Celebrating International Day of People with a Disability

Masking their abilities

Art on display at Mask-Ability

Townsville marked International Day of People with a Disability with a display of colourful masks created by local people with a disability.

The Mask-Ability exhibition was hosted by Aitkenvale Library and showcased artworks created at workshops run by the Kith and Kin Association at the Wulguru Community Centre.

Splashing out in Brisbane

Greg and Michael Polkinghorne with Samantha Reilly Sue Noonan, Liesel Graham and Samantha Reilly.

People with a disability, their families, friends and carers made a splash at Southbank to celebrate International Day of People with a Disability.

There was plenty of activity in the water as 21 people with a disability took part in free swimming lessons featured in the Swimming Without Limits event.

Swimming Without Limits is also the name of the innovative learn-to-swim program developed in partnership by the Sam Riley Swim School and Disability Services Queensland's Friendship Program.

With family and friends looking on, people with a disability trialled the new program and had fun in the sun and sand.

Get together in Brisbane's West End

Byron Albury with Alan Parsons.

Alan Parsons and Byron Albury (below) celebrated International Day of People with a Disability by getting together with other members of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Disability Network Queensland to share information and ideas and to discuss issues affecting Indigenous people with a disability, their carers, families and the wider community.

The relaxed atmosphere gave people from the community the opportunity to talk and share stories, to visit displays and information stands and enjoy a barbeque lunch.

Murgon morning tea

Murgon celebrated International Day of People with a Disability with a morning tea hosted by Mayor Peter Angel with entertainment by Murgon school choirs. Graham House Community Centre and Hub Community Network also supported the event.

Murgon Mayor Peter Angel and Disability Services Queensland's Elaine Thompson.

Mark Winter, Shep Burrow and his mum, Jess Burrow.

St Joseph's Primary School Choir, Murgon.

Program with a purpose

Talented artist Kate Staggs.

Rockhampton marked International Day of People with a Disability with a graduation ceremony for people who participated in the Cerebral Palsy League of Queensland's Program with a Purpose. One of the graduands, Kate Staggs (left), took the opportunity to display some of the contemporary graphic artworks she created as part of the course.

Ayr celebrates the opening of its new residential facility

Rosemary Menkens, state member for Burdekin, with the Endeavour Foundation's Derek Mayne.

The Endeavour Foundation marked the International Day of People with a Disability with the opening of Lynxden Residential in Ayr.

The new accommodation service is home to up to four adults with an intellectual disability and was officially opened by the state member for Burdekin, Rosemary Menkens.

For more information, visit www.disability.qld.gov.au