Posted January 10th, 2012 by Maree
Field is looking to establish a focus group, probably 8 to 10 people with a disability (or supporters) to explore an application Field has made with Swinburne University for a grant to the Broadband-Enabled Innovation Program (BEIP) to the Department of Business and Innovation (DBI). Further information about the grant can be found at http://www.mmv.vic.gov.au/beip. [...]
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Posted January 5th, 2012 by Maree
Happy New Year! This year, I will continue to look at services which are assisting people with disabilities to make the most of their Individual Support Packages. If you have used a service which has been helpful and innovative in working out how to effectively use your Individual Support Package, please let us know. I [...]
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Posted December 21st, 2011 by Maree
Do you enjoy a night out without having to worry about what time you need to be home to receive the attendant support you need? Are you able to turn over during the night to get comfortable or get up to get a glass of water? With the introduction of Self-directed approaches, people with disabilities [...]
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Posted September 20th, 2011 by Maree
Recently, I attended a forum on ‘Self-Directed Funded Funding’ hosted by Purple Orange in Adelaide. Purple Orange is the shopfront of the Julie Farr Association which is an advocacy and information organisation for people with disabilities and their families in New South Wales. The main presenters at this forum were; Bruce Uditsky, Chief Executive Officer [...]
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Posted September 6th, 2011 by Maree
A few weeks ago I attended a forum put on by L.I.R.D.S. (Leadership in the Reorientation of Day services) in the North-\West Region. For some background information, DHS is currently funding working groups and organisations acrossVictoriato implement self-directed approaches. In the Northern Metropolitan Region the LIRDS project aims to: Enhance the capacity of Chief Executive [...]
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Posted August 19th, 2011 by Maree
field’s forum on Self Directed Funding had a diverse range of speakers who included: Dr.George Taleporos from YDAS; Deb Rouget from Personlised Lifestyle Assistance; Jane Morrell from Carer Solutions Australia. You can view the presentations and other resources from the field website. This blog post will provide an overview of the forum and I will [...]
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Posted August 1st, 2011 by Maree
It is my understanding that in 2010 a trial was undertaken in relation to the direct employment of support workers by people with disabilities. Last year I interviewed a disability support worker who was involved in the trial. She was directly employed by a mother of a person with a disability. She was keen and [...]
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Posted June 16th, 2011 by Maree
In this blog, I want to return to the topic of self directed approaches (SDA). I want to discuss SDA in relation to disability support workers and the changes it may mean for their work I am very supportive of SDA and the management and control it will give us over our lives. SDA will [...]
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Posted May 19th, 2011 by Maree
Recently an incident occurred where a woman with communication impairment was prohibited from attending a conference. I do not wish to go into the specific facts of this case. However I do wish to raise some questions which this incident raises in general. I use a communication device to communicate my thoughts and needs, what [...]
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Posted May 10th, 2011 by Maree
When can jokes about disability be funny? Or is the answer never? Does it depend on the moods of people or who delivers the joke? Is the offence in the “joke” itself or is the fact that people with disabilities are not viewed as equal participants within society that a “joke” only puts us further [...]
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