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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…

“How to Make Easy Read Books”

Image description: Easy Read icon on the left, with image in centre of a cross or "X" over a complicated form and a check mark in green on a simplified form. And booklet cover on right with title "How to Make Easy Read Books".
Simplify your communication materials – create clear, easy to understand materials. We’re thrilled to introduce our latest resource: the “How to Make Easy Read Books” booklet. Easy Read is a a special way to make information easier for people with intellectual…

New in 2024: courses in Complex Communication Needs and Positive Behaviour Support

teacher assisting student as a communication partner with his use of a communication book, which is held up in front of him seated in a wheelchair
Two new and groundbreaking post-graduate certificate courses at Curtin University are set to transform the landscape of disability support in 2024. Positive Behaviour Support: Extending Understanding, Shaping Empathy Curtin University’s graduate course in Positive Behaviour Support is an opportunity for…

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…