Connect Issue 9
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Issue 9 of Connect contains the following sections and articles:
- Welcome to Connect
- Budget
- People
- Initiatives
- Employment
- Sport
- Community
- Conference
- Disability Action Week
- Awareness
- Events
- Interview
Welcome to Connect
The usual path to success involves planning, effort and commitment.
Budget
Dramatic budget increase for disability services
People with a disability, their families and carers will benefit from new and enhanced services as a result of Disability Services Queensland receiving its largest ever funding allocation.
People
Prince bestows Duke's award
When Caroline Johnston visited Melbourne to receive her gold Duke of Edinburgh award earlier this year, she did so in fairytale style.
More than coping
A new web resource developed by a Queensland psychologist offers practical lifestyle tips.
Country girl makes a splash in the city
At nine years of age Sophie Singer was a fresh face at The Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association's 2006 State Swimming Championships.
Initiatives
Ongoing investment in sector improves community services
A $10 million funding injection is helping service providers better meet the needs of people with a disability.
A home of their own
After operating out of a rented house for six years, the Association of Relatives and Friends of the Mentally Ill recently secured DSQ funding to buy its own premises.
Employment
Cracking the job market
Specialist employment services go beyond traditional recruitment expectations to help people with a disability enter and stay in the workforce.
On the road to independence
Jeremy Cook, who has autism, has found work with Woolworths with the help of Access Employment Service's Jenny Battershall. Here he tells Connect readers what the job means to him.
Support when and where it is needed
Working with people to find ongoing, suitable work, then watching them grow in their role, makes my job by far the most satisfying role I have had.
Sport
Running into the record books
Breaking a long-standing record at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games is the highlight of Paul Harpur's sporting career.
Volunteering has its own rewards
The success of the Melbourne Commonwealth Games owes much to the efforts of generous volunteers.
Community
Changing with the times
For the past 30 years the Down Syndrome Association of Queensland has advanced the interests of its members and their families. Association leaders — past and present — reflect on its leaps and bounds and contemplate the future.
With a song in her heart
Nikela Carrigan, 26, is a foundation member of Up Plus! She lives independently in Brisbane with her husband, Jamie, and works part time as an administration assistant.
Conference
Talk turns to action
Hundreds of people keen to share their experiences of disability and act on disability issues will gather on the Gold Coast this September.
Disability action week
The times, they are a changing'
Popular country music star James Blundell, children's favourite Dorothy the Dinosaur, and vocal group Sound Circles were just some of the entertainers who helped launch Disability Action Week 2006 in Cairns on 16 July.
Awareness
New laws to safeguard rights, improve services
On 1 July the Disability Services Act 2006 became law, signalling the government's new approach to disability services.
Share your story
"I thought it was important to show others that people with a disability are just as good as everyone else. They have more love in their hearts than anyone. Sharing our story was a wonderful experience."
Workforce development awards
What innovative strategies has your organisation used to boost staff skills, improve efficiency and enhance client services?
Events
Legendary Wallabies
A gala lunch attended by more than 800 people at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre has raised over $90,000 for the Spinal Injuries Association.
Interview
Visions
A Connect feature on the views of people within the Queensland disability sector.
Last updated July 2008
