Going slow, to go fast; Independent living in the intentional slow lane.
By Bernadette Melder Renato is an NDIA participant who suffers from 5 different types of seizures and a mild intellectual disability. Renato is 56 years old, still lives in the family home he lived in with his father, which he now owns himself, and over the years, his fine motor skills have gradually deteriorated.…
Matthew’s Story: How a family downsized their house and upsized their lives
Permission has been given to use *Matthew’s real name Michaela from the Jeder Institute started working with *Matthew in 2017, when he was 17 years of age. He had a plan allocated, with a poor budget and no support coordination, so Michaela initially came in to help the family sort that out. Matthew loves…
Tips for Online Facilitation: Lessons from a Pandemic
Download Lessons from a Pandemic Author: Dee Brooks & Michelle Dunscombe Publish Date: 11th September 2020 It’s a brave, new world! Some of us were already offering online versions of our work, some of us were dabbling in what we might do, in the future, others were thrown into a pivot that made our heads…
Art of Participatory Community Building – East Sussex 2019
Art of Participatory Community Building – East Sussex 2019 Date: 9th – 21st June 2019 Location: East Sussex Core Team: Dee Brooks, Michelle Dunscombe, Jackie Saul-Hunt (Rother Voluntary Action), Terry Hume and Jen Walls (East Sussex County Council), & Julia Roberts (Culture Shift) Many of the challenges faced by individuals and communities require transformational change,…
Art of Participatory Community Building – Albany 2019
Art of Participatory Community Building – Albany 2019 Date: 22nd – 24th May 2019 Location: Albany, NSW Core Team: Dee Brooks, Michelle Dunscombe, Liz Nicholas (Link West), Josephine Lebbing (Community Empowerment Network), Petra Thompson (Denmark Community Resource Centre) & Tammy Flett (City of Albany) Many of the challenges faced by individuals and communities require transformational…
Art of Participatory Community Building – Launceston 2019
Art of Participatory Community Building – Launceston 2019 Date: 14th – 16th May 2019 Location: Newstead, Launceston, TAS Core Team: Dee Brooks, Michelle Dunscombe, Fiona Miller (NEYG) and Tracy Eddington-McKay (Burnie Community House) Many of the challenges faced by individuals and communities require transformational change, which can best be achieved by focusing on the strengths…
Art of Participatory Community Building – Moreland 2019
Art of Participatory Community Building – Moreland 2019 Date: 10th – 12th April 2019 Location: Oxygen Youth Services, Coburg, VIC Core Team: Dee Brooks, Michelle Dunscombe & Bernadette Heatherington (Moreland City Council) Thank Many of the challenges faced by individuals and communities require transformational change, which can best be achieved by focusing on the strengths…
Art of Participatory Community Building – Woolloomooloo 2019
Art of Participatory Community Building – Woolloomooloo 2019 Date: 29th – 31st January 2019 Location: Woolloomooloo, NSW Core Team: Dee Brooks, Michelle Dunscombe & Jax Wechsler (Sticky Design Studio and Social Design Sydney) Many of the challenges faced by individuals and communities require transformational change, which can best be achieved by focusing on the strengths…