The South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (SACAT) has introduced new laws affecting the lawful detention of ‘protected persons’ in the COVID-19 Emergency Response Act. Protected persons may not be able to understand Government directives about COVID-19. In response to COVID-19, the changes expand the powers of Guardians, the person in charge of prescribed premises […]
The DEAI is aware that, in this current climate with COVID 19 restrictions, it is difficult for our members to access face to face professional development. There are a number of alternative options, which we recommend: The DEAI PD Calendar where you will find a range of webinars. The DEAI Resources and Links page, where […]
The DEAI has created a webpage with a collation of COVID 19 resources to assist Developmental Educators during this challenging time. If you have any further resoures to share, please be in contact and we can continue to add to this page. COVID 19 resources
The NDS Zero Tolerance initiative have released their Trauma Informed Support Films. You can access these here and the vimeo links are included below: Film 1 – Understanding Trauma: https://vimeo.com/395869419 Film 2 – What is Trauma Informed Support?: https://vimeo.com/395870408 Film 3 –A Trauma Informed Approach to Positive Behaviour Support:https://vimeo.com/395866704 Film 4 – How Can Organisations Embed a Trauma […]
From the Information Access Group: “There are many people with disability who are isolated at home right now. The reality is, that many people with disability are isolated a lot of the time anyway. This new magazine is made for them. For many years, we have dreamed of making an easy-to-read magazine. This pandemic gave […]
Disability Royal Commission The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability is seeking information about the experiences of people with disability during recent emergencies in Australia. ‘The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic our country is facing comes just months after the summer bushfire crisis. Both of these events have had a profound effect […]
The Australian Coalition for Inclusive Education (ACIE) has developed a new resource ‘Learning at home during a time of crisis: COVID-19 (Coronavirus)’. This resource has been developed to help parents support their children while schools are pupil free or closed in these uncertain times. This resource is to assist children and young people with disability and families to […]
Q&A webinar with Scott McNaughton from the National Disability Insurance Agency The forum covered a lot of issues, including PPE and support for self-managing participants. Two notable coming changes are more flexibility to use NDIS funding for devices for people who don’t already have one, and need one to access therapy and supports, and a […]
Official sources for COVID-19 information including: Department of Health & Human Services Coronavirus website: https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus NDIS and disaster response:https://www.ndis.gov.au/understanding/ndis-and-other-government-services/ndis-and-disaster-response?fbclid=IwAR00Dtpk-VWBB1M5bo8A3nSebGj8OB_i2KtKQ8VgC1pE9cEF1nGOULZSxys&mc_cid=b459012946&mc_eid=bd7c1a5e0d People with Disability Australia information for people with disability: https://pwd.org.au/information-about-covid-19-or-coronavirus/ VCOSS keeping the community sector up to date: CONVID-19 and the community sector Federal Government launched Coronavirus Australia app and WhatsApp feature find out more… Additional resources: […]
The Australian Health Sector Emergency Response Plan for Novel Coronavirus guides the Australian health sector response. This management and operational plan focuses on people with disability. Some people with disability are at greater risk of suffering more serious negative health outcomes than the general population if they contract COVID-19. To address the factors that contribute […]