Create an Inclusive Life: Wednesday 1 and 8 December

• 01 December 2021 08 December 2021
• 01:00pm - 03:00pm 01:00pm - 03:00pm
• Online

Imagine a life beyond disability services... Use your NDIS package to get more of 'the good life'.

This 2 part online workshop is for anyone who wants much more for the person with disability in their life.

Dates: Wednesday 1 December and Wednesday 8 December, 1pm - 3pm. 
Please attend both sessions.

Many people with disability spend much of their lives in disability programs and potentially miss out on accessing a full life. A clear vision and good planning are crucial to get authentic inclusion for people with disability.

Imagine a life beyond disability services...

• Learn how to access the good things in life for people with disability
• Identify and build on the valued roles that contribute to genuine inclusion
• Develop a positive vision for a person with disability
• Practical strategies and tips on working with the community and/or services
• Explore what formal and informal supports look like and how to implement them

Cost: $35 for students and families*; $50 for professionals (This covers both sessions)

*If you cannot afford the workshop cost, please contact us. We might be able to give you a fee exemption.
Call 1800 774 764 or info@ric.org.au.

Who is this workshop for?

Parents, family members and allies of people with disability.

Workshop topics

Session 1, 1pm - 3pm Wednesday 1 December

• What is inclusion really? Learn to spot if something is inclusive or not, with real-life examples.
• The devaluing people with disability How the devaluation of people with disability creates a different set of conditions.
• The Good Life What are the essentials of a 'good life'? How do we create it for people with disability?
• Let's think typical An antidote to 'disability thinking'.

Session 2, 1pm - 3pm Wednesday 8 December

• A 'Vision' Use this tool to plan for an inclusive life.
• Socially valued roles Look at our lives through the roles we do, then use this perspective to see how people with disabilities can be valued in their communities.
• Self-management What is it? How managing your supports yourself can create more choice and control.

 

 

 

Inclusive Lives - Possibility to Reality

The Inclusive Lives project aims to build the knowledge, skills and confidence of people with disability and their families, focusing on the importance and benefits of living a fully inclusive life.