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WORKSHOP: Approaching 16 – for parents/carers and supporters of children with disability aged 14-18

Down Syndrome young person on left sitting in camp chair, smiling and talking with parents to the right of image who also sit in amping chairs - outdoors
This popular workshop (Thursday 23rd May 2024) will cover crucial questions and concerns frequently raised by families regarding Centrelink, NDIS and Medicare at this age. It’s especially important to know what you should start doing before your child turns 16. What do…

Grief support ‘Living After Loss’ of your loved one with disability

image description: tissue box on left bottom and a mug (for coffee, tea or some beverage) with bright colours on the top right, beside the box on a table top.
16 February 2024: a get together event – informal, welcoming, supportive and full of shared memories, experiences and emotions. 9:30-11:30am at DDWA’s location, West Perth (City West Lotteries House). Our inaugural “Living After Loss” get-together was held late 2023. The…

Helping government staff provide solutions for people with communication difficulties

table with various Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) tools and devices laid out on display
Helping provide solutions for people with communication difficulties is one of our key focus areas. To increase awareness of communication disability and help people who may work with people with disability we’ve run a few workshops over the course of…

Workshop for Gym, Pool, Recreation, and Library Staff to Connect with Individuals Facing Communication Challenges

Three men enjoying some leisure time in the pool. Two of them are chatting using a communication display stuck on a kick board.
25 July 2023, 10am-230pm: FREE Local Government Staff Training Workshop. Do your front-line staff feel confident interacting with customers who have a communication disability or difficulties? This highly practical, face to face workshop will help your team.

A ‘flash recap’ video of AAC in Early Childhood Education for Communication Success: workshop

variety of Aided Language Display (ALD) sheets with a piece of paper in the centre that has writing on it in green texta pen, "to communicate needs and wants, connection,different ways to communicate".
This is a snapshot of our popular workshop “AAC in Early Childhood Education – Supporting Children with little or no speech in Early Childhood Education K-2”. DDWA runs this a few time each year for people who work in early…