Care is Everywhere

Care is Everywhere

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  • School to Adult Life Transitions
    The teenage years are an incredible time of change and adventure: leaving school, moving out, getting your first car, getting your first grown-up job, going to university, TAFE or starting an apprenticeship... all the milestones that go into building your independence.
     
    For young people who need more support or time to reach those milestones it can be a very uncertain time, and a very stressful one for their families, parents and carers. 
     
    That's where Carers Queensland's School to Adult Life Transition project comes in.  
     
    Jasmin Fawcett Clarke from our Community and Mainstream team says the project works with families of 12 to 18 year olds, to make sure they start their adult lives with the same opportunities as their peers without disability.
     
    In this episode we also hear from Anette Novis, who attended one of the first School to Adult Life Transition events as her daughter prepares for the next chapter of her life.
     
    Please note the transcript for this episode will be available soon.
     
    Useful links
    • School to Adult Life Transition on the Carers Queensland website: https://carersqld.com.au/ndis/inclusion-projects/school-to-adult-life-transition-support/ 
    • Carers Queensland upcoming events and workshops: www.carersqld.com.au/events 
    • Carers Queensland NDIS on Facebook: www.facebook.com/CarersQueenslandNDIS 
    • Register for LAC Connect: https://carersqld.com.au/lac-connect-signup/  
      • Credits
      • Interviews: Fiona Stutz
      • Production: Jodie van de Wetering
        • 16 min
      • Sporting careers

        It’s great when the stars align and you can turn a passion into a career.  In this episode, we meet two blokes from the sporting world who have done just that. 

        Josh Pople is heavily involved with his local rugby league team the Redlands Parrots. He’s done some coaching training and he’s a League Safe Officer.  Josh has cerebral palsy and uses and electric wheelchair, and he’s an active and vital part of his local team’s community.  

        Archie Graham is a four-times world singles tennis champion and ranked number two in Australia in men’s singles tennis for players with intellectual disability. Like Josh he then turned his attention to coaching, and now shares his love of the sport with the next generation of tennis superstars. 

