NDIS DisabiliTEA

Can we count you in?

The time has come to register to hold a morning tea in support of the campaign for a National Disability Insurance Scheme.

Registrations went live yesterday and already 211 different morning teas have been registered across Australia.

This is an unprecedented response and will make the DisabiliTEA Australia’s largest disability action. It will be the largest event in two ways: firstly it will occur simultaneously in hundreds of locations nationwide,  secondly more people will attend than any previous disability event in Australia’s history. The DisabiliTEA will be a clear demonstration to the parliament of Australia of the passion in the community for a National Disability Insurance Scheme.

You can be part of the action:

All you need to so is register to hold a morning tea on the 2^nd of August. Anyone can host a tea at your home, at work or at a local coffee shop.  You can invite your friends, family, neighbours, carers and colleagues. Organisations big and small can host a tea and invite clients, staff, supporters and local community members as can any Australian who wants a better deal for people with a disability.

To register your morning tea visit:

http://everyaustraliancounts.com.au/disabilitea/

The DisabiliTEA event will closely follow the handing down of the final Report of the Productivity Commission on the NDIS to the Government, which is due to happen at the end of July.  Your morning Tea will be a great opportunity to keep spreading the word about the NDIS in the community.

Events such as the DisabiliTEA are vital to help raise broader community awareness of the need for an NDIS to ensure that people with disabilities, their families and carers finally get the support and care that they need.

The NDIS isn’t just going to automatically happen. We need to campaign hard across the country to convince the politicians that it is the right thing to do, both for people with disabilities and their families  and for the entire nation.

When you register your Disabilitea you will receive a kit in the mail to help you host your tea. The kit will include:

• DisabiliTea Activities sheet
• Invitation for friends, families, colleagues
• MP invitation
• Poster to promote your event
• Campaign brochure, postcards and stickers
• DVD
• Join the campaign sign-up sheets

So put your hand up and say Every Australian Counts.

Register to host a Disabilitea

Thanks for your support

Daniel Kyriacou State Campaign Coordinator-NDIS New South Wales