National Reconciliation Week – A yarn with Uncle Willie Prince The theme for the 2023 National Reconciliation Week, Be a Voice for Generations, encourages us all to be a voice for reconciliation in tangible ways in our everyday lives – where we live, work and socialise. For the work of generations past, and the … Read More
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QDN e-News Update – 19 May 2023
QDN e-News 19 May 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRV4chrOoXI Instructions for downloading the video transcript Open the video in YouTube. Click on ‘More Options’ (three dots below the video on the right-hand side). Select ‘Open Transcript’ from the drop-down menu that appears. Once you click ‘Open Transcript’, copy and paste all the lines of text to an editor … Read More
Talking digital inclusion this Global Accessibility Awareness Day
Talking digital inclusion this Global Accessibility Awareness Day Global Accessibility Awareness Day, 18 May, is focused on digital access and inclusion for the more than one billion people across the world who live with disability. The purpose of Global Accessibility Awareness Day is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access and … Read More
Living with invisible disability
Living with invisible disability When we think about disability, we usually picture someone in a wheelchair or with a guide dog. However, 90% of the 4.4 million people with disability in Australia are living with invisible disability. An invisible disability is a disability that you cannot see. Sometimes it can be easy to … Read More
Federal Budget 2023 key points
Federal Budget 2023 key points On Tuesday 9 May 2023, Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down the Federal Budget for 2023 with a range of key elements affecting people with disability. Key points include: National Disability Data Asset (NDDA) – $31.4 million to progress the NDDA initiative, linking data to better understand the life experiences of … Read More
QDN e-News Update – 27 April 2023
QDN e-News 27 April 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUGikZ1HjLQ Instructions for downloading the video transcript Open the video in YouTube. Click on ‘More Options’ (three dots below the video on the right-hand side). Select ‘Open Transcript’ from the drop-down menu that appears. Once you click ‘Open Transcript’, copy and paste all the lines of text to an editor … Read More
From Hervey Bay to Darwin: Patrick travels from strength to strength
From Hervey Bay to Darwin: Patrick travels from strength to strength Anyone who knows Pat knows he is determined, true to himself, and has an incredible sense of humour. It is in part due to these qualities Pat was awarded the ‘2022 Nigel Webb Emerging Leader Bursary’, presented as part of this years’ Queenslanders … Read More
Staying safe during summer in Queensland
In Queensland we’re lucky to have warm sunny days all-year round, however, our climate comes with its risks, especially in summer. The Bureau of Meteorology has revealed that maximum temperatures between February and April this year are likely to be warmer than median for almost all of Australia, with minimum temperatures also likely … Read More
Queenslanders with disability invited to apply for 2023 QDN Emerging Leaders program
Queenslanders with disability invited to apply for 2023 QDN Emerging Leaders program Participation and leadership for all people of all abilities is the focus of QDN’s Emerging Leaders program, with applications for the 2023 program now open. QDN Chairperson Dr Sharon Boyce said the program aims to nurture individual, peer and community leaders … Read More
World Braille Day 2023
Nothing about us without us: Talking accessibility this World Braille Day