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Hello From the Editor
Hello and welcome to our very first weekly e-newsletter. We hope you like it and find it a great way to keep up with our Peer2Peer groups and Planning Cafes. Keep reading to meet Charmaine Fraser (Facilitator) and Naomi Curry (Guest Speaker) from our Peer Support To Buy Support group in Charlestown next Tuesday, and find out about some other things you might like to get involved with. Hope to see you at the Maitland October Planning Cafe on Taking Care of Business: People with Disability Working for Themselves next Wednesday.
Enjoy!
Cath,
Community Disability Alliance Hunter
In this issue:
What’s on Next Week
Peer Support To Buy Support
Tuesday 18 October - The Place Community Centre, Frederick Street, Charlestown.
10am - 12pm.
We are thrilled to have Naomi Curry joining us next Tuesday as our guest speaker. Naomi is an NDIS participant who is self-managing her NDIS funding.
“I started my NDIS journey in 2013 from Newcastle. In that time I have hired my own support, renewed my wheelchairs, had bespoke equipment made to enable my independence, and home modifications of my kitchen, laundry and bathroom."
Naomi is very keen to share her NDIS experience: what works, what doesn’t, the challenges and successes.
Maitland October Planning Cafe -Taking Care of Business: People with Disability Working for Themselves.
Wednesday 19 October - Club Maitland City, 14 Arthur Street, Rutherford.
10am - 12pm.
Click here to view the flyer and register.
Four Week Forecast
Getting the Best from the NDIS Peer2Peer
Wednesday 26 October - East Maitland Library, 3 Garnett Road.
10am - 12pm.
Charlestown October Planning Cafe-Taking Care of Business: People with Disability Working for Themselves.
Thursday 27 October -The Place Community Centre
Frederick Street, Charlestown.
10am - 12pm.
Click here to view the flyer and register.
Speak Up Hunter Peer2Peer
Friday 4 November - Wallsend Library, 30 Bunn St, Wallsend.
10am - 12pm.
Peer Support to Buy Support Peer2Peer
Tuesday 15 November - The Place Community Centre, Frederick Street, Charlestown.
10am - 12pm.
Maitland November Planning Cafe- Finding, hiring and keeping your own support workers.
Wednesday 16 November - Club Maitland City
14 Arthur Street, Rutherford.
10am - 12pm.
Our Planning Cafes and Peer2Peer meetings are brought you in partnership with PDCN.
How You Can Get Involved!
UNSW Intellectual Disability Behaviour Support Program
Exploring behaviour support for families with a member who has intellectual disability and challenging behaviour.
If you or your family member have an intellectual disability and challenging behavior, researchers from the University of NSW’s Intellectual Disability Behaviour Support Program would love to hear from you. Researchers are looking for volunteer participants to be interviewed about your experiences of receiving behaviour support. The research will help shape the future of behaviour support services in Australia.
Click here to find out more and get involved.
FYI
One of the Kids
Family Advocacy presents:
ONE OF THE KIDS Inclusive Education Workshop.
Attend this workshop to find out why inclusion is important for your child during their school years. Learn about the outcomes and how your child can be supported and thrive in their regular class. This workshop will give you tools to assist you to advocate for your child.
Port Macquarie - Tuesday 25 October 2016
Dungog - Wednesday 26 October 2016
Forster - Thursday 27 October 2016
Register and Find out more.
Disability Leadership Institute
We’re excited to tell you about a brand new institute to support, promote and train leaders with disability. Whether you’re a person with a disability wanting to take your leadership to the next level or part of an organisation that wants to engage someone with a disability in your work, check out http://disabilityleaders.com.au/
Say Hi to Charmaine Fraser
I’m the mother of two children. My son, Jack, is on the Autism Spectrum. We self-manage Jack’s NDIS plan. I have worked in the disability service sector for several years. I am the co-facilitator of the Peer Support to Buy Support group in Charlestown.
What do you most love about your life?
After living in Sydney for some time, I love living in Newcastle again. I particularly love the lack of traffic and the fact that there are plenty of spaces to park.
What’s a change you’d like to make?
I’m always striving to keep the balance between working and being a parent and all the demands of each.
How did you get involved with CDAH?
I saw a meeting about self-management advertised and decided to go. I heard another mum talk about how she self-managed her daughter’s package and it was a light bulb moment for me. I thought to myself, “if she can do it, so can I. Now that I am self-managing - and loving it - I really want to help others and pay it forward.
Tell us something about the NDIS:
It’s been life changing for us in a really positive way.
What’s your favourite movie?
Dirty Dancing.
Keep Connected
- Come along to one of our peer support meetings.
- Become a member.
- Encourage others to join up with CDAH.
- Connect us with people you know.
- Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and mention us on your social networking sites.
- Contribute your skills, knowledge, time and money.
- Drop us an email to let CDAH know what's important to YOU!
Your Feedback Matters
Feedback is important to CDAH. It helps us to do things better. Please tell us what you think about what we do, good or bad, so we can keep working to improve things.
Please email us at info@cdah.org.au
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