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NATIONAL YOUTH DISABILITY SUMMIT

October 6, 2020 in /by

Hi everyone! My name is Angie, and I use she/her or they/them pronouns. I would like to acknowledge that I am currently on the traditional land of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation, and I pay my respects to Elders past, present and emerging. Sovereignty has never been ceded and this always has and […]

CRUSHING CANS AND GIVING BACK

August 31, 2020 in /by

Adult Interchange Outer East participant, Mark, has been having a blast crushing cans utilising the can crusher thingamajig attached to the IOE Yose Street office for years. The cacophony of aluminium being crushed intermingled with peals of laughter have always been a highlight of supporting Mark. In the past six months Mark’s can crushing levelled up to […]

THE ESSENCE OF ESSENTIAL

August 5, 2020 in /by

Throughout this pandemic, as we hit the half way mark of stage three restrictions (mark 2) and are rewarded with even more limiting stage four restrictions, one word has risen from obscurity and been granted the air time of an A grade celebrity – ESSENTIAL. What is it? What does it mean? This is subjective […]

MASKS, GLASSES AND FACE SHIELDS

July 21, 2020 in /by

Since our Premier, Daniel Andrews, announced that the wearing of masks would be a legal requirement from Thursday 23 July 2020 for anyone over the age of 12 (some exemptions apply), some uneasiness was created within the disability community. This surrounds not only the wearing of masks for people with heightened anxiety and sensory difficulties, […]

RULES FOR LIFE; PANDEMIC EDITION

July 16, 2020 in , /by

I was told it was about time for another CEO’s blog and given a suggested topic: What I’ve learnt living and leading an organisation through a global pandemic Blimey, thanks Faye! OK, here goes. I have some rules which I stand by whenever something difficult comes up; and a global pandemic rates right up there as […]