuesday 18 October 2022
Arrive at 5.45pm for a 6pm start. Workshops will finish at 8pm
Briggs Park Pavilion, Mead Street, Byford

For more information contact Bailey Kentish Community Activation Officer – Sport and Recreation: 9526 1182 or email bkentish@sjshire.wa.gov.au

The State Government through the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries is a major supporter of the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale and the Clubs for All program. Sport and recreation builds stronger, healthier, happier and safer communities.

Australia’s popular disability networking event, Ready-Set-Connect, is coming to Fremantle on Friday 16 September. One Community is inviting you to join them at the event and network with your local NDIS community!

Ready-Set-Connect is a structured and fun event based on a speed dating format.

Registration is FREE for attendees!

National and local providers of disability services will be sharing information about their services and products. Support Coordinators, Parents/Carers, Students, People Living with Disability, Teachers, Case Managers, Local Area Coordinators – the event will help you keep in touch and up to date with services in the community.
In the space of two hours, you will build your connections and get to meet and know a variety of national and local service providers.

If you are a Support Coordinator registered as an event Attendee you could win a $100 gift card of your choice proudly sponsored by Australian Health Professionals (AHP).

EVENT
Fremantle Ready-Set-Connect
DATE
Friday 16 September 2022
TIME
10:00 AM to 12:30 PM
VENUE
Italian Club Fremantle, 65 Marine Terrace, Fremantle WA

REGISTRATION LINK
https://www.onecommunity.net.au/Ready-Set-Connect/Event/384-fremantle
MORE DETAILS
visit our website www.onecommunity.net.au

Did you know Roll Up for WA will come to your home to administer vaccinations if you are Disabled, have limited mobility, anxiety, Trypanophobia, injury or other access issues?

Currently this includes administering Flu and Covid-19 vaccinations for people of all ages.

They are hoping to access further funding for assistance after their contract runs out and expand the service to include all vaccinations from baby’s to adults.

A local resident said: "I had Derek and Belinda come to my home and give both my son and I Flu and booster shots for Covid. They are very well trained to deal with Autism, and all other disabilities."

To access this service please complete the Further Assistance Required online form which contains 2 questions, or call 13 COVID (13 26843)

People who use the service are encouraged to send feedback to COVID.Immunisation@health.wa.gov.au this will help secure the service for the future.

Mission Australia are holding two workshops where you can join Community Engagement staff, from the Disability Royal Commission (DRC), for a group chat about what the future should look like for people with disability.

This is an excellent opportunity for people of diverse background who have a disability and or care for a person with a disability to share their ideas.

The DRC want to make this a great experience for you, so.
• We will make time for you to get to know the DRC Staff and other group members with some fun activities
• We will protect your privacy
• We will have free counselling support available if you feel uncomfortable sharing your story or you have any difficult feelings because of the Disability Royal Commission
• We will have regular breaks and provide you with some snacks and drinks
• We will listen to you!

As a group, we will ask you to share your ideas about some of the things below:
• Belonging and Inclusion - Your ideas about improvements needed so that you feel that you belong in your community
• Decision Making- Your experiences of having choice and control over your life
• Education- Your ideas to improve the experiences at School, TAFE or Uni
• Employment- Your experiences and ideas about finding and keeping a job
• Home - What should the future of housing look like for people with disability
• Justice – Your ideas on how to improve experiences for people with disability who are known to the justice system, especially with police response, courts and in prisons
• Health- your experiences and ideas on how to improve health related services for people with disability

The DRC will publish a report of recommendations to the Australian Government in September 2023 about what needs to change to improve the future for people with disability. Your experiences and ideas will help the Disability Royal Commission (DRC) with its work.

Event Details

Date: Wednesday, 17th August 2022
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: Mission Australia Cloverdale Office, 275 Abernethy Rd., Cloverdale

or

Date: Saturday, 20th August 2022
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Location: Maddington Community Centre, Lesser Hall, 19 Alcock St., Maddington

Registrations

For more information and to register for one of the sessions please:

Email: lacsoutheastmetro@missionaustralia.com.au or
Call: 1800 370 776 (TIS 13 14 50)

Registrations close Friday 12 August

We are looking forward to many local voices being included.

Nineteen Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale locals have been doing their bit to support inclusion in the Shire by participating in a series of Basic Auslan Conversation Courses over recent months.

Funded by the Shire with the support of the Access and Inclusion Advisory Group, the in-person classes have seen participants learn how to use Auslan (Australian sign language) in a range of personal and professional scenarios.

Held at the Briggs Park Youth Space across May and June 2022, classes were run by professional instructors over an eight-week period.

Among the participants were local teachers, education assistants, business owners and staff and members of community and sporting groups as well as locals with hearing loss or loved ones who are Hard of Hearing.

Local education assistant Benita Robinson decided to enroll in the course after she once encountered a deaf child lost in a department store who she was unable to communicate with.

Benita said she is already using her new-found skills.
“I already use what I’ve learnt in class with my students to say good morning and to have conversations,” she said.
“I love how engaging (our tutor) has been and how challenging it has been to learn from a deaf person.”

An administrator at a local recreation centre, Sue Allen signed up to the course to learn how to communicate with Auslan customers at her workplace.

Sue said the course gave her a greater appreciation for the challenges faced by the deaf and the hard of hearing.
“I really appreciate the first sessions focusing on deaf culture,” she said.
“This opened my eyes to the challenges the deaf and hard of hearing community face daily.”

The course was the second of its kind to be funded by the Shire, with the first completed by 16 participants in 2021. The popular course has already registered expressions of interest from a further 50 residents, with details on the next sessions to be released when they become available.

Early Bird Ticket Sales are Open

Theme: Inclusive Communities
Location: Bendat Centre, Wembley,
Date: 7-8 December 2022

Join WA’s conference led exclusively by people with disabilities.

This conference welcomes everyone, including people who identify as having a disability or mental health issue; carers, family and friends; service providers; community sector professionals, educators, health workers and the wider community.