Today is International Day of People with Disability. As this year’s patron, I encourage you all to not only celebrate the achievements and contributions of people with disability but start a conversation about disability and how you can grow inclusion in your community.
Congratulations Joan Gains for being awarded the Inaugural @AusACPDM Advocacy Achievement Award. Thank you for your decades of advocacy for families and individuals with CP & for #MakingADifference to our community
The Indian All-Star Comedy Showcase, featuring the hottest artists from the subcontinent, returns for a third year! Part of @micomfestival this 19-21 Apr > https://t.co/5WJ7SDwqpC
Fantastic joint presentation from physiotherapists Jennifer Lewis @westmeadkids & Nadine Smith @PerthChildrens on current clinical assessment and management practices in pain in Sydney & Perth @AusACPDM #MakingADifference
Thanks Katharina Ostojic from @Sydney_Uni on updating us on your exciting work on biofeedback assisted relaxation training (BART) for managing chronic pain in CP. Feasibility looks promising #MakingADifference
It a double whammy mega treat as the fantastic @MawaanR will also be on The Opening Night Comedy Allstars Supershow from @micomfestival! Can there be too much good comedy in one place? We don't think so! Tune in from 8.40pm on Sunday for all the laughs!
Dr Simon Paget from @westmeadkids Sydney takes us on a whistle-stop tour of pain mechanisms potentially in play in pain for individuals with cerebral palsy. The better we understand pain, the better it can be managed #MakingADifference
You can find a copy of the terms of reference for the #RoyalCommission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with #disability here as well as the six Commissioners who will head up the inquiry. Easy Read and Auslan versions also included https://t.co/eoDwmJZ9Uw
Dr Jane Tracy from the Centre for Developmental Disability Health @MonashHealth discusses providing equity in healthcare for adults with disability. Important to acknowledge similarities, differences & act with individual strategies #makingadifference @AusACPDM
Making a Difference Symposium: A/Prof Prue Morgan, physiotherapist @MonashUni advocating for ensuring capacity building for health & well-being as key component of NDIS for young adults w CP to prevent challenges later like falls & postural asymmetries @AusACPDM #healthpromotion
#DisabilityRoyalCommission Six commissioners will examine violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation within the sector, and the three-year inquiry will be based in Brisbane and will travel the country seeking evidence. #disability#abuse#violence
This weeks Ep of #TinyIsland is with Associate Professor Kelvin Kong. He's an Ear Nose and Throat Surgeon - the FIRST aboriginal surgeon in Australia. Worimi man & all round great guy.
iTunes
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Consultations about to begin on the next National Disability Strategy. This time we need more than words - we need concrete goals, actions and funding. Make sure you have your say about the future of #disability in this country by signing up here - https://t.co/SEfbTBszhU