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Don't DIS my ABILITY is looking forward to some great speeches by Ambassadors Janel Manns and Tony Purkiss at our Central Office Don't DIS morning tea today... oh, and the finger sandwiches should be pretty good too! :-)

Thu at 3:46pm
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We'll get some pics up soon. Their speeches were fantastic. Janel talked about what she calls "institutionalised paralysis of the mind" - basically how people's attitudes are what limits her, NOT her wheelchair! Tony spoke about his near death experiences and how hard he worked to get back to work after he lost his sight and what he learnt in the process. They were awesome, as always.
Thu at 6:39pm
Jane A Dent
Jane A Dent
wow. how fantastic. i mean truly truly enlightening and amazing. so wished i could have been there
Thu at 6:40pm
Satinder Lally

Satinder Lally i really enjoyed the International Day of people with Disability at Sydney Olympic park...it was really a gr88 event...

Wed at 11:17pm · Report
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So glad you enjoyed Get DIS Party Started. We all had a great time with you all!
Thu at 2:38pm
Julianne

Julianne

2009 Media Release: Social Inclusion Week spotlights the need to think inclusively
www.humanrights.gov.au
Commission President Cathy Branson said the week provided an opportunity to celebrate our commitment to creating an Australia where everyone can get a ‘fair go’.
Wed at 2:21am
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Don't DIS my ABILITY Our wonderful ambassador Krystel Keller on Random Acts of Kindness:

Krystel Keller - RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESSNINE DIGITAL PART 1
www.youtube.com
Krystel is a young Australian singer \ songwriter who lost her sight at the age of 2 due to a rare cancer.....Now thru her singing she dedicates her time to charity and other people she feels are less fortunate. ...
November 24 at 10:25pm
Jane A Dent
Jane A Dent
amazing amazing person. i saw her on tv and what a true inspiration
Wed at 5:42pm
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Don't DIS my ABILITY is loving following the Access All Areas Twitter updates as they tour round NSW. Today, they're in Wagga! See you guys in Sydney on Dec 3...

Access Film Festival (AccessFilmFest) on Twitter
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Access All Areas Film Festival is a touring film festival in NSW, Aust, for people with a disability. Services offered include captioning and audio description.
November 24 at 3:45pm
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Don't DIS my ABILITY is excited about tomorrow's Get DIS Party Started event with all the Companion Card people. It's going to be awesome!

November 24 at 3:39pm
Jane A Dent
Jane A Dent
finally finally the companions now have official recognition. it's what makes the world complete. recognition of unsung heroes
Wed at 6:54pm
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Are artists with disability capable of excellence?
Media Release Thursday 19 November 2009 Registrations are now open for Accessible Arts’ Arts-Activated Conference at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney over 25-26 March 2010. ...
November 23 at 8:20pm
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Our ambassador Camilla Connolly, Australian Director of the Asperger Women Association (NSW) is a guest speaker!
November 23 at 8:21pm
Camilla Connolly
Camilla Connolly
it should be good. I will talk about my own art practice and less than usual career trajectory. ( I am self- taught - as many with Asperger's Syndrome are, and I have not done an undergrad degree because my particular presentation of o AS has prevented me from doing so. These days in the arts it is almost prerequisite for an artist to have a degree... See More and to have attended tertiary institutions. It is very difficult if one has not done so as there is an assumption from other artists and curators that art school training is a must and a given.
I have built a career in an unusual manner - similar to the way Autistic animal behaviourist Temple Grandin discusses in her books. I will also be talking about the work of Asperger's artist Leigh Arnold - a male with AS who does phenomenally detailed mathematical drawings, as well as the work of Lae Oldmeadow - a wonderful fibre artist who is dyslexic and gifted in his realm. Each of us is self-taught and have achieved some degree of success in the arts. And each of us attempts to approach our art practice with integrity, depth and spiritual commitment. Good to celebrate difference and diversity. :)
November 23 at 8:53pm
Don't DIS my ABILITY

Don't DIS my ABILITY Ambassador Camilla Connolly's interview
on ABC Radio's Conversations with Richard Fidler, has been selected by
the ABC as "one of the best" and will be featured in the upcoming
"Conversations" book to be published in 2010. Fantastic!

Camilla Connolly
www.abc.net.au
Broadcast date Tuesday 31st March 2009 Camilla Connolly Camilla was a very bright child but she found relating to people an awkward and confusing business
November 23 at 7:23pm
Margo
Margo
wonderful interview. Brave for Camilla. Why does it take so long to diagnose women?
November 23 at 7:43pm
Jane A Dent

Jane A Dent what does disability mean to me? this newspaper clipping this morning about the apparent sightlessness of Jetstar Flight Staff giving Kurt not option but to crawl to use the toilet whilst on a flight from Brisbane to Newcastle. now THAT is disability by able bodied idiots

November 23 at 1:37pm · Report
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Don't DIS my ABILITY Remember these? Faces of the campaign over the years

Past Posters
8 new photos
November 22 at 5:41pm
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The Australian Songwriters Conference
The Australian Songwriters Conference is open to ALL songwriters, including those with a disability. The venue has a lift for wheelchairs, suites for the disabled and all areas are accessible.
Location:Ettalong Beach Tourist Resort
Time:10:00AM Friday, June 11th
November 22 at 5:32pm
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SYDNEY CRICKETERS GO INTO BAT FOR SOCIAL INCLUSION WEEK
Cries of ‘howzat’ will be heard across Macquarie University on Thursday, 26 November at the Social Inclusion Cricket Game, held to support Australia’s first Social Inclusion Week - a nationwide initiative that aims to help overcome two of society’s biggest challenges - isolation and lonelin...
November 22 at 4:57pm
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Don't DIS my ABILITY Accessible Arts has uploaded photos of Accessible Music Projects happening in Far North NSW, funded
by Accessible Arts Don't DIS my ABILITY Small Arts Grants 2009.

Accessible Music Pathways
Welcome to AMP. AMP is an immediately accessible pathway to a growing network of musicians, music technicians, music educators and music studios. AMP aims to be a place to share information, opport...
November 22 at 4:40pm
Paul White

Paul White wants to get involved in volunteer work for people with a disability...can anyone point me in the right direction??

November 20 at 5:32pm · Report
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Clancy Poppet
Clancy Poppet
maybe 'best buddies' ?
http://www.bestbuddies.org.au/
November 23 at 4:19am
Don't DIS my ABILITY
Don't DIS my ABILITY
Best Buddies is a great idea! We had an article about the program in Made You Look, our magazine.
November 23 at 9:33pm