Our Current Projects

We are involved in a diverse range of projects to amplify the voices of people living with disability.

Photo of DEAA group members smiling at the camera. From left to right, Jill, Tiffany and Jane are in the front row in their wheelchairs. Behind them, standing, are Anthony who has a mask on, Kathryn, Jane and Megan.

Disability Elders of All Ages

DEAA aims to strengthen connections between people with physical and sensory disability. We have a peer network in Adelaide, regional workshops on technology and an online resource centre with information on technology use.

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Disability Inclusion Training

The Disability Inclusion Training project provides the opportunity for people to increase knowledge and confidence in building inclusion in their personal and professional lives.

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Road to Employment

The Road to Employment (R2E) program includes Raising the Bar School Workshops and mentoring program, the Aged Care Traineeship, Business Mentoring and Toolkit for Business.

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Support Worker Quality and Community of Practice

We tackle issues raised by people who receive paid support and issues experienced by support workers. We do this through workshops and hosting a community of practice for support workers.

My Home My Way

My Home My Way workshops and mentoring (Making ILO Real) is designed to support people living with intellectual or other complex disabilities to create a home to call their own.

Inclusive Neighbourhoods

Inclusive Neighbourhoods aims to reduce social isolation and loneliness among South Australians, by encouraging people to build and maintain relationships with their neighbours.

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SKILL

SKILL is a series of FREE workshops that aim to provide leadership development opportunities and build local peer networks and support groups for people living with disability, their family and allies.

Photo shows 2 members of EYDN at a peer network meeting. On the left is Sarah laughing at a joke. She has pink streaks running through her light brown shoulder length hair and is dressed in black. To the right is Nick smiling. He has short dark hair and a beard, and is wearing a black jacket with red sleeves and a big letter "A" emblazoned on the chest.

Enabled Youth Disability Network

The Enabled Youth Disability Network (formerly Julia Farr Youth) is run by youths living with disability and aims to amplify the voices of youths living with disability in South Australia.

Our Voice SA

Our Voice SA is a group of people living with intellectual or learning disability who come together to learn about self-advocacy and decision making skills.

Inclusive School Communities

The Inclusive School Communities (ISC) project works with South Australian schools and ISC Mentors, who are young people living with disability, to build knowledge, skills and capacity to create inclusive school communities.