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Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Week 2022 - Breanna's Story
Posted on Monday 5th September 2022
Breanna Medcalfe shares her story of having a C1/C2 incomplete spinal cord injury from birth.
Read MoreTHC Ambassadors share their thoughts this International Day of People with Disability #IDPWD21
Posted on Friday 3rd December 2021
Hear from Ambassadors about their thoughts on International Day of People with Disability and how everyone can work together to challenge the way people think about disability and help grow a more inclusive Australia.
Read MoreBIBS21 virtual – Webinar One - Bold ideas better solutions 2021
Posted on Friday 6th August 2021
The focus this year is translating bold ideas into better solutions for the wellbeing of people with complex rehabilitation needs and life-ling support needs, their families, and advocates. With the theme across all online sessions of, ‘Participation in Dignity’.
Read MorePart D: Inclusive Education with guest Gary Kerridge
Posted on Thursday 5th August 2021
Gary Kerridge has been working in the disability sector for 30 years. He has spent 14 of those years as a National Disability Coordination Officer (NDCO). Recently, he was part of the NDCO leadership team that responded to the transition to online learning brought about by COVID-19 to provide support and information to disability practitioners around Australia. He is a co-author of the Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training (ADCET) guideline “Supporting Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students Online”. Find out more about ADCET and its resources here: https://www.adcet.edu.au
Read MoreBIBS21 virtual – Webinar Two - Bold ideas better solutions 2021
Posted on Thursday 5th August 2021
The focus this year is translating bold ideas into better solutions for the wellbeing of people with complex rehabilitation needs and life-ling support needs, their families, and advocates. With the theme across all online sessions of, ‘Participation in Dignity’.
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BLOG: Job Access: Driving Disability Employment
Posted on Friday 11th June 2021
Job Access: the national hub for workplace and employment information for people with disability, employers and service providers
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Guest Blog: Cathy Easte on of disability and accessibility
Posted on Thursday 20th May 2021
Someone who has first-hand experience of disability and accessibility is Cathy Easte. She is the Manager of Student Disability and Accessibility at Griffith University; is the President of the Australian Tertiary Education Network on Disability (ATEND).
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What is dignity?
Posted on Wednesday 5th May 2021
The Dignity Project’s first goal is to uncover a meaning of dignity as understood by people with disability. As part of this week’s blog, we asked three people with disability, what dignity means to them and how they think dignity can be better preserved when interacting with medical services and support.
Read MoreFitting providers together in your support puzzle
Posted on Tuesday 4th May 2021
In collaboration with Queenslanders with Disability Network (QDN), The Hopkins Centre research team, will be hosting a forum on Monday 14th June, to generate further discussion about provision and coordination of NDIS supports.
Read MoreCan cooperative engagement between disability providers work in the competitive NDIS marketplace?
Posted on Saturday 1st May 2021
In this session hosted by The Hopkins Centre in collaboration with National Disability Services (NDS) we would like to hear from you how cooperative engagement works in the competitive NDIS environment.
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