        Useful links
        • Transcript for this episode: https://carersqld.com.au/wp-content/uploads/5.5-Sporting-Careers-transcript.docx 
        • QRL Diversity & Inclusion information: https://www.qrl.com.au/diversity-inclusion/ 
        • Tennis Australia Diversity & Inclusion information: https://www.tennis.com.au/play/inclusion-and-diversity 
        • Redlands Rugby League Club: https://www.facebook.com/RedlandsJuniorRugbyLeagueClub/ 
        • Carers Queensland upcoming events and workshops: www.carersqld.com.au/events 
        • Carers Queensland NDIS on Facebook: www.facebook.com/CarersQueenslandNDIS  
          • Credits
          • Interviews: Fiona Stutz & Jodie van de Wetering
          • Production: Jodie van de Wetering
            • 17 min
          • Designing inclusive employment
            Joe-Anne Kek-Pamenter is a graphic designer and researcher focusing on access, inclusion and employment for people with disability. Her advocacy grew out of her own experiences getting – and keeping – jobs as a person with hearing impairment.  
            Joe-Anne says she’s not the only person in her family with hearing loss, and when she was young she didn't consider herself to have disability at all.  But it was very different in the workplace, and after several bad experiences with unsupportive jobs she's now working on changing the way Australia supports workers with disability.
            These days Joe-Anne wears many hats, including roles with The Hopkins Centre's Dignity Project, Griffith University's Reimagining Disability, and the advisory board for virtual business incubator Enabled.VIP.  As a freelance graphic designer, her work includes Media Diversity Australia's Disability Reporting Handbook and the Australian Disability Clearninghouse on Education and Training's guidelines for supporting Deaf and hard of hearing students in online learning.
            Useful links
            Transcript for this episode: https://carersqld.com.au/wp-content/uploads/5.4-Designing-inclusive-employment.docx 
            The Dignity Project: https://www.hopkinscentre.edu.au/project/the-dignity-project-26  
            Reimagining Disability (Griffith University): https://www.griffith.edu.au/research/reimagining-disability-creating-inclusive-futures  
            Media Diversity Australia’s Disability Reporting Handbook: https://www.mediadiversityaustralia.org/disability-reporting-handbook/ 
            ADCET Guidelines: Supporting Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students Online: https://www.adcet.edu.au/resource/10475/guidelines-supporting-deaf-and-hard-of-hearing-students-online 
            HabITec: https://www.habitec.com.au/ 
            Enabled.VIP: https://enabled.vip/ 
            Carers Queensland upcoming events and workshops: www.carersqld.com.au/events 
            Carers Queensland NDIS on Facebook: www.facebook.com/CarersQueenslandNDIS  
            Credits
            Interview: Fiona Stutz
            Voice artist: Kelly Jones
            Production: Jodie van de Wetering
            20 min
          • Be Your Own Boss
            Self-employment can be a great option for people with disability.  It means you can be flexible with your time and energy, work around your access needs, and avoid the barriers people with disability sometimes face when looking for employment.  It’s a way to harness your skill and passion and share them with the world, and along the way earn some income, increase your confidence and be more independent.   
            But starting a business on your own is a big task.  That’s why Carers Queensland is supporting people with disability who want to become entrepreneurs through the Be Your Own Boss Microbusiness Program. 
            In this episode we talk to three small business owners who took part in the Be Your Own Boss Marketplace in Ipswich in December to celebrate International Day of People with Disability.  Bec is shining a light on diamond painting, Sue is hooking into crochet and craft, and Bella is harnessing her equestrian achievements to canter into agistment, horse treats and rug cleaning.
            Useful links
            Transcript for this episode: https://carersqld.com.au/wp-content/uploads/5.3-Be-Your-Own-Boss-transcript.docx 
            Be Your Own Boss Microbusiness Project: https://carersqld.com.au/ndis/inclusion-projects/be-your-own-boss/ 
            Carers Queensland upcoming events and workshops: www.carersqld.com.au/events 
            Carers Queensland NDIS on Facebook: www.facebook.com/CarersQueenslandNDIS  
            Credits
            Interviews: Fiona Stutz
            Production: Jodie van de Wetering
            16 min
          • Enabling Employment
            Employment isn't just money in the bank: it's a social connection, recognition for your talent and hard work, and the satisfaction of a job well done.
            Dr Gary Allen is the founder of Enabled.VIP, a business incubator built around the needs of aspiring entrepreneurs with disability. 
            He knows a thing or two about business: his research ethics consultancy has worked around the world including contracts in far flung places like Lithuania and Kazakhstan. 
            Dr Allen says Australia has some catching up to do when it comes to people with disability’s involvement in employment and entrepreneurship. 
            Useful links
            Transcript for this episode: https://carersqld.com.au/wp-content/uploads/5.2-Enabling-Employment-transcript.docx 
            Enabled.VIP: https://enabled.vip/ 
            The Dignity Project: https://www.hopkinscentre.edu.au/project/the-dignity-project-26 
            Be Your Own Boss Microbusiness Project: https://carersqld.com.au/ndis/inclusion-projects/be-your-own-boss/ 
            Carers Queensland upcoming events and workshops: www.carersqld.com.au/events 
            Carers Queensland NDIS on Facebook: www.facebook.com/CarersQueenslandNDIS  
            Credits
            Interview: Fiona Stutz
            Production: Jodie van de Wetering
            17 min
          • Community Garden Conversations
            Here at Carers Queensland, we’re growing access and inclusion, and where better to grow things than a garden?
            We're working with community gardens to help them attract green thumbs with disability and make sure everybody’s welcome and has equal opportunity to get their hands dirty.
            In this look at our Community Gardens Conversations project, you'll hear from:
            Talecia Bolton, who discovered the Yarrabilba Community Garden when she was reinventing her life after acquiring disability, and is now bringing the once-abandoned plot blooming back to life
            Jasmin Fawcett Clarke, one of the Carers Queensland team working with gardens across southeast Queensland to improve accessibility and inclusion
            David and Jill from Beachmere Community Garden, a brand new garden committed to making sure inclusion is built into their organisation from the ground up
            Micah Lean from Moreton Bay Regional Council, which is supporting community gardens as part of their broader goals around access and inclusion
            Nathan Freney from Swallowtail Nursery, who works with community gardens to design accessible solutions, and is harnessing his love of horticulture to provide green experiences and paid employment for other people with disability.
            Useful links
            Transcript for this episode: https://carersqld.com.au/wp-content/uploads/5.1-Community-Gardens-Conversations-transcript.docx 
            Community Gardens Conversations:  https://carersqld.com.au/ndis/inclusion-projects/community-gardens-conversations/
            Yarrabilba Community Garden on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Yarrabilba-Community-Garden-105745875316822/
            Vera Street Community Garden: https://verastreet.org/ 
            Northey Street City Farm: https://www.nscf.org.au/ 
            Beachmere Community Garden: https://beachmerecommunitygarden.com.au/
            Moreton Bay Regional Council community gardens information: https://www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/Services/Community-Support/Community-Gardens 
            Swallowtail Nursery: https://swallowtailnursery.com.au/ 
            Coolum Common Community Garden Project: https://www.facebook.com/coolumcommon/ 
            Carers Queensland upcoming events and workshops: www.carersqld.com.au/events 
            Carers Queensland NDIS on Facebook: www.facebook.com/CarersQueenslandNDIS  
            Credits
            Interviews: Fiona Stutz & Jodie van de Wetering
            Production: Jodie van de Wetering
            29 min
          • Coming soon: Season Five!
            Choice and Control is back very soon!  In season five we're talking to people with disability working towards full inclusion in the workplace, turning their sporting passion into careers, taking their first steps in entrepreneurship, and getting their hands dirty growing change and inclusion in community gardens.
            2 min
          • Brisbane 2032
            This year we not only had the excitement of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, we found out that Brisbane will be the host city in 2032.
            It's a great opportunity to boost the profile of parasport of all kinds and at all levels, and to get new sporting facilities with the very best accessibility built in.
            In this episode we talk about preparations for the 2032 Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games, and some of the opportunities and challenges along the way.
            We'll hear from Paralympians Bridie Keen and Ella Sabiljak, head coach of the Australian Paralympic swimming team Brendan Burkett, and Dr Iain Dutia, a parasport classifier and researcher specialising in athletes with high support needs.
            Useful links
            Transcript for this episode: https://carersqld.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Choice-and-Control-4-6-Brisbane-2032.docx 
            Paralympics Australia: https://www.paralympic.org.au/ 
            Carers Queensland upcoming events and workshops: www.carersqld.com.au/events 
            Carers Queensland NDIS on Facebook: www.facebook.com/CarersQueenslandNDIS  
            Credits
            Interviews: Fiona Stutz
            Production: Jodie van de Wetering
            13 min
          • Inclusive Sport: listening is key
            The key to being more inclusive is to listen.  If you’re not sure whether your venue, activity, sport or event is accessible to people with disability - ask the people directly affected, and be prepared to act on what they tell you.  We sometimes think of accessibility in terms of big-ticket items like building upgrades, but it could be as simple as an attitude change and a welcoming smile.
            If you’re part of a sports group and wondering whether you could be more inclusive, there are tools available to help.  Sport Australia's inclusive sport framework can help you assess your current accessibility, and plan your next steps. 
            In this episode we catch up with Sport Australia’s Nick Abroms to find out more about the inclusive sport framework.  We also meet Paralympian Ella Sabljak.  She’s part of Paralympic Australia’s Athlete Commission, making sure the voices of athletes with disability are front and centre of every conversation and every decision that affects them.
             
