People with disabilities from culturally diverse communities sharing practical tips about living well. Listen to our content sorted by language at speakmylanguage.com.au The Speak My Language (Disability) program involves people with disabilities from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and other guest speakers, sharing practical tips and resources to support living well with a disability. Speak My Language (Disability) is funded by Commonwealth Department of Social Services and is proudly delivered via an historic partnership between all State and Territory Ethnic and Multicultural Communities‘ Councils across Australia.
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Thursday Nov 04, 2021
Thursday Nov 04, 2021
F’dan l-episodju, qed ningħaqdu my Maryanne, li se taqsam magħna l-attivitajiet differenti li esplorat waqt il-COVID-19 biex tnaqqas l-esperjenza tal-iżolament. L-attivitajiet mhux biss għenuha issaħħah ir-rabtiet mal-komunità, imma għenuha ttejjeb il-ħiliet motorji fini. Maryanne kburija bil-kisbiet tagħha, u taqsam kif b’dawn issib s-sens ta’ skop għal-ħajja u li tħoss li hi parti mill-komunita’.
About the storyteller
Fl-1975, Maryanne twieldet tlett xhur qabel iż-żmien bil-kundizzjoni cerebral palsy, u tuża siġġu tar-roti biex tmur minn post għal ieħor. Maryanne għandha passjoni biex taqbeż għad-drittijiet tal-persuni b’diżabilità u appoġġjat proġetti tal-kunsill billi użat l-esperjenza tad-diżabilita’ tagħha biex tgħarraf dan ir-rwol. Kisbet ‘Diploma in Community Services’ kif ukoll ‘Certifcate II and III in Administration’ u ‘Certificate IV in Training and Assessment’. Hija mlaħħqa bħala ‘integration aide’ u tagħmel ħafna voluntarjat u ġbir ta’ fondi għal għaqdiet differenti fil-ħin liberu tagħha.
(In this episode, we are joined by Maryanne, who shares the different activities she explored during COVID-19 to help ease her experience of isolation. The activities not only helped her develop deeper connections in the community, but also helped her improve her fine motor skills. Maryanne is proud of her achievements, and shares how they have supported her sense of purpose and community belonging.
About the storyteller
In 1975, Maryanne was born 3 months premature with cerebral palsy, and uses a wheelchair to get around. Maryanne is passionate about disability advocacy and has supported council projects in this capacity by using her lived experience of disability to inform her role. She has completed a Diploma in Community Services as well as Certificate 2 and 3 Administration, and a Certificate 4 Training and Assessment. She is a qualified integration aide, and does a lot of volunteering and fundraising for different organisations in her free time.
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