Some of Our Parts

Want to have your say?

Researchers from Monash University are exploring factors that impact on people’s experiences with health care, from the perspectives of multiple people who are involved in accessing or delivering that care.

If you are:

• A final year medical, nursing or allied health student,
• A person living with a chronic condition or disability, or
• Providing care for someone.

And you would be interested in taking part in a one-off 1 to 1.5 hour group discussion, please contact Dr Narelle Warren on Narelle.Warren@monash.edu or call 9903 4046 for more information.

New opportunities for students studying IT are now available with Coles, City of Greater Dandenong and Telstra in Melbourne, as well as further opportunities in Canberra and Sydney.

Visit the Stepping Into website for more details.

Do you have a medical diagnosis of ADHD?

Interested in consolidating ADHD learning strategies?

Would you like to participate in a study on the lived experience of adult students with ADHD at university?

You would be required to attend an information session, an interview, on a one on one basis, for one hour, make a sketch, take some photographs that represent your learning strategies and get $50 Woolworths eVoucher for your time.

The ethical aspects of this study have been approved by the Macquarie University Human Research Ethics Committee.  If you have any complaints or reservations about any ethical aspect of your participation in this research, you may contact the Committee through the Director, Research Ethics (telephone (02) 9850 7854; email ethics@mq.edu.au).  Any complaint you make will be treated in confidence and investigated, and you will be informed of the outcome.

For more information or to register your interest please contact:

Christine Young

christine.young1@mq.edu.au

Happy Friday everyone,

• On this month’s Ouch Blog show, presenters and guests discuss how much of an impact disability can have on relationships between disabled and non-disabled siblings.
• Nastasia Campanella discusses how ‘the smells, tastes and textures of a city tell their own story to a blind traveller’.
• Andrew Purcell discusses how Breaking Bad’s RJ Mitte is breaking barriers for actors with disabilities.
• Rachael Brown reports, Australia’s war veterans could soon be working for the ride-sharing service Uber in a role that could provide flexibility for people with conditions like PTSD.

From ‘Mentee’ to ‘Mentor’

Over the last month, we ran our 5th I CAN Camp, which was run almost entirely by mentors who were once camp participants. Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, we have been able to train new mentors, and continue to empower young people on the Autism Spectrum.

In this months Grapevine, we discuss last months camp, Damien’s ‘Tough Mudder’ AWEgust challenge, interview Chloe Stuart (mentor), and learn about the benefits of exercise.

Read the Grapevine here.

Happy long weekend everyone!

• On Ouch Blog, Rebecca Atkinson asks is it time to stop using the word ‘disability’?
• ‘Trevor Thomas, 46, had his life abruptly interrupted when he lost his sight 10 years ago through a rare eye condition’. Lee Kumutat discusses Trevor’s experiences hiking after losing his sight.
• Six young Australians tell their personal stories of managing mental illness as part of the ABC’s annual Heywire competition.
• Brett Williamson writes, Muscular Dystrophy SA uses art therapy to brush underlying issues with creative counselling
• Australian surfer Mark ‘Mono’ Stewart has won a gold medal at the first world adaptive surfing championships at La Jolla in California.
• Emma Wynne writes, next year a modified production of The Lion King will roar into Perth, tailored specifically for the needs of children with autism.