Hello there,
I wanted to reach out to let you know the Lesley Hall Arts and Disability Scholarship is now open. Please send the following information onto your networks.
Further information (including how to apply) is available on our website at artsaccess.com.au/lesley.
Lesley Hall Arts and Disability Scholarship 2023 Opens Today!
The Lesley Hall Scholarship is an annual program for Victorian Deaf and Disabled artists and advocates. The scholarship is a $5,000 grant.
Lesley Hall Protesting at Beauty Quest 1981
Applications are now open! and close Monday 23 October at 5 pm.
This program supports a Deaf or Disabled artist, arts workers and creatives living in Victoria who use their creative practice to advocate for Deaf and Disabled people.
We are looking for Deaf and Disabled artists, arts workers and creatives who create works challenging assumptions about disability.
There are three criteria that applicants must meet. You must:
- identify as a Deaf and/or Disabled person
- live in Victoria
- have an active arts practice
- Be able to show past works that use art as a tool for change.
Dear Friend
Would you like to play a role empowering people living with an acquired brain injury to realise their full potential within a supportive community? Or maybe you know a colleague or friend.
Brain Injury Matters is looking to fill its Coordination Support Worker role. This position supports the Brain Injury Matters Committee of Management in its governance of the organisation, as well as handling the day-to-day administration of the organisation.
If you want to find out more, please follow the link below.
Applications close on Wednesday 4th of October
News
BIM in response to the Voice encourages everyone to read up on what
the Voice represents and
make your own decision as to whether to make the decision to vote yes
to the proposal to back the change to the Constitution or not.
https://voice.gov.au/
https://yes23.com.au/
The new National Assistance card has been created by Brain Injury Tasmania. Go here to read more and apply.
Want to learn about cyberscams and ABI’s? CyberABIlity has created an online workbook to learn about them.
Are you worried about disasters? Floods, fires or other? Then BIM has created a tool to help you prepare. Go here to learn more.
Here is a story on the new Gisborne Peer Support Group run by BIM’s very own Carol Franklin
Research invitation
What do you think about BIM’s Peer-Support Groups?
Have you ever attended one of BIM’s peer-support groups? – whether as a regular or just whenever you can
Have you heard about the peer-support groups? – you might still be deciding or even have decided you’d rather not attend one. We’d like to hear from you!
Hello, we’re Lauren, Marlena, and Rachel (pictured with BIM’s Brent, Nia and Nat). We’re researchers from The University of Melbourne.
Lauren, Marlena and Rachel from The University of Melbourne, with BIM’s Brent, Nia and Nat
You can hear more about who we are and the research in the video below.
We’d like to talk to BIM members to learn about BIM’s peer support groups. We hope this will help BIM and other people and organisations who fund or run similar groups. We’d like to hear from people who attend each of the different groups, as well as people who have thought about attending at some point.
Our information sheet tells you about the project and more detail about what an interview involves, to help you decide if you would like to take part. You can download the information sheet here: PSG_Project-Information-Sheet_230706
If you prefer to listen to this information, we go through it after we introduce ourselves in this video:
I’d like to do an interview, what now? Get involved!
Register your details via this link and we’ll be in touch with you shortly: https://melbourneuni.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dohMUjXzw68Xvqm Or you can let Lauren know by phone or email
(phone 03 8344 6489 or email: lauren.kosta@unimelb.edu.au) and one of us will be in touch.
Dear…….
The Australian Government is reviewing the NDIS “to put people with disability back at the centre of the
Scheme”.
They have invited Brain Injury Australia to ask the brain injury community about its experience of the
Scheme and how it could be improved.
Brain Injury Australia will provide a summary of the survey responses to the Independent NDIS Review
Panel. (The Panel will report to the Australian Government in October. Please complete the survey
before 23rd September.)
In keeping with Australian Privacy Principles, you will remain anonymous. You cannot be identified from
your responses to this survey.
Complete the survey, here https://ncv.microsoft.com/0vrz4hJcL3
If you have any questions about the survey, please do not hesitate to contact
Kayla Summers on 0423 967 740
or
via email ndisreview@braininjuryaustralia.org.au
Thanks.
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