Hello from Diversity and Disability Alliance!
We hope you are all keeping safe and well during this period of uncertainty.
Although, during the Coronavirus pandemic, we can’t physically be together, we still remain connected during this time in a number of ways!
What's On:
November 2020 Online Events
Week One
2 November CALD Peer Café 11:30am
3 November Tech Tuesday 3:00pm
5 November CALDeaf Peer Cafe 10:00am
6 November Peer Café for Peers from Vietnamese Backgrounds 10:00am, Peer Mentoring Training 2:00pm, Women’s Peer Café 4:00pm
Week Two
9 November CALD Peer Cafe 11:30am, Young Adults Café 4:30pm
10 November Tech Tuesday 3:00pm
13 November Peer Café for Peers from Korean Backgrounds 10:30am, Peer Mentoring Training 2:00pm, Men’s Peer Café 4:30pm
Week 3
16 November CALD Peer Cafe 11:30am
17 November Peer Skill Share 3:00pm
20 November Peer Mentoring 2:00pm, Women’s Peer Café 4:00pm
Week 4
23 November CALD Peer Cafe 11:30am, Young Adults Peer Café 4:30pm
24 November Tech Tuesday 3:00pm
27 November Peer Mentoring Training 2:00pm, Men’s Peer Café 4:30pm, Movie Night 7:00pm
Week 5
30 November CALD Peers Cafe 11:30am
Check back here for updates or visit our Facebook page! Call/text us for further details on 0432 699 580
2 November CALD Peer Café 11:30am
3 November Tech Tuesday 3:00pm
5 November CALDeaf Peer Cafe 10:00am
6 November Peer Café for Peers from Vietnamese Backgrounds 10:00am, Peer Mentoring Training 2:00pm, Women’s Peer Café 4:00pm
Week Two
9 November CALD Peer Cafe 11:30am, Young Adults Café 4:30pm
10 November Tech Tuesday 3:00pm
13 November Peer Café for Peers from Korean Backgrounds 10:30am, Peer Mentoring Training 2:00pm, Men’s Peer Café 4:30pm
Week 3
16 November CALD Peer Cafe 11:30am
17 November Peer Skill Share 3:00pm
20 November Peer Mentoring 2:00pm, Women’s Peer Café 4:00pm
Week 4
23 November CALD Peer Cafe 11:30am, Young Adults Peer Café 4:30pm
24 November Tech Tuesday 3:00pm
27 November Peer Mentoring Training 2:00pm, Men’s Peer Café 4:30pm, Movie Night 7:00pm
Week 5
30 November CALD Peers Cafe 11:30am
Check back here for updates or visit our Facebook page! Call/text us for further details on 0432 699 580
International Day of People with Disability Celebration
Online Peer2Peer Cafe
An event organised in partnership with Bayside Council
Join us from home to celebrate the International Day of People with Disability with an online Peer2Peer Café.
Peer2Peer Café is an opportunity for people with disability to meet and share information and experiences. You can provide input into Bayside Council’s Disability Inclusion Action Plan and have your voice heard.
Tuesday 1 December 2020
11:00am – 12:30pm
Online video conference on Zoom
Register here to join us!
For Zoom login or any enquiries call:
Rhiannon at Diversity and Disability Alliance on 0432 699 580 or rhiannon@ddalliance.org.au
Or call Carol Arrowsmith, Council’s Age and Disability Specialist on 0413 045 757 or carol.arrowsmith@bayside.nsw.gov.au
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Our two current ILC projects
Connecting Peers Cross Culturally
Connecting Peers Cross Culturally is a project that will support peers in culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities to build and sustain peer support networks and access peer to peer learning opportunities. The aim is to expand peer support networks and build a confident, skilled peer workforce.
Contact Rhiannon on 0432 699 580 to find out more!
More about this project here:
Connecting Peers Cross Culturally
Connecting Peers Cross Culturally is a project that will support peers in culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities to build and sustain peer support networks and access peer to peer learning opportunities. The aim is to expand peer support networks and build a confident, skilled peer workforce.
Contact Rhiannon on 0432 699 580 to find out more!
More about this project here:
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NSW Peer Learning Hub
The NSW Peer Learning Hub is a collaboration between DDAlliance the Community Disability Alliance Hunter (CDAH).
The aim is to build the capacity of peer leaders and to increase the skills, knowledge, confidence and motivation of all peers involved. The project will co-design new learning resources and provide training and support to peers so that they can promote peer support in their communities and develop a stronger network of peers.
More about this project here:
The NSW Peer Learning Hub is a collaboration between DDAlliance the Community Disability Alliance Hunter (CDAH).
The aim is to build the capacity of peer leaders and to increase the skills, knowledge, confidence and motivation of all peers involved. The project will co-design new learning resources and provide training and support to peers so that they can promote peer support in their communities and develop a stronger network of peers.
More about this project here:
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The Coronavirus:
There is no doubt that we are in some unprecedented times; a period of uncertainty and a period of change. However, we need to find ways to remain connected, informed and safe.
Here are some useful resources to help you stay informed about this virus; including some ways that you can protect yourself:
Department of Health (Written) Resources: https://www.health.gov.au/resources/translated
Department of Health (Videos): https://m.youtube.com/user/healthgovau/search?query=%22information+from+SBS%22
SBS (Written Resources and Videos): https://www.sbs.com.au/language/coronavirus
Council for Intellectual Disability Easy Read Resources: https://cid.org.au/covid-19/#info
IDEAS Disability Information: https://www.ideas.org.au/news-hub/new-viral-outbreak.html
World Health Organisation: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
ASL Video Series: How does COVID-19 Spread? https://youtu.be/m4gborCUztk
There is no doubt that we are in some unprecedented times; a period of uncertainty and a period of change. However, we need to find ways to remain connected, informed and safe.
Here are some useful resources to help you stay informed about this virus; including some ways that you can protect yourself:
Department of Health (Written) Resources: https://www.health.gov.au/resources/translated
Department of Health (Videos): https://m.youtube.com/user/healthgovau/search?query=%22information+from+SBS%22
SBS (Written Resources and Videos): https://www.sbs.com.au/language/coronavirus
Council for Intellectual Disability Easy Read Resources: https://cid.org.au/covid-19/#info
IDEAS Disability Information: https://www.ideas.org.au/news-hub/new-viral-outbreak.html
World Health Organisation: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
ASL Video Series: How does COVID-19 Spread? https://youtu.be/m4gborCUztk
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Ways to get involved
Download DDA- all the way document Read what we have done and how you can support us OR Check out the DDA - all the way page here.
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About Diversity and Disability Alliance
Who we are: Diversity and Disability Alliance is a user led disability support organisation, run by and for people with disability from diverse backgrounds with the support of families and allies. We assist people to live the lives they choose. We are an independent, collective voice committed to diversity and full inclusion. What we want to achieve: Diversity and Disability Alliance strives for an inclusive, diverse and just society where people with disability have voice, choice and control over our lives. What we do:
We believe that each person with disability has the right to:
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Want to get involved?
- Become a Peer facilitator or Peer mentor
- Talk us up to others
- Become a member
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- Contribute your skills, knowledge, time and money
- Drop us an email and tell us what matters to you when it comes to diversity and disability?