A bold new idea could fundamentally change the lives of people with a disability and their families in Australia ... and your help is needed!
A National Disability Insurance Scheme means that people with a significant disability, acquired at birth or later in life, would have free and ready access to all the services and supports they need.
Key features of the scheme would be the universality of
Read More: National Disability Insurance Scheme - please helpThe 3rd International Cerebral Palsy Conference will be held in Sydney from Wednesday 18 to Saturday 21 February 2009. Located at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre at Darling Harbour, the conference will host some of the world's leading experts on cerebral palsy.
The conference program features invited keynote addresses, scientific paper presentations, scientific poster discussions,
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The Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) is holding a free family art making workshop on Sunday 7 December from 11 am to 1 pm.
The morning is open to young people with a disability, their families, friends and carers. Part of the International Day of People with a Disability, this is a chance to have some fun in the spectacular sourrounds of the MCA building overlooking Circular Quay and the Opera
Read More: MCA family art workshopMakaton is a vocabulary of key word signs and gestures used with children with speech and/or language difficulties. A Makaton Basic Workshop for service providers and parents will be held on Thursday 4 December 2008, from 9am - 3pm at Penshurst Anglican Church Hall, 2 Carrington St, Penshurst (cnr King Georges & Forest Rds entrance from Carrington St).
Come along and learn how to use key word
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