VATT CHAT

8. VATT CHAT - PART 2 Barriers by Voice At The Table

Cameron Bloomfield is our guest today on VATT CHAT. He is a Trainer in the VATT Inclusive Meeting Training and a member of Rainbow Rights Self Advocacy Group, and so is a wealth of knowledge and lived experience around the barriers there are for people with cognitive disability.

In Back Chat we have Kathryn Bartlett (VATT CHAT Working Group member and New Wave Self Advocacy Group Gippsland) and Racheal Walters (one of the founding members of New Wave) in to talk about the history of New Wave and some of the great advocacy they have done in their community.

In this episode we keep on exploring good information sharing. Michael Mayne, from Voices for Change Self Advocacy Group comes on to talk with Warren about access needs, self advocacy and the importance of reminders.

In Back Chat we talk about the amazing Doug Pentland (one of Reinforce's early members) with Sue Smith from SARU and about the call to shut down institutions in Victoria.

How important is accessible information? The answer is VERY!

In this episode Warren has a chat to 2 self advocates, Beck Biddle from All Abilities in Warrnambool and Graham Binding from New Wave Self Advocacy Group in Morewell about how to share information so everyone can understand it.

Back Chat today showcases the catchy, happy song that Rainbow Rights Self Advocacy Group created.

In this episode Warren talks to our guests Peta Ferguson and Heather Smith about the importance of creating a culture where everyone is valued, seen and heard. Peta was the President of Brain Injury Matters and Heather is a Peer Worker at Reinforce, so they have some great stories and insight in how to create an inclusive culture. Well worth a listen!

In Back Chat we speak to Sue Smith from SARU about the amazing advocate Terry Neal and learn about the history of Self Advocacy in Victoria.

In this episode Warren continues his conversation with Peta Ferguson and Heather Smith about creating good culture that is accessible and inclusive.

In the Back Chat segment we hear from Eva Sifis and Amy Lasslett about how Voice at the Table started and what this Project does.

In this Episode, Warren talks to our guest Eva Sifis about all manner of things involving meetings and disability politics. Its a great listen! Eva is part of the training team at VATT and has a whole lot of insight to share.

Welcome to Voice at the Table's VATT CHAT podcast! In our podcasts, we talk about how to make meetings and working groups accessible for people with cognitive disabilities. VATT developed the 10 Top Tips of Inclusive Meeting Practice. These episodes explain what they mean.

Many Government departments and other orgs are asking people with a disability about what they think.

In this first Episode we explore how organisations can properly welcome people to the meetings they have been invited to.