You don’t need to be a PDA member (although feel free to sign up for our free membership at pda.org.au/membership).
If you’re
join us at our “Fair and Accessible Healthcare” webinar on Tuesday 5th August
6pm NSW/VIC/ACT/QLD/TAS
5:30pm SA/NT
4pm WA
“I wholeheartedly believe that equitable healthcare should be something everyone has the privilege of receiving. Unfortunately, this is not always the case for people with disability. It’s my belief that health providers want to do the right thing, i.e. provide high quality and equitable healthcare to all people. Sometimes, they just need help to understand ways they can do this. I’m really hoping this webinar contributes to improving the healthcare experience of people with disability by helping to create awareness of the barriers experienced, and by discussing strategies that will contribute to improving them, even if it is in a small way.”
~ Mandy Frier
Amanda Frier is the ‘Access for All: Disability awareness for health providers’ manager at CheckUP Australia.
Her background in nutrition and dietetics and lived experience have seen her on the giving and receiving ends of healthcare for people with disability.
This parallel exposure to healthcare for people with disability has helped her understand the importance of disability awareness among health providers.
Mandy believes providing healthcare that is fully inclusive and accessible (beyond just physical access) is an essential first step for all health professionals.
Her PhD on the social determinants of health reinforces her commitment to true health equity for all.
On Tuesday 5th August at 6pm AEST, Mandy and our other panelists will talk about “fair and equitable healthcare” and discuss what is and isn’t working in the provision of healthcare for people living with disability in Australia.
This is an incredibly important topic and we invite you to join us and be part of the conversation.
To register go to:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6zzLprNATDeWu1GD8ARb5A
On registering, we also invite you to share any questions that you would like to ask our speakers. You can choose to remain anonymous in asking these questions.
The opportunity to ask questions will also be made available during the webinar. However, please be mindful that these questions will be answered dependent on time constraints.
Have you experienced poor access to healthcare services or treatment due to your physical disability?
Have you felt let down by, discriminated against or just not heard by medical professionals?
Why does the expectation of fair and accessible healthcare not always meet reality?
On Tuesday 5th August at 6pm AEST, PDA will be addressing these (and other) issues in a webinar that examines Australia’s healthcare system and where it is failing those living with physical disability.
Our guest speakers will contribute to the conversation, sharing their respective knowledge, experiences and expertise and addressing your concerns and personal perspectives.
Dr Dinesh Palipana OAM is a frontline medical professional, working as a principal medical officer in the emergency department at the Gold Coast University Hospital. His understanding of the medical system, its resources, capabilities, successes, challenges and shortfalls will provide a thorough overview of what needs to be addressed to improve services to people with disability.
The inimitable Carol Taylor is also on our speaking panel. With a background in law, and as the world’s first quadriplegic fashion designer of adaptive fashion and inclusive design, she is already positioned as a strong disability advocate working towards positive change for Australia’s disability community. However, recent issues around her own health have amplified her passion for making things right in a healthcare system that needs to address accessibility and patient-centred care for people with disability.
Another of our speakers that we are proud to announce is Dr Yi Yang, a Research Fellow with the University of Melbourne. Well respected and known for her research on health inequalities faced by people with disability, she is interested in quantifying inequalities in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and assessing the potential impact of policy changes in reducing these inequalities. As an epidemiologist, Yi has also led studies examining cancer inequalities among people with disability.
We are so incredibly grateful to have these accomplished individuals as panelists at this upcoming webinar and thank them for agreeing to be involved.
Please keep an eye on our socials for exciting announcements about additional panel members.
PDA’s CEO, Jeremy Muir, believes that fair and accessible healthcare is an important conversation that needs to be had, raising issues that need to be addressed. “How would you feel if you arrived to have an X-ray or CT scan only to find you couldn’t access the premises or the scanning technology? Unfortunately, this is the experience for many people living with physical disabilities. With this inequity potentially leading to their missing out on necessary preventative or diagnostic screening, they may be put at an increased risk of time dependent diagnosis and preventative medical care. Why, in 2025, is equitable healthcare not accessible by every Australian and why are the failings and inadequacies stemming from this failure to provide not being put right?”
This webinar will reignite the conversation and provide important insights for people with disability, the healthcare sector, service providers and the very systems that need to hear what’s truly happening and what needs to be sorted now.
To register for this webinar, go to:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7617509040703/WN_6zzLprNATDeWu1GD8ARb5A
On registering, we also invite you to share any questions that you would like to ask our speakers. You can choose to remain anonymous in asking these questions.
The opportunity to ask questions will also be made available during the webinar. However, please be mindful that these questions will be answered dependent on time constraints.
We look forward to you joining us for this incredibly important discussion and your helping to explore what is and isn’t working in the provision of healthcare for people living with disability in our country.
Join us on Tuesday 5th August at 6pm AEST, to hear Dinesh and other expert speakers talk about “fair and equitable healthcare”.
We look forward to you joining us for this incredibly important discussion to explore what is and isn’t working in the provision of healthcare for people living with disability in our country.
To register go to:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6zzLprNATDeWu1GD8ARb5A
On registering, we also invite you to share any questions that you would like to ask our speakers. You can choose to remain anonymous in asking these questions.
The opportunity to ask questions will also be made available during the webinar. However, please be mindful that these questions will be answered dependent on time constraints.
On Tuesday 5th August at 6pm AEST, PDA will be hosting an important webinar around “fair and equitable healthcare”.
With excitement, we can announce the first of our guest speakers who will contribute to the conversation, sharing their knowledge, experiences and expertise around what is and isn’t working in Australia’s healthcare and medical systems for people living with disability.
