Events: Tue 27 Mar 2018 - ONE OF THE KIDS

Julie and me

Christina Coombs tells the story of becoming a citizen advocate and how she and the person she advocated for built their relationship. Keyword: Advocacy

And the walls come tumbling down

Against the historical background of institutions, the author adds an interesting perspective to the debate on deinstitutionalisation. He maintains that the community needs to create networks which will share the responsibilities for inclusion rather than pouring resources into paid professional services which he believes can't deliver. Keyword: Community Development

Building and mobilising informal family support network

This article by a family support agency (STAR) in Victoria says that it is not hard to find enthusiastic people who will provide a foster home and family for a range of people with disabilities.

Great expectations....Disability can inspire them

This short article describes the four qualities of "Great Expectations" - vision, hope, determination and revision. It shows how these great expectations create real benefits for communities and how they cause mixed emotions for families. Keyword: Families

Report on workshops: Extra costs of disability

In 1987 the Office of Disability invited people with disabilities, their advocates and families to participate in meetings held in four Australian States in order to obtain their ideas about the range of costs issues which affect their day-to-day lives, and the best way to gain this information.

Patterns and trends in public services to families with a mentally retarded member

This article discusses the fact that while most people with disabilities spend much of their lives with their natural families, little attention has been given in the past by governments, agencies and researchers to the long term needs of families.

Parent Advocacy

This brief information sheet provides a definition of parent advocacy and what it is not, and some of the things a parent advocacy group can do. Addresses of two Queensland and New South Wales advocacy groups are given. Keyword: Advocacy

Ensuring informed choice by consumers in an Individual Supported Jobs Service

This paper, presented by Jane Baxter at an Open Employment Forum In Brisbane, discusses the procedures used by Workscope, an open employment agency for people who have high support needs.

Effective school to work transition

Rosemary Lawn, Managing Director of a Perth supported employment agency, discusses effective school to work transition for people who have high support needs. She presents thoughts by Barbara Wilcox, an American professor who visited Western Australia to help people really look at the issue of transition.

Notes taken on a speech given by Wendy Richardson at the Citizen Advocacy A.G.M.

These notes were taken by Judy Ellis, a parent leader who attended the Citizen Advocacy Annual General Meeting where Wendy Richardson spoke as a parent and how she sees the role of citizen advocacy in the context of family. Keyword: Advocacy

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