WARRINGAH DISABILITY NEWSLETTER No 255 - 12/05/11

Hello!

The newsletter starts with another discobility, a weekend at the Art Gallery, several performances, Paralympic talent search day / classification day, interschool football carnival. The Chatswood Social Club invites new members to join.  Carers can attend workshops on sign language, art and dreams, dementia, and support for children aged 0-6.  There is also an open day for the respite house, and mentoring for girls with a sibling having a disability.

Financial matters include grants for sexual health week, playing drawtism or having tea to fundraise, the sale of a shower trolley, and two jobs opportunities.  Resources include soft clothing, a manager’s guide to disability, tips on guarding your privacy in social networking, teacher resources for anti-discrimination, a resource for graduates with mental illness, and the expanded Parent Line.  Your participation is welcomed regarding an online gaming project, review of a drug / alcohol / gambling service, designing a poster, and walking or running for MS Australia.

Workshops address autism and schooling, suicide prevention, parenting, disability awareness, links to tertiary education, deafness and identity, Vietnamese culture, conflict resolution, mental health, texthelp skills, project management.  Forums and conferences involve the National Disability Insurance Scheme, physical health in schizophrenia, and training provided by the NCF and IFP.

Your comments and suggestions are welcome, as always!  The next newsletter will be sent on 26 May.

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

Located at Dee Why Library, Pittwater Road and St Davids Avenue, Dee Why NSW 2099.

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

NDIS Forum at Warringah Council chambers on 18 May, 7pm-8.30pm