Work-Ability

Lizzie Eastham and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look through a different lens.

On this week’s show

“Work-Ability”

The theme for this year on Studio 1 is “Out and About” and this time Lizzie and Sam are out and about at the WorkAbility Expo at the Adelaide showgrounds.

The podcast release of this episode incudes every interview done on the day:

• Sam Chats to Mark from Beneficent Employment Australia.
• Lizzie talks to Ella from Avenue Specialist Disability Accommodation.
• Sam finds out about “Youth Options” from Josh, Director of Youth Services.
• Lizzie learns about a condition called Fragile X from Liz Jewell from Fragile X Association Australia.
• Daniel Kay from Lightmare Studios talks about their Social Gaming Groups.
• Kieran from APM Employment services talks to Lizzie about what they can offer for school leavers with a Disability.
• Ibrahim from MyNDIC talks about a multi-cultural approach to Disability Accommodation.

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Resources:

Beneficent Employment Australia: https://www.beneficent.com.au/

Avenue Specialist Disability Accommodation: https://avenu.au/

Youth Options: https://youthoptions.org.au/

Fragile X Association Australia: https://www.fragilex.org.au/

Lightmare Studios: https://lightmare.com.au/

APM Employment (Inclusive Employment Australia): https://apm.net.au/

MyNDIC: https://myndic.com.au/

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