Disability
SWITC - Support With Interpreting, Translating and Communication
The SWITC program will continue to be funded by the Department of Disability and Community Care for a further two years.
The extension of funding for SWITC brings with it new possibilities in the provision of interpreting and translation services across the non-Government Service Provider network in Queensland.
Over the course of the next two years, SWITC will continue to provide high quality, accredited interpreters.
Children Of Parents with a Mental Illness: Internet Resources to Help Dads
At COPMI, we are developing internet resources that will help dads who have a mental illness, or who have a partner with a mental illness, with their role as fathers.
It is our hope that dads will find the information resources we develop to be practical and helpful in assisting them with being a dad when mental illness plays a part in their life.
For more information, please download the Children Of Parents with a Mental Illness (PDF 325 KB) flyer.
Aspects of Disability and Health in Australia
The aim of this publication is to analyse the health experiences of those in our population with a profound or severe disability in comparison to those with no reported disability.
Check out the Aspects of Disability and Health in Australia resource today.
National Disability Strategy 2010-2020 Summary Document
Download the National Disability Strategy 2010-2020 (PDF 144 KB) summary document.
Leaving Care: Young People with a Disability
Leaving Care: Young People with a Disability (PDF) summarises the findings of a literature review undertaken as part of a broader evaluation of a program which provides person-centred support to young people with a disability leaving care. It focuses on issues faced by young people when they transition from out-of-home care and highlights that these issues may be compounded for young people with a disability.
Parental Intellectual Disability and Child Protection: Key Issues
The Parental intellectual disability and child protection: Key issues (PDF) paper examines parental intellectual disability and the common risk factors associated with child abuse and neglect to understand if and why parents with intellectual disability are at heightened risk of abusing or neglecting their children.
Disability Awareness E-Learning Resource
This E-Learning Resource was created through the Enhancing Access project, which works to facilitate people with disabilities and those recovering from mental ill health into volunteering. Also working to raise awareness levels in communities, and encourage volunteer managers to recognise the skills and talents of the individual. The aim of this information is to:
- Outline the benefits to your organisation by incorporating an inclusive culture into your volunteer program.
- Look beyond the person's differences and discover how individuals can positively contribute to your volunteer program.
- Show you how you can promote diversity from within – both with paid staff and other volunteers.
- Help you understand some of the issues that may be associated with specific conditions, and whether this would impact on their volunteering.
- Explore the best way to communicate and teach your new volunteer by taking into account the learning style that works best for them.
Check out the e-learning resource.