Past Events


NSW CID Members Present at the Having A Say Conference

4 NSW CID Members attended the 2011 Having A Say Conference in Geelong in February.

This is the biggest conference for people with disability in Australia, with over 1000 people attending.

NSW CID Members gave a presentation called: BIG Voices about BIG Choices – Getting Heard about the BIG Issues.

They talked about the submission they made into the Productivity Commissions Inquiry into Long Term Care and Support.

The presentation included:

  • Why they spoke up to the Government
  • How they spoke up to the Government 
  • What happened after they did their submission

The presentation also allowed audience members to have their say about what was important to them.

People said:

  • That it was important to have access to advocacy
  • That getting the right support throughout your whole life really makes a difference
  • It can be hard to speak up and that they do not always get to make decisions about their lives

Congratulations to Shu, Michael, Kim and Michael for all their efforts in making sure the voice of people with intellectual disability was heard.

Click here to see the presentation.


See more about the Having A Say Conference here:
www.valid.org.au/conference/default.htm

 

Healthier Lives Forum

A Forum was held in Western Sydney in June 2010.

It was about health.

Click here to see the photos

Click here to see a talk about "Me and My Doctor"

Click here to see a talk about "Speaking Up at the Doctors"

Click here to see a talk about "Healthier Lives"

Click here to see a talk about "Time to be Healthy"

  

 Robert Strike wins National Disability Award

Outgoing NSW CID Chairperson Robert Strike has won the Minister's Lifelong Achievement Award at the National Disability Awards Ceremony at Parliament House in Canberra.  Robert won the Award jointly with Sue Gordon.

Click here to go to the NEW section to read more

NSW CID Annual General Meeting 2009

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Healthier Lives fact sheet Launch

NSW CID has made some fact sheets about health.  To let everybody know about them, we held a party.

Click here to see some photos of this launch.

Click here to see the fact sheets.

 

Launch of Enabling Justice report

Enabling Justice means helping the right thing to happen.

What is it about?
The report tells about people with intellectual disability who get in trouble with the police.
It talks about how people get into trouble again and again. Too many people end up in jail.
In jail they are likely to be hurt by other people there.
There are chances to help people so they don’t end up in jail. But these chances are being lost.

Who wrote Enabling Justice?
The Intellectual Disability Rights Service (IDRS).
Also The Coalition on Intellectual Disability and Criminal Justice and
The NSW Council for Intellectual Disability (NSW CID).

When can people read the report?
Justice Virginia Bell launched the report on 21st May, 2008, at State Parliament House.


pdficon_small.gifClick here to read Enabling Justice Report