Monday, October 31, 2011

WARRINGAH DISABILITY NEWSLETTER No 267 - 28/10/11


The newsletter starts with two discobilities, a Christmas party, free Hip Hop workshops, sport expo at Homebush, Sailability and Camp Willing and Able.  Parents and carers can attend activities at Bradfield Park, a workshop on sexuality for youth with intellectual / learning disability, and a new carers group in Waitara.  There are vacancies for adults at a day program in Belrose.

Financial matters include fundraising for the Cerebral Palsy Challenge, Northcott and Adaptive Cricket, as well as a scholarship and funding to support carers.  Details of two positions are given.  Resources deal with Grandparents Day, transition care from child to adult health services, reading training.  There are booklets or report on community care workforce, employer attitude toward workers with a disability, post school options, disability reform (South Australian report on Strong Voices), support for siblings, and some training DVDs from Catholic Community Services.  You are invited to continue to receive updates on the NDIS, participate in the Leaders for Tomorrow Program or the Police’s Disability Advisory Committee.  ADHC requests online feedback on the Supported Living Fund.

Workshops address a child safe community, young people and the law, anti bullying strategies, writing for the internet, law for non-lawyers, writing social stories.  The Northern Region Disability Network meets next week, and government departments hold industry briefing sessions for HACC providers.  Spectronics offers free online training in several software packages.  The conference on Inclusive Technologies and Learning Disability in Education and Employment occurs in December.

Your comments and suggestions are welcome, as always!  The next newsletter will be sent on 10 November.


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.

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