Victorian Disability Advocacy Innovation Fund June 2017 Victorian Disability Advocacy Innovation Fund recipients Organisation Initiative summary Area Funding Action on Disability within Support Chinese families with children with Autism Metropolitan $25,000 Ethnic Communities Spectrum Disorder through a self-advocacy area: Wyndham program of workshops for parents/carers. LGA Association for Children partnerships with Culturally and Linguistically Statewide $149,255 with a Disability Diverse (CALD) agencies and adapt services and resources, with a focus on new and emerging refugee communities. Provide specialist self-advocacy support for Regional $29,891 Barwon Disability – Resource Council individuals and families and address high demand. Barwon, Geelong, Surf Coast, Bellarine Peninsula, Colac, Winchelsea Shires Blind Citizens Australia Workshops and resources to support Victorians Statewide $49,176 who are blind or vision impaired - including older Victorians and Victorians from CALD backgrounds - to access the support they need through the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and My Aged Care. Brain Injury Matters Engage with members and attract new ones Statewide $41,000 through website and social media. Deaf Victoria Undertake research to inform the development of Statewide $56,000 specialised training for Auslan interpreters who work with Auslan in the mental health domain. Disability Advocacy and Develop a disability advocacy model for Aboriginal Regional - $96,100 Information Service people with disability and their families, delivered in Wodonga, the community in which they live and with people Wangaratta, they know and trust. Benalla, Indigo, Mansfield, Alpine, Towong Shires Disability Advocacy Develop an online learning module for disability Statewide $100,000 advocates comprising videos and case studies. Resource Unit (Victorian Council of Social Develop an effective systemic advocacy Statewide $100,000 Services) mechanism to plan, identify and collaborate on major disability advocacy issues.
Victorian Disability Advocacy Innovation Fund June 2017 Victorian Disability Advocacy Innovation Fund recipients Organisation Initiative summary Area Funding Action on Disability within Ethnic Communities Support Chinese families with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder through a self-advocacy program of workshops for parents/carers. Metropolitan area: Wyndham LGA $25,000 Association for Children with a Disability partnerships with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) agencies and adapt services and resources, with a focus on new and emerging refugee communities. Statewide $149,255 Barwon Disability Resource Council Provide specialist self-advocacy support for individuals and families and address high demand. Regional – Barwon, Geelong, Surf Coast, Bellarine Peninsula, Colac, Winchelsea Shires $29,891 Blind Citizens Australia Workshops and resources to support Victorians who are blind or vision impaired - including older Victorians and Victorians from CALD backgrounds - to access the support they need through the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and My Aged Care. Statewide $49,176 Brain Injury Matters Engage with members and attract new ones through website and social media. Statewide $41,000 Deaf Victoria Undertake research to inform the development of specialised training for Auslan interpreters who work with Auslan in the mental health domain. Statewide $56,000 Disability Advocacy and Information Service Develop a disability advocacy model for Aboriginal people with disability and their families, delivered in the community in which they live and with people they know and trust. Regional - Wodonga, Wangaratta, Benalla, Indigo, Mansfield, Alpine, Towong Shires $96,100 Disability Advocacy Resource Unit (Victorian Council of Social Services) Develop an online learning module for disability advocates comprising videos and case studies. Statewide $100,000 Develop an effective systemic advocacy mechanism to plan, identify and collaborate on major disability advocacy issues. Statewide $100,000
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