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18 July 2022
The My NDIS app gives participants a more accessible and user-friendly way to: make and manage claims view their budget view plan information and personal details. NDIS participants, carers and supporters are encouraged to try out the app and provide feedback via the feedback option in the app. The my NDIS mobile app will work […]
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18 July 2022
ATAGI has recommended an additional COVID-19 booster, or fourth dose, for people at increased risk of severe illness, to be given 3 months after their first booster dose. This additional booster will be a fifth dose for people who are severely immunocompromised, have an underlying medical condition or disability. You should get a fourth dose […]
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13 July 2022
The Australian Government have a range of useful resources available to help people with disability access COVID-19 information. If you have trouble reading text, you can listen to the information on our website: They also have:☑️Auslan videos☑️Easy Read fact sheets☑️Social Scripts Find out more at 💻 https://www.health.gov.au/initiatives-and-programs/covid-19-vaccines/disability-sector/people-with-disability
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6 July 2022
As coronavirus continues to be a serious risk to public health throughout Victoria, the Premier extended the pandemic declaration on Tuesday 5 July, 2022 to apply for three more months. This extension enables the Minister for Health to continue public health and other protective measures to reduce the risk of transmission and hospitalisation. This means the […]
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4 July 2022
The SPEAK Project aims to improve healthcare for people with disability. The project focuses on autistic people, people with intellectual disability, and people with communication support needs. The project is an initiative of Alfred Health and aims to ensure people with disabililities and their carers feel safe, understood and supported while in hospital. They are […]
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29 June 2022
The Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Australian Network on Disability are partnering to support leaders with disability by providing an opportunity to uplift their governance knowledge to assist in increasing the representation of leaders with disability on boards and executives. In the first round of the national Disability Leadership Program (DLP), 85 full-fee […]
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28 June 2022
OC Connections would like to congratulate Mr Steve Dimopoulos Member for Oakleigh on his appointment as Minister for Creative Industries and Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events in the Victorian Government. The Hon Steve Dimopoulos has always been a wonderful and engaged supporter of the local community and of the work we undertake here […]
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28 June 2022
Our General Manager, Independence and Community, Laurelle Edwards, was fortunate to have the opportunity to speak with Shayne on the Disability Talk podcast this month. In the Disability Talk podcast series Shayne discusses his daily experiences living with a disability within the NDIS, and speaks with some interesting people who work in the disability sector […]
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23 June 2022
Congratulations to OC Connections Day Support participants Darren, Craig and Damien who have been invited to represent the Victorian Bocce team at the Special Olympics in Launceston, Tasmania this year. Darren, Damien, and Craig all started with the Bocce team back in 2019 and the other team members welcomed them with open arms. They joined […]
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OC Connections acknowledges the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional owners of this nation. We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past, present and future.
OC Connections respects Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their contribution to our society.
