DDWA News
Here are links to some past newsletter issues to give you a taste of our content:
DDWA August 2024 Newsletter: Being Safe
DDWA September 2024 Newsletter: Parenting, for Parents with Intellectual Disability
DDWA October 2024 Newsletter: Transport
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Helping government staff provide solutions for people with communication difficulties
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…
The Friendship project: making and keeping friends for people with intellectual disability
The Friendship Project is a series of videos and written materials (including Easy Read) for people with intellectual disability, made by and with people with disability about making and keeping friends.
International Day of People with Disability Event Sponsorship up to $1000
Applications are now open Through a Department of Communities Grant, DDWA is offering sponsorship of up to $1000 to support organisations and groups to hold inclusive community events or activities on or around the 3rd December for International Day of…
Yearly Health Check-ups for People with Intellectual Disability
Did you know that if you have an intellectual disability, you can have a yearly full health check-up with your doctor? There is a special assessment called ‘CHAP’ that has been created just for people with intellectual disability. This is…
Workshop for Gym, Pool, Recreation, and Library Staff to Connect with Individuals Facing Communication Challenges
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.
There’s no such thing as a silly question
FREE: New Resource. Our new updated edition of “There’s no such thing as a silly question” is a resource book for families with a child with chronic illness, disability, mental illness or a life-threatening condition. This book aims to help you/families navigate…
A ‘flash recap’ video of AAC in Early Childhood Education for Communication Success: workshop
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…
DDWA and D-Dads partner to influence awareness of people with a disability
DDWA and D-Dads have joined forces to advocate for people with developmental disability and their families. D-Dads, a growing group of dads in leadership roles throughout Western Australia with a family member living with an intellectual disability, aims to raise…
Swim for a Cause – Thank you!
In an independent fundraising event, teams of Melville LeisureFit staff and Swim Club members swam 82.6 kms in a non-stop 12-hour relay, and raised over $2,400 for DDWA!
“An included life”! handbook to help families of people with a disability navigate different life stages
We are thrilled to announce the launch of our new updated edition of “An included life“, a handbook for families of children with a disability from Bob Jackson PhD, Inclusive Consultant (Updated for 2023 – previously called “Planning and Making Choices”). This…
Getting ready to move out of home – survey results, and resources to help you now
DDWA are aware that many young people with a disability and their families are looking for ways to build their skills, so they can move into a home of their own. In April, we asked you to respond to our…
Off to School: a guide for parents of children with developmental disability in WA
Is your child starting school and has a developmental delay or disability, or do you work with young children who have recently started school or will do so soon? This new resource is for you! Our new “Off to School”…