Powerful Positive Parents

Raising Our Voices ‘International Women’s Day’ radio special ?

In this show Sarah, Mel and Lisa talk about their stories as women with cognitive disabilities.

Lisa is a member of Brain Injury Matters.

She chats about her experience with ableism and sexism since she acquired her brain injury.

Mel is a peer worker at Positive Powerful Parents.

She shares her story as a mother with an intellectual disability.

Sarah is a member of New Wave Gippsland Self Advocacy and Rainbow Rights.

She shares her experience as a Trans, Aboriginal, Lesbian women with an Acquired Brain Injury.

Mel, Lisa and Sarah also chat about how discrimination is still happening on the ground, even though there are anti-discrimination laws and policies.

They also talk about the importance of sharing their stories, and supporting others with disability to be empowered and speak up.

To listen to the show click the link below:

? : https://www.3cr.org.au/raisingourvoices

Parents with Disability in Victoria now have a Charter of Rights!?

It is with excitement ? that PPP can share with you the Victorian Charter of Rights for Parents and Carers with disability involved with Child Protection.

The documents were launched yesterday  6/2/2023 by our very own Susan Arthur and Miranda Bain from Funds in Court Victoria-The Supreme Court of Victoria.

The documents are now ‘live’ within the Child Protection Online Manual.


This link is to the page in the Child Protection Manual where the documents are found:

https://www.cpmanual.vic.gov.au/our-approach/roles-and-responsibilities/charter-rights-parents-and-carers-disabilities-involved

This link is to the Charter:

https://www.cpmanual.vic.gov.au/charter-rights-parents-and-carers-disabilities-involved-child-protection-victoria

This link is to the easy read version/information sheet:

https://www.cpmanual.vic.gov.au/32111-easy-read-version-charter-rights-parents-and-carers-disabilities-involved-child-protection

Just to note that these documents are “works in progress’ and we and other organisations will be giving feedback over the next few months.

Please share these with parents and within your networks!!

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