We recently caught up with Wheelchair Grand Prix (WGP) founder and managing director, Christopher Quinlan who  opened up about the beginnings of a movement taking the disability sector by storm. Named the most visible organisation in the sector of 2017, WGP is an organisation who’s goal it is to breakdown any misconceptions society has around the capabilities of people living with a disability.

I first heard about the Bus Stop Films filmmaking course through a few of my school friends and thought it sounded like lots of fun. Then in early 2015 I went to the special screening of the two short films they had made - “Heartbreak and Beauty” and “The Interview”. I was amazed by what they had achieved and seeing their talents on the screen, it was just so inspiring. Straight away I  said to myself “Yes this is something I want to do”!

Michael Harrison is stepping in for his wife Sarah today. Together they have 3 boys: Rylan aged 10 years, Eamon aged 4 and Darcy aged 3. All the boys are on the autism spectrum and each of them have other special needs. Rylan has high functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), coupled with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Sensory Modulation Disorder (SMD). Eamon also has ASD, Verbal Apraxia and ADHD and Darcy has a severe form of ASD. A common issue for children with these special needs is anxiety. All three boys suffer from anxiety.

Ahead of our Get Connected information sessions we sat down with Libby Ellis,  Founder of Incharge, to talk about important topics like understanding the different roles of the LAC, planners, plan managers, and support coordinators ? We think its worth taking some time out to hear what Libby has to say....

Jon Morrow was born with Type I SMA (Spinal Muscular Atrophy), a form of muscular dystrophy where the motor neurons controlling voluntary movement are progressively lost. Doctors predicted that he would die by the age of two. He survived, but by his 20s the only part of his body he could control was his face. Unemployed, unable to pay his costly medical bills, and living off welfare, he was facing a bleak future of slowly withering away in a nursing home.  

Ned Travers, 16, has suffered from severe epilepsy since he was 12. In 2014, he moved with his mother Carolyn Travers, 55, from Sydney to Tuscany. The same year they walked an old pilgrim route, which was his path to better health.