Care is Everywhere

Care is Everywhere

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Care is Everywhere episodes

  • Speed Racers
    Meet distance wheelchair racer Natasha Price and her coach, former wheelchair athlete Adam Shepherd.
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    If Natasha's sporting achievements have inspired you, you can find out more about the Auckland Wheelchair Marathon, Disability Sports Australia, and the Sporting Wheelies. 
    You can also check out Bridge to Brisbane, Natasha's first race as a wheelchair athlete - before she even had a racing chair!
    You can find out more about the Gold Coast's accessible beaches program, which Natasha and Adam have been involved with, here.
    The Australian Institute of Sport have guidelines for inclusive sport which have tips for making everyone welcome regardless of ability, gender, sexual orientation, cultural background, ethnicity, location or stage of life.  
    If you have a story you think we should feature on Choice and Control, please contact our enquiries line on 1300 999 636, or email [email protected].
    Please note due to COVID-19 social distancing requirements, this episode was recorded by phone.
    34 min
  • Making Australia home
    Tsonkyni and Fatima have very different stories, but they have some things in common - both have family members with disability, and both have chosen to make Australia home.
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    Tsonkyni and her husband Trulku, who has physical disability, were prevented by Chinese authorities from returning to their home in Tibet after a visit to India to meet the Dalai Lama.
    Now living on the Gold Coast, she says Trulku is benefiting greatly from NDIS support, even while the worry remains for family back in Tibet.
    Meanwhile Fatima is an Australian-born woman of Turkish descent, whose family was living in Turkey when her son Mertcan acquired hypoxic brain injury.
    They returned to Australia both to get away from the political situation in Turkey and to create a better life for Mertcan, who know receives therapies and support through the NDIS.
    If you would like information about the NDIS in a variety of languages, please click here.
     
    If you have a story you think we should feature on Choice and Control, please contact our enquiries line on 1300 999 636, or email [email protected].
    17 min
  • Uncle Willie Prince
    Uncle Willie Prince is an Aboriginal man of Kalkatungu heritage born on Wakka Wakka country, at what was then the Aboriginal mission at Cherbourg.  
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     Uncle Willie shares his story of being removed from his family and community as a young child, growing up in institutions, and finding independence, a career, and a place for his voice in the disability community.
    You can visit the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Disability Network of Queensland here.
    And you can find out more about kuril dhagun here.  Uncle Willie's former workplace, kuril dhagun is the State Library of Queensland's hub for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander services, collections, learning and engagement.
    If you have a story you think we should feature on Choice and Control, please contact our enquiries line on 1300 999 636, or email [email protected].
    Please note due to COVID-19 social distancing requirements, this episode was recorded by phone.
    19 min
  • Lisa Cox
    Lisa Cox is an award-winning writer, presenter and advocate for disability representation. 
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    Lisa combines her background in marketing and business with her lived experience of disability to start conversations about how disability is seen in pop culture.  
    We talk to Lisa about disability in the media, on the catwalk, in front of and behind the camera.  
    You can find out more about Lisa's work and stay up to date with her writing, advocacy and appearances on her website.
    You can follow Carol Taylor's inclusive fashion line on Facebook at MeQ Designs.
    For more about Bus Stop Films' work with people with disability and other marginalised groups, check out their website.
    And if you haven't seen Stella Young's iconic TED talk, watch it here.
    If you have a story you think we should feature on Choice and Control, please contact our enquiries line on 1300 999 636, or email [email protected].
    Please note due to COVID-19 social distancing requirements, this episode was recorded by phone.
    25 min
  • Vislan: accessible art
    Geoff Munck is a Brisbane local with vision impairment and a passion for the visual arts.
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    Geoff has developed Visual Translation Language or Vislan.  It's a technique for exploring an artwork through conversation, making art more accessible and meaningful for all.
    We talk to Geoff about his love for art, the importance of accessible public spaces, and how everyone being able to enjoy everyday experiences - like a visit to an art gallery - are at the heart of inclusion.  We also talk bushwalking, fishing, and his kayak adventures on Moreton Bay.
    Find out more about Vislan and browse some examples at Viserbal.
    If you have a story you think we should feature on Choice and Control, please contact our enquiries line on 1300 999 636, or email [email protected].
    Please note due to COVID-19 social distancing requirements, this episode was recorded by phone.
    26 min
  • Dean Clifford: building strength
    Kingaroy-born Dean Clifford has Epidermolysis Bullosa, and has taken his remarkable story of survival and success around the globe as a motivational speaker.
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    Dean is also a passionate disability employment advocate, and was inducted into the Disability Employment Australia Hall of Fame in 2018.
    We speak to Dean about his experience in the workplace, the importance of disability employment, and his passion for weightlifting.
    To find out more about Dean or stay in touch visit his website.
    If you have a story you think we should feature on Choice and Control, please contact our enquiries line on 1300 999 636, or email [email protected].
    Please note due to COVID-19 social distancing requirements, this episode was recorded by phone.
    28 min
  • Accessible Brisbane
    Bella Busine is one half of the dynamic duo behind Accessible Brisbane.  Together with her best friend Briana, Bella is on a mission to make Brisbane a more inclusive and accessible place for people with disability.
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    We caught up with Bella about their adventures, including indoor skydiving and all-abilities dance, a hotel with "the step of death", and much more.
    Follow Bella and Bri's adventures through Accessible Brisbane on Facebook.  You can also check out All Abilities Australia to find out more about their inclusive dance program.
    If you have a story you think we should feature on Choice and Control, please contact our enquiries line on 1300 999 636, or email [email protected].
    Please note due to COVID-19 social distancing requirements, this episode was recorded by phone.
    23 min
  • Inclusive Employment
    George Arkinstall runs Gardening A Difference, a Brisbane-based company providing employment opportunities for people on the autism spectrum and people with mental health challenges.  He started the business in 2016 as a way of providing a job for his brother Harry, who has autism.
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    We chat to George about his business, the benefits of inclusive employment, and his passion for building strong communities.
    For more information on Gardening A Difference, you can visit their website.
    If you have a story you think we should feature on Choice and Control, please contact our enquiries line on 1300 999 636, or email [email protected].
    Please note due to COVID-19 social distancing requirements, this episode was recorded by phone.
    22 min

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