NDIS Wranglers

15/11/2024

Thank you to all those who previously expressed an interest in participating in the Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drugs Strategy 2025-2030 (MHAOD Strategy) submission.

We apologise for the delay in advising you of the consultation times. This was due to circumstances beyond our control.

If you would like to participate, please email Grace at grace@pwdwa.org or call 08 6243 6948. Grace can provide you with more information and details on the consultations.

If you are chosen to participate in this consultation, you will receive a $50.00 gift voucher for your time.

Online and in-person consultations 15 November - online – 11am
19 November - online – 12:30pm
21 November - online – 11am
28 November - in-person: 12:30pm @ City West Lotteries House
4 December - online – 11am

05/11/2024

Official information on supporting complex care needs for people under 65.

Are you working with a person under 65 years old, with complex care and accommodation needs?

Aged care homes are not appropriate places for younger people to live.

You can help a younger person access and explore, living and support options through a Younger People in Residential Aged Care System Coordinator.

To find out more:
📞 call 1800 771 663
📧 email enquiries@abilityfirstypirac.org.au
💻 visit https://abilityfirstaustralia.org.au/younger-people-in-residential-aged-care-system-coordinator-program/

05/11/2024

Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) are looking for volunteers for their board.

Join our board!
Women With Disabilities Australia is looking for new members to join its Management Committee (Board). This is a volunteer position where you can help to shape the future of WWDA. The role of the WWDA Management Committee is to set the strategic direction of WWDA and to govern the organisation.

This opportunity is perfect if you are a WWDA Member, are passionate about promoting the rights of women, girls and gender-diverse people with disabilities, have leadership or financial experience, and want to use your voice to help WWDA continue its work.

You can read more about what WWDA is looking for here: https://buff.ly/3NGgY4H

Nominations close 6 November 2024.

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02/11/2024

Interested in learning more about gender diversity, inclusion and, in particular, supporting your Gestalt clients?

We love this presenter, so feel free to have a look at their event details (this promo is, as always, quid pro quo free):

Description: How do we meet our clients and each other beyond the shadow of our socially sanctioned norms regarding gender, sexuality and relationships? This webinar is offered as a supportREAD MORE

25/10/2024

We love neuropositive communication and ideas. Have you checked out Neurodivergent Rebel’s posts and ideas before?

When I was first diagnosed Autistic about eight years ago now, I had a realization that all the parts of myself that I'd been ashamed of, the stuff about myself that I thought nobody in the world could understand (and that I should hide) were related to my NeuroDivergence, and that the false "socially-acceptable" self I had tried to create (when I didn't understand my own brain) was basically a NeuroTypical emulation of an out of reach ideal I will never be (and don't want to).

While I may not have had the language to articulate my experiences for most of my life, my entire life has been and always will be viewed through a NeuroDivergent lens, a perspective that shapes every aspect of my being.

Even if I learn to disguise how my mind and nervous system operate (at the expense of my comfort, health, and well-being), my Autistic and ADHD brain isn't going away.

I was born with multiple lifelong neurodevelopmental differences, and these have always been (and will always be) a part of me - for better and for worse.

For me, it is better to accept myself and learn to love the parts of me others have tried very hard to make me feel ashamed about.

This self-acceptance is not just empowering, it's a refusal to tone myself down for the comfort of others and a commitment to standing up and speaking out about my needs, even when doing so is scary.

FULL POST: https://neurodivergentrebel.substack.com/p/from-problem-to-person-humanizing