VALID Podcast

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VALID Podcast episodes

October 30, 2019 Episode 7 - Christine Scott from VALiD talking with John McKenna
Having a chat about different advocacy styles and approaches.
29 min
July 30, 2019 Episode 5 - Interview with Olivia Petty, Disability, Priority Communities Division, Victoria Police
During the conversation with Olivia Petty, we discussed
• Why this role was developed by Victoria Police
•How Victoria Police differentiate between Mental Health Issues & Intellectual Disability (ID)
•Current relationship between Victoria Police and People with ID
•Issues currently for Victoria Police when working with People with ID
•The difference between criminal behaviour & people with behaviours of concern
13 min
February 21, 2019 Episode 1 - Chatting with Robert Martin at the Having A Say Conference 2019
John McKenna, host of the VALID Podcast, is chatting with Robert Martin, who was over from New Zealand attending the 20th anniversary of the VALID Having A Say Conference, which took place in February 2019.
Robert is the first person with an intellectual disability to sit on a United Nations Committee.
His role on the UN Committee is to monitor State Parties implementation of the Convention for the Rights of People with Disabilities.
Robert led the charge to close institutions in New Zealand and took the fight all around the world.
For more information about VALID, the website is www.valid.org.au
25 min

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The VALID Podcast is a podcast hosted and produced by John McKenna from the Victorian Advocacy League for Individuals with Disability (VALID), based in Melbourne, Australia. VALID provides a range of advocacy and information programs that knit together to support people with a disability on their journey towards empowerment, inclusion and a good life in the community.

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