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Strategic Plan 2010-2013

Our President Marelle Thornton AM, introduces our Strategic Plan for 2010-2013 via video.

Please download our Strategic Plan brochure (PDF) to read about our Key Goals in greater detail.


projectABLE – Young and ABLE Certificate training and work experience program for secondary studentsWeSupport projectABLE

projectABLE has been developed to educate and provide secondary and tertiary students with a first hand experience of the disability and community care sector in order to inspire and recruit students to investigate a career in this field.

Read more about projectABLE on Facebook - projectABLE – Young and ABLE Certificate training and work experience program for secondary students.

Join our Vietnam Challenge

Fansipan is a mountain in Vietnam, the highest in Indochina, at 3,143 m. It is called the “Roof of Indochina” and we are challenging you to reach the summit and make a difference to the lives of young adults living with cerebral palsy.
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National Disability Insurance Scheme

The movement for a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is gaining pace... but we need your help
A new website has been launched at www.ndis.org.au
We're asking everyone to email their state and federal MPs asking them to support an NDIS. An online tool on the website makes this very easy to do... www.ndis.org.au/takeaction/emailyourmp.php

Research Participants needed....

Students, parents, therapists and teachers WANTED!

Do you have experience of using or supporting a speech generating device or computer aid in the classroom? If so, with your assistance, we can collect valuable information about your experiences. This will help us assess, improve and plan service delivery around assistive technology. Read more...

Moving out?

Can you help us with our project? We are seeking young adults (18-30 years old) with cerebral palsy who are thinking about or have recently moved out of the parental home to live in the community. Read more...

Spontaneous sex and cerebral palsy

An exploratory qualitative study by The University of Sydney. Do you have cerebral palsy? Do you want to talk about sex? Volunteers needed! ! Read more...

 

More links...
Photo opportunity - people with a disability given an opportunity to communicate through photography.
Allambie Heights Community Project - Read about the plan to modernise this site.
Fire Appeal - Community help needed to recover from the disastrous fire.

 

Information/Education
Building futures - factsheets to help adults with cerebral palsy living in the Hunter and Central Coast
Australian Cerebral Palsy Register Report
- Key resource to describe the profile of cerebral palsy in Australia
Australian Childhood Vision Impairment Register - Register for this project
Stem Cell Therapy - This fact sheet intends to provide general information
Transition Kit for teenagers - Fact sheet to help teenagers and their families
Webcasts - Our most popular information sessions now available as webcasts
Baclofen for Spasticity - A new fact sheet to help parents.
Strategic Plan 2007 - 2010 Read our current Strategic Plan.
'Nothing is impossible'
. A book about the early days of TSC by Neil McLeod.
Preschool Pack. A guide for early childhood staff.
Neoprene Splinting Kit for therapists
Modified Mealtimes Poster for people with swallowing difficulties
Follow Your Instincts. Parent insights into having a child with a disability.


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