All tagged Disability

Cafes working towards disability equality

Cafes working towards disability equality

KOS team member
Givemas, Givemas 2022

Disability activist Bianca Stern is the General Manager at All Things Equal, a cafe that provides purposeful employment for people with and without disability in a ‘mainstream’ work environment. Jessica Colgan is CEO of All Things Equal and Co-Founder at Ginger Snap Patisserie, a social enterprise celebrating the limitless potential of people with disability, and creating meaningful employment for people with disability. We hear from Bianca and Jessica about why it is important to have equal employment opportunities for all types of people.

Benny Dominish: uni2beyond allows adults with learning disabilities to go to uni

Benny Dominish: uni2beyond allows adults with learning disabilities to go to uni

KOS team member
Interview

It is estimated that 10-16 percent of students are perceived by their teachers to have learning difficulties. These can be caused by internal factors (inherent, medical, physical, neurological), and/or external factors like family, communities, opportunities and experiences. And yet, many of these students have negative experiences with the educational system and feel like their needs fail to be addressed.

The Lab Network

The Lab Network

KOS team member
Interview

The Lab was created to offer a safe and welcoming space for adolescents with autism where they can socialise, and importantly, be themselves without judgement. KOS chats with Stefan Schutt from The Lab Network.

Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children

Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children

Natalie Williams
Interview

Vision impairment and hearing loss support has been a growing concern for many in Australia for decades now. With healthcare professionals such as GPs, optometrists and speech pathologists being the backbone of a lot of the treatment and management plans for those affected, there is also a number of staff and volunteers working hard behind the scenes.

Normality of Disability

Normality of Disability

KOS team member
Opinion

“We cannot question people's abilities about what they want, because they needed them. They had enough experiences going through isolation, facing systematic failures and falling into cracks of a mental health crisis.”
Writes disability advocate Mathew Townsend.