Annie in wonderland

As many in my community know, I live in Toowoomba, and I believe our council has a strategy to strengthen the community, which includes enhancing play equipment and promoting active transport. One area they fall short on is public transport, but you can't have everything. So, I’ll take what we do have and be grateful, understanding that they are trying to reduce the health burden by building walking tracks. I’m always amazed when international viewers watch Bluey and don’t realize that, yes, this is what our parks really look like! We encourage kids to engage in risk management and take risks, as it helps them build resilience and problem-solving skills. We don’t have the same risk-averse culture as some other places, likely due to having a universal healthcare system. While there are situations where legal action might be appropriate, it's relatively rare. We also encourage outdoor activities, so yes—this is what parks in my community look like. You’ll often see families enjo...

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  Agness Baden Powell   Olive Baden Powell These two powerhouse ladies created Girl Guides and within that movement pushed for the inclusion of children with physical disabilities or who had been in hospitals long term particularly the great Ormond set hospital to have units in the hospital furthering their education and training in a way that wouldn’t have been possible, in any other way. This led to others creating hospital schools and remote schooling such as correspondence schooling, which has led to what we now know as the “ social” inclusion model of disability support and care.  Also, we need to acknowledge the support and guidance of the adult vollenters and leaders for women and girls in this worldwide organization that has led the way in inclusion for people with a disability through the model of "extension building"  Sister Kenney, who created a method of using hot towels and massaging the muscles as well as exercise for children who survived pol...

The whole uniform debate in the support worker realm is like arguing over the color of deck chairs on the Titanic. Seriously, people, let's not miss the forest for the trees here. We're fussing over whether support workers should wear uniforms while completely ignoring the fact that having support at all is the real victory. Sure, some folks don't want to wear their "I have a disability" badge loud and clear. They argue against uniforms like they're fashion police. But, excuse me, uniforms aren't just about making a fashion statement. They're about accountability and easy identification. In a world where judgment is as common as a Monday morning coffee, knowing who's who can spare someone from unnecessary side-eye. Now, cue the Facebook warriors who think uniforms are the equivalent of a scarlet letter for disability. Please, spare me the melodrama. If you've got real dehumanization issues, it's not because your support worker is decked out...

OK so this is the start of a new series about the national disability insurance scheme as we have seen the minister for social services the honourable bill shorten is on a mission 2 reboot the NDIS we have seen a lot of fear-mongering from not only the legacy media b but from other places as well including I'm not limited to blogs YouTube TikTok by people who have a vested interest in ensuring that the way they can profit from this scheme is valid sorry this would be agencies that provide support workers who are currently overpromising and under-delivering Kaya two people with a disability. We are also seeing the fear that's rightly placed by disability advocates, however,, we do see that there are some major rort’s of a system that was designed true provide support for the most vulnerable end profoundly disabled people in our community. There was never supposed today a rolling into the NDIS of state-based systems these were designed to stay and support people who needed less s...

  What is a good support agency and how do pick one we see that this is more complex than just going with one, as you need to consider a lot of things that we see can be a massive factor in choosing the right support agency for you?   You need to look at a lot of factors, some things that seem obvious like do you like their ethics, do they have space for you, do they treat you as a human and not a cash cow, and what happens if they need to cancel and you have plans as some support services promise person-centred care but deliver very poor levels of support and backup to the clients and their families leading to family conflict and wondering if having a support agency is even worth it and worth the drama of trying to get good support.   As I have been wondering this myself. As I am starting to see that this is something that we need to talk about as it’s an ongoing issue there is no formal standard for the deliveries of support in an agency setting and it can be hard t...