Dr Dinesh Palipana OAM is a frontline medical professional, working as a principal medical officer in the emergency department at the Gold Coast University Hospital. His understanding of the medical system, its resources, capabilities, successes, challenges and shortfalls will provide a thorough overview of what needs to be addressed to improve services to people with disability.
The inimitable Carol Taylor is also on our speaking panel. With a background in law, and as the world’s first quadriplegic fashion designer of adaptive fashion and inclusive design, she is already positioned as a strong disability advocate working towards positive change for Australia’s disability community. However, recent issues around her own health have amplified her passion for making things right in a healthcare system that needs to address accessibility and patient-centred care for people with disability.
Another of our speakers that we are proud to announce is Dr Yi Yang, a Research Fellow with the University of Melbourne. Well respected and known for her research on health inequalities faced by people with disability, she is interested in quantifying inequalities in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and assessing the potential impact of policy changes in reducing these inequalities. As an epidemiologist, Yi has also led studies examining cancer inequalities among people with disability.
We are so incredibly grateful to have these three accomplished individuals as panelists at this upcoming webinar and thank them for agreeing to be involved.
We have several other speakers that we are hoping to confirm shortly. Make sure that you register for the webinar and then keep an eye on our socials for any updates.
To register go to:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6zzLprNATDeWu1GD8ARb5A?os=ipad#/registration
On registering, we also invite you to share any questions that you would like to ask our speakers. You can choose to remain anonymous in asking these questions.
The opportunity to ask questions will also be made available during the webinar. However, please be mindful that these questions will be answered dependent on time constraints.
We look forward to you joining us for this incredibly important discussion and your helping to explore what is and isn’t working in the provision of healthcare for people living with disability in our country.
If you missed our recent webinar on “ Protecting your rights at work”, you can now watch it on PDA’s YouTube channel:
Whether you’re experiencing issues in your workplace and after advice on what to do, or just want to know your rights and better understand your employer’s obligations, this recording is for you.
Presented by the ACTU’s Assistant Secretary, Joseph Mitchell, this video is informative and clearly explains your workplace rights.
Confused by recent changes to the NDIS legislation and want to better understand how they affect you?
On Thursday 5th December at 6:30pm AEDT, a team from the National Disability Insurance Agency will be presenting “The New Legislation. NDIS and PDA in conversation”.
This will be an informative session for PDA members to learn about changes to NDIS legislation.
NDIS National Disability Insurance Scheme staff will join PDA to talk about the NDIS legislation changes and answer your questions in a Q&A.
This community forum will provide an overview of changes that will impact participants, including
Hear the facts from the NDIA, ask questions and clear up the confusion.
To register for this free event head across to:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYsf-uhrDsoEt0JUCZ8FtcjXUE7L8wAp7kh?os=ipad#/registration
Not a PDA Member? You can be simply by going to:
This Wednesday (21st Aug 2024 at 6:30pm AEST), Physical Disability Australia invites you to attend a free online information session around the new Housing Roadmap.
Presented by the HousingHub, this online event will explore the Housing Roadmap, explain how to use it, and give an insight into supports available to those looking to begin their housing journey.
As Australia’s largest disability housing platform, the Housing Hub is the trusted, go-to website for those looking to access the accessible housing market.
Over the past year, Housing Hub has worked closely with people with disability and their supporters to redesign their information resources around the disability housing market.
Their upcoming information will be run via Zoom with accessibility options available (please share your access needs when you register).
To register for this free event, go to:
If you have any questions, please email the housing options team at housingoptions@housinghub.org.au or call their Advice Line on 1300 61 64 63.
We look forward to you joining us for this information session.
If you missed PDA’s (or just want to watch it again) “When do you stop being nice?” presentation, you can now find it on our YouTube channel by going to:
In this powerful presentation, the ways that we are impacted by the actions or views of others (whether well meaning or otherwise) are explored and we’re introduced to some valuable tools to use when being nice is not an option.
Along with our PDA presenters, qualified counsellor Dorte Dyrbye will provide support, tips and resources to assist you in overcoming situations and people who need to understand that kindness isn’t just about the feel good factor for the giver.
We encourage you to check it out.
Don’t forget to subscribe to PDA’s YouTube channel whilst you’re there, so that you don’t miss other exciting PDA videos.
Whilst Tom Cruise may have inadvertently shot himself in the foot when he told 60 Minutes’ Peter Overton to “put his manners back in”, these words from a 2005 interview have stuck with me and maybe shaped me a little.
When someone is inappropriate, oversteps the mark or is blatantly rude or controlling, why do so many of us not confront them or let them know that they should put their manners back in?
How can we bring about change, chisel at ableist attitudes, improve behaviours, and educate people on the errors of the ways in which they interact with those of us living with disabilities, if we do not stand up for ourselves and say “enough is enough”?
Next Thursday (7th March) we’ll be running a free presentation around “when do you stop being nice?” and in it we’ll unpack some of the issues that peeve our presenters off and learn some of the tools that give us the power and confidence to stand up for ourselves and teach others to behave and respect who we are.
So if you’re over the stares, fed up with people assuming that their take on being kind matches our wants and needs, or want to give your fake smile a break, join us on March 7th.
6:30pm NSW/VIC/TAS/ACT
6:00pm SA
5:30pm QLD
5:00pm NT
4:30pm WA
Share your experiences and pet hates (if you want).
Learn some skills and tools from our qualified counsellor that could help you to overcome situations and people who need to understand that kindness isn’t just about the feel good factor for the giver.
To register for this FREE EVENT go to:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYldeyvrTIuEt2SPv2LMizx1idioznOlP8z
We hope that you can join us for this event.
Feel free to leave your fake smile at the door.
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