Dylan Alcott becomes first person with disability to be made Australian of The Year
Dylan Alcott made history by becoming the first person with a disability to be made Australian of the Year in it’s 62 year history. In his speech Dylan said, “I’ve known nothing but having a disability….I used to hate having a disability. I hated it so much, I hated being different. Whenever I turned on […]
End Exclusion of Older Australians from Disability Support
More than 60 organisations across the health, disability and ageing sectors have released a joint statement urging the Federal Government to end age discrimination in disability support and give older Australians living with a disability but who are excluded from the NDIS equal access to assistive technology. Led by the Assistive Technology for All campaign, […]
Refocus this February with SCIA’s Engage Program
SCIA will be holding our free, online program Engage starting February 22, 2022. Engage is a group-based program over 10 weeks for anyone in Australia, with an acquired disability that explores meaning and purpose following a big life change. As part of the 10 week program, you will meet every Tuesday for six weeks followed […]