            Useful links
            Transcript for this episode: https://carersqld.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Choice-and-Control-4-5-Inclusive-Sporting-Framework.docx 
            Sport Australia's inclusive sport framework: https://www.sportaus.gov.au/integrity_in_sport/inclusive_sport 
            Carers Queensland upcoming events and workshops: www.carersqld.com.au/events 
            Carers Queensland NDIS on Facebook: www.facebook.com/CarersQueenslandNDIS  
            Credits
            Interviews: Fiona Stutz, Jodie van de Wetering
            Production: Jodie van de Wetering
            15 min
          • Special Olympics
            This year we’ve heard a lot about the Olympics and the Paralympics, but while we’re talking about sport and disability we can't forget the Special Olympics.  
            The Special Olympics is a global movement pushing for inclusion for people with intellectual disability.  They operate at all levels from local sporting activities through to the World Games.  
            One of Queensland's active Special Olympians is Ruby Lawler from Gladstone.  Ruby's a competitive swimmer, on the Board of Directors for Special Olympics Australia, and she’s also an Athlete Representative and Athlete Leader.  
            In this episode we find out about the trip that inspired Ruby's passion for competitive swimming, what her role as a Board member and Athlete Representative entails, future plans for Masters swimming, and why she's nervous about big fish nibbling on her toes!
            Useful links
            Transcript for this episode:
            13 min

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          Welcome to Care is Everywhere, a podcast by Carers Queensland.