Disability Done Different: Candid Conversations

This week in COVID conversations we speak with Libby Mears, CEO of Leisure Networks. Discussing the innovation that can come out of a crisis and how enlisting technology and embracing different ways of working creates another level of communication within an organisation.

In this very special episode, DSC Directors, Roland and Vanessa speak to Edward Birt, COO of The Disability Trust about the strengths organisations bring into a time of crisis, the risks our sector faces and Roland and Vanessa's marital problems. Just kidding. Or are we?

Forthright and fun, Dougie Herd, Executive Director of Community Connections discusses his experience of advocating and living with disability and shares some very frank thoughts on the $22 billion start-up we call the NDIS. It's a beauty...

We're starting the year off right by speaking with CEO of Plumtree, Sylvana Mahmic on the importance of reframing the roles and relationships for successful intervention in early childhood. Plumtree, Karims Mojo Disco, Independent Advisory Council (IAC), Far from the Tree, DSC newsletter, DSC Website, DSC training Transcript

In this very special episode Jordan and Laura O'Reilly, founders of Hireup and Fighting Chance talk generously about their family and the journey they've gone on to lead one of Australia's fastest growing tech companies. Hireup, Fighting Chance, Jigsaw, Avenue, DSC newsletter, DSC Website, DSC training Transcript

Earlier this year we spoke with the inimitable Kevin Stone AM, CEO of VALID. Always the advocate, Kevin talks of his decades long journey in the disability sector and his unyielding confidence and belief in the people he serves. It's hard not to be moved by this man's tenacity in speaking truth to power. VALID, Dead to the World by Kevin Stone, DSC newsletter, DSC Website, DSC training, Transcript

This week we're here with Samantha Jenkinson, Executive Director of People with Disabilities WA. She shares her thoughts on sex therapy and its place in the NDIS and gives us a rundown on the unique activism of some of the sector's bolshiest women. The Bolshy Divas, PwdWA, SECCA, DSC newsletter, DSC Website, DSC training, Transcript

Catch our much anticipated episode with Luke Bo'sher the CEO of Summer Foundation (and a founding member of DSC), as he gives an insider perspective on the design era of the NDIS and how he stays a true believer. Summer Foundation, DSC newsletter, DSC Website, DSC training, Transcript

This month we speak with Rod Harris, retiring CEO of MND Victoria. This episode is a case study of an organisation navigating the NDIS with authenticity and bravery. MND Victoria, DSC newsletter, DSC Website, DSC training Transcription

In this episode we speak to Sam Paior, founder of the Growing Space about supporting people to live good lives and setting the bar higher for what we call innovation. The Growing Space website, The Growing Space Australia facebook DSC newsletter, DSC Website, DSC training, DSC Facebook, Transcription