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...
Reconciliation remains front and centre on the agenda at Northcott
National Reconciliation Week is coming up from 27 May-3 June and that’s also when Northcott will take its next steps on the journey to reconciliation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. On Monday 30 May Northcott’s Chief Executive Officer Kerry Stubbs will launch the organisation’s second Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), also known as a Stretch RAP. Read more...
10 top tips for employers looking to engage employees with disability
As a young person with disability who recently secured her first job, I know all too well the struggles people face when walking out of a job interview. Did it go well? Did they like me? Did they notice I have a disability? Will that affect their decision? All those thoughts go through your head Read more...
My wheelchair will never hold me back again
Growing up is never a simple task. Growing up in a wheelchair, I daresay, is even harder. I think that I, a 19-year-old, may be able to shed some light as to why I believe growing up disabled is a very hard thing to do but something that has made me who I am today. Read more...
Autism is no barrier to scoring NRL traineeship
Patrick Muscat is 20 years old and went straight from Year 12 to Northcott’s two-year Transition to Work program in Casula in 2014. He has autism spectrum disorder and anxiety. When Patrick came to Northcott, he had no idea what he wanted to do. We supported him to learn new life and work skills and Read more...
A wheelchair instead of a wheelbarrow -why we’re supporting refugees with disability
At a refugee camp in Syria seven-year-old Ammar was pushed around in a wheelbarrow by his mother Zeinah because he has cerebral palsy and can’t walk. I’m told that was the extent one mother was prepared to go to in order to keep her child safe. Because of the language barriers I don’t know much Read more...
How a Triple J newsreader with disability supported Aaron to unlock more of his potential
Aaron Newtown’s passion for journalism and radio has motivated him to pursue a career in news broadcasting. He’s had a vision impairment since birth and takes part in Northcott’s Transition to Work program in Penrith. I got to know about Aaron’s career aspirations through working with him at Northcott and thought it’d be great if Read more...