5 things people with disability should know before voting in the federal election
All of us aged 18 or older must soon vote for who we want to run our country. For people with disability who face barriers to voting, the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has created a range of options to help you. 1.) If you are vision impaired, you have the option of voting over the Read more...
Mentors sought to guide and nurture managers during NDIS changes
It’s the biggest social policy reform since the introduction of Medicare and as with all nation-building reforms; the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will present a range of new opportunities and challenges for disability service providers like Northcott. To help managers successfully navigate the transition to the NDIS, Northcott is recruiting mentors to guide and Read more...
Western Sydney Wanderers Powerchair Football team welcome new recruit
A participant from Northcott’s Parramatta Transition to Work group has joined forces with the Western Sydney Wanderers Powerchair Team by coming on board as a trainer and assistant for the side. Granit plays in a NSW Cerebral Palsy Football competition and has a real passion for the world game. He is a Wanderers Supporter and Read more...
How Minecraft is bringing young people with disability together for new adventures
Dillan is a teenager on the autism spectrum. Until recently there were almost no holiday recreation activities that could capture Dillan’s attention and get him out and about. That was until his mother Anita learnt about a Minecraft holiday activity run by Northcott in Penrith during the Easter school holidays. “When you start playing Minecraft Read more...
Navigating the seas of university with disability
“Students with disabilities are often forgotten by the lifeguards of our academic institutions because we are perceived as being unable to swim, when in fact, many of us are drowning in our attempts to brave the waters.” Unlike the familiar comfort of curling up by the fire with a good book, the thought of diving Read more...
The Western Sydney disability and refugee services supporting Australia’s newest residents
As a Christian police officer working in war torn Iraq, Sahri Moshin says he had a “very stressful job” because of the sectarian violence that surrounded him all day, every day. In his neighbourhood police officers were often the targets of improvised explosive devices, random shootings and kidnappings. While health services in Iraq were crumbling Read more...
Get ready, get set and go to these NDIS events
Everyone is getting excited about the full roll out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in New South Wales and a range of free workshops are being held to get people with disability, families and carers ready for the change that’s coming. To help keep you in the loop about free events happening near you we’ve put Read more...
Speed dating nights for singles with disability are coming to Parramatta
A number of our customers have told us they would like the opportunity to explore the dating world but haven’t had the chance to do so before. That’s why we’ve decided to host three speed dating nights for single people with disability, two of which will be for same sex attracted men and women. Our Read more...
Therapist support empowers Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
“We’re young, black and deadly!” sing the kids of Jarjum College in Redfern at their morning gathering. The lyrics are from a school song which the kids made up themselves. Heading the morning meeting is Principal Fran McCarthy who is responsible for the school’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students aged between 4-13, many of Read more...
I’m a Muslim with Cerebral Palsy and these are my thoughts on society
I am a young adult with cerebral palsy. I was born in Kosovo in 1996 and a war began two years after I was born. A year after the war ended in 1999 my family moved to Australia because they wanted a better and safer life. I am a Muslim and my religion has been Read more...