WARRINGAH DISABILITY NEWSLETTER No 245 - 7/01/11

Hello!

The newsletter starts with Christmas meals, freewheelers and Liberty swings, adaptive cricket, and an accessible garden in Auburn.  Information for carers includes the Older Parent Carer Project, the NSW Carers Advisory Council, and the Better Start for Children with Disability Forum.

Financial matters involve at the Stronger Together 2011-2016 plan, half price membership to NSW CID, and the Energy Assistance Guide.  Resources include an offer of a Page Turner, new name for the Spastic Centre, the AIDER program, accessible trip options, snapshots of people dealing with mental illness, changes to Medicare items, a paper on equipment for people with disability, Advance Care Directives, the Raising Children Network, an ABS report, Siblings Australia, checking your website’s accessibility.  Your participation would be welcomed as advocate for dental funding, feedback on assistive technology, immigration issues for people with disability, and a position as counsellor for people of CALD background.

Workshops and training address courses at the IFP, Mental Health Coordinating Council, Vision Australia, NSW Deaf Society.  There are also conferences by the National Disability Services, and the Mental Health Service, as well as a workshop on Paranoia and Voices.

Your comments and suggestions are welcome, as always!  The first newsletter of 2011 will be sent on 7 January.

Wishing you a restful and reflective transition to 2011.

Regards, Marjorie Janz, Disability Information Officer, Warringah Council.

Phone 9942 2686, fax 9942 2371.  Also janzm@warringah.nsw.gov.au.