2025 Winter
The President & CEO Report
Pages 2 & 3
- Webpage: Human Rights Australia Website: A National Human Rights Act for Australia
https://humanrights.gov.au/human-rights-act-for-australia
Advertisement: Familiarisation tours Autism Connect – National autism helpline
Page 4
- Webpage: Register for Interest with ACD Tas
www.acdtas.com.au/HBAtours
Spotlight on kin carers: Supporting kin carers across Australia
Pages 5 & 6
- Webpage: Foster care: Frequently Asked Questions
DECYP Website – https://www.decyp.tas.gov.au/ - Report: Informal Kinship Care Review – Summary Report – February 2021
By Mr. Frank Ogle for Department of Communities
DECYP Website – https://www.decyp.tas.gov.au/ - Webpage: Kinship Alliance Australia
Kinship Alliance Australia started its life as a national kinship care initiative established by Dr Meredith Kiraly in partnership with Mike Feszczak, CEO of Grandcarers SA (South Australia).
https://www.kinshipalliance.org.au - Webpage: NZ Govt Work & Income Website – Unsupported Child’s Benefit
Unsupported Child’s Benefit is a weekly payment which helps carers supporting a child or young person whose parents can’t care for them because of a family breakdown.
https://www.workandincome.govt.nz
Advertisement: Autism Connect – National autism helpline
Page 6
- Email: info@autismconnect.org.au
- Webchat: https://amaze.org.au/autismconnect
Grandparent Story: News from KRK: They know about kinship carer needs
Pages 7 & 8
- Facebook Page: KRK
https://www.facebook.com/kinraisingkids - Webpage: KRK
https://www.kin4kids.org.au/
Ask ACD Tas: Circles of Support: Empowering Independence
Pages 9 & 10
- Webpage: Belong Matters: Building Community Networks Projects
The Building Community Networks (BCN) is an initiative of Belonging Matters that is based on two concepts, Circles of Support and Valued Social Roles.
https://www.belongingmatters.org/building-community-networks - Webpage: Microboards Australia
What is a microboard? A Microboard is a group of people in unpaid relationships with a person with disability who meet regularly to support that person to make plans, make decisions, be socially included, be safe and well and to have the life they want.
https://microboards.org.au/microboards-community/what-is-a-microboard/
Youth Empowering Peers Update
Pages 11, 12 & 13
- YouTube Video: Watch Paul Pritchard’s TEDx Hobart Talk – “Learning to find dignity in risk”
https://youtu.be/7D1JuKFf0KE
Advertisements: ACD Tas Peer Network Hub Services
Pages 12 & 13
Self-advocacy Clinics:
MyTime Program:
- Make time for you! Visit our MyTime and Events Calendar to find out about group locations and times.
https://acdtas.com.au/mytime - Find out more about MyTime nationally, visit the Parenting Research Centre MyTime website.
https://www.mytime.net.au/
Healthy Balance: A successful start for Inclusion Netball!
Page 18
- Facebook Page: Netball Tasmania
https://facebook.com/netball.tasmania - Webpage: Inclusion Netball Program
https://tas.netball.com.au/inclusionnetballprogram/ - Webpage: Tasmanian Emeralds Marie Little Shield Team
https://tas.netball.com.au/marie-little-shield - Webpage: National Marie Little Shield Competition
https://netball.com.au/marie-little-shield
Healthy Balance: Let talk about stopping the use of the R-Word
- The Spread the Word campaign was started in 2019. It’s a grassroots action for inclusion focussing on addressing this form of exclusion. Keep the campaign going visit the Special Olympics Website:
https://www.specialolympics.org/spread-the-word
Healthy Balance: Visiting Accessible MONA
- Webpage: Accessibility
https://mona.net.au/visit/accessibility - Email: If you have any questions or specific requirements, contact the Bookings and Enquiries team before your visit.
visit@mona.net.au