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Because everyone has the right to make or participate in decisions about the things that impact them. Our Supported Decision Making Guide can help - adalaw.com.au #WEAAD2023.

Thanks ⁦@sofieformica⁩ for the opportunity to speak with you on ⁦4BC Brisbane⁩ about the impact of #elderabuse on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day #WEAAD We need older people to speak out and for the rest of the community to call out elder abuse ⁦ADA Australia⁩

JOIN US IN CELEBRATING OUR FIRST NATIONS PEOPLES. NAIDOC WEEK #Respect #Heritage #IndigenousPeople #FirstNations #Culture #Tradition

Sign up for tomorrow's @CLC_Qld webinar where our Principal Solicitor Karen Williams will join QAI to outline how to make the most out of the Guide - and help your clients to keep making decisions about their own lives wherever possible. bit.ly/3PRu55m

Aged care and community workers who participated in the research said the training encouraged them to be more consultative when working with older people tinyurl.com/2yp24k24 #Training #Ageism

ArtAbility® is a FREE art program for people living with a disability or mental health challenges and people from culturally diverse backgrounds where English isn’t their first language. To register your interest, please contact Kerry at [email protected] or call 0490 059 026.

Catch up on our latest news in The Advocate out now. We are providing more support for older people and people with disability in more ways. adaaustralia.com.au/the-advocate-m…

What does rights-based aged care look like and how do we pay for it? We'd like to hear from you. For more information or to RSVP visit opan.org.au/cota-opan-cons…

ArtAbility® is a FREE art program for people living with a disability or mental health challenges and people from culturally diverse backgrounds where English isn’t their first language. To register your interest, please contact Kerry at: [email protected] or call 0490 059 026

Today is World Senior Citizen's Day. The celebration took place for the first time in 1991. The day aims to increase awareness of issues that affect older people.

Words make worlds. Considering ageist language and the power of language to lead change with Professor Kate Burridge at #Embolden2023. How do we reclaim the word ‘old’ to reflect the power of wisdom, experience and freedom of ageing. #oldisbeautiful.

The QLD Seniors Calendar is out now. Launched today by Minister Craig Crawford at the South East QLD Seniors Forum, where seniors have come together to inform the QLD Government about what's important for ageing well. Contact [email protected] for your copies.

"If you don't know, ask. Knowledge is power." CEO Geoff Rowe talking at the Queensland Seniors Forum this afternoon about the importance of older people knowing their rights. You don't check in your rights when you turn 65. #QLDSeniorsMonth

Seniors are centre stage. Its Queensland Seniors Month and the 2024 Seniors Calendar is here. Get all the details in our latest edition of The Advocate. adaaustralia.com.au/the-advocate-s…

Cohosting the Elder Abuse Forum today where professionals on the front line of elder abuse are looking at better collaboration & ways to respond. Cases are often complex, but there can be a resolution - one which includes the older person. Support, counselling & mediation are key

Great to be part of #AAG2023 presenting on how we uphold the human rights of older people, especially people living with dementia, to be included in decisions about their life - through supported decision making in practice. bit.ly/47zcyoh

Today, #IDPwD2023, we celebrate the contributions people with disability make to our families, communities and workplaces. Everyone every day can be part of creating a more inclusive community. Learn how by taking the ABC's ableism quiz - abc.net.au/news/2023-11-2…

Consultation on the exposure draft for the new rights-based Aged Care Act has begun. This game-changing piece of legislation will inform the future of Australia’s aged care - register to join us in the new year for this important discussion opan.org.au/events/exposur…

Geoff Rowe of ADA Australia writes that the exposure draft of the Aged Care Act shows good intent, but it doesn't go far enough to put the current system's focus on people in aged care. Read more: helloleaders.com.au/article/opinio… #agedcare #advocacy #rights