Although the Olympics and Paralympics are soon to be filed away as not-so-distant memories of 2021, during the Games coverage two headlines caught my eye causing an internal conflict that I just can't shake.
Continue Reading...I am 9 months post-partum and have the most beautiful son. I can't say it has been the most beautiful experience though; we all have our story, and we all have our challenges.
Continue Reading...As I sit in my home office listening to the sounds of nature, children laughing and playing next door, and the occasional lawnmower; I am reminded that this new post-COVID 'normal' has provided many employees with the freedom to escape the commute and office environment with so many positive benefits (even with the occasional lawnmower interruptions).
Continue Reading...What role does accessibility play in your day-to-day life? I recently attended a national online forum discussing quality and safety surrounding the implementation of the NDIS for people living with a psychosocial disability.
Continue Reading...Many of us are now working from home on a regular basis and trying to multitask not only our own work commitments, projects and meetings, but also working around our usual home lives and routines which for many heightens our stress levels.
Continue Reading...Today's workplace is a very different place to what it was when I began my working career 45 years ago. Being born in 1960, I'm a member of the demographically large generation born between the end of WWII and mid-1960s, known as Baby Boomers. The term 'boomer' is derived from the boom in births that took place after the return of soldiers from WWII.
Continue Reading...No, I'm not talking about Anne-Marie Smith in particular - rather the tragic scenario that has exposed significant failings in the NDIS and specifically, accountability of the Providers who are responsible for the welfare of the participants they serve.
Continue Reading...Julia Cameron once wrote, 'we need to bridge our sense of loneliness and disconnection with a sense of community and continuity even if we must manufacture it from our time on the Web and our use of calling cards to connect long distance.
Continue Reading...It is the NDIS Participant safety case that continues to make news headlines around the country and shine light on one of the darkest parts of the disability sector.
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