ContACT Newsletter

The Citizens Advice Bureau's new edition of our newsletter, Community
ContACT is now online at
http://www.citizensadvice.org.au/images//newsletterfeb12.pdf
This edition has all the latest news, events, opportunities and programs
that people in community and government sectors send to us.
Community ContACT will be available quarterly don't forget to send us
your news articles for future newsletters.
Enjoy reading Community ContACT.
If you would like a hard copy posted to you, or the PDF sent to you via
e-mail please let me know.
aimee@citizensadvice.org.au
www.citizensadvice.org.au

GENERATE arts and disability network NEWS

GENERATE Canberra Arts Access Network

... making life easy, accessible and creative

Top news!

• Perception artist meeting Wed 7 September at 4pm, Belconnen Arts Centre 
• Cultivate grants for artists with disability through Arts Access Australia!  Closing 10am Monday 12 September.
• AccessibiliTEA goes to Arc Cinema on Thursday 15 September at 2pm.  Meet at 1.45pm in the National Film and Sound Archive foyer.
• ACTAADS announces grants available up to $500
• MP by Alana Valentine at the Street Theatre 1 - 15 October, exploring disability issues and Australian politics.
• Mirror Ball disco, 6pm Saturday 22 October.  Marilyn and Sandra's October disco includes a relationships forum, with the opportunity to share your stories and be filmed.  Dinner and disco as usual.
• connect with GENERATE on facebook, just select the facebook symbol on our homepage!

... and much much more, don't miss the September School of Music program, Music For Everyone's next open day, and the opportunity to enter the Mindscapes Festival art and photography competition!

... jump into Generate http://www.generate.net.au/ for full details and news updates

You have received this email as part of the GENERATE Canberra Arts Access Network to receive information about arts and disability in the ACT

If you would like to unsubscribe please email mailto:artsability@actartsofficers.org.au with unsubscribe in the subject line.

New email addresses and website for ACT Community Arts Office! 

http://actcommunityarts.tumblr.com/

PWD ACT's September Newsletter

People With Disabilities ACT's September newsletter is now available on our
website: www.pwdact.org.au,
at:http://www.pwdact.org.au/index.php/newsletters/145-newsletter.html
Inside the Issue:
* Notice of PWD ACT 2011 AGM
* PWD ACT Activities Over The Past Month
* PWD ACT's Latest organisational Member
* From Executive Officer's Desk
* Current News
* Centrelink's Pulse & Changes to the DSP
* Upcoming Activities & Community Events
* Health & Wellbeing
* Sport & Recreation
* PWD ACT's Organisational Members
* PWD ACT Contact Information

Disability ACT August e-news link

For your information, please see below link to the August 2011 edition of Disability ACT E-News

http://www.dhcs.act.gov.au/disability_act/publications/enews/august_2011#top

Contents include:

• POMS - Personal Outcome Measure
• New Funding – Self Advocacy Service
• Welcome to New Staff
• Director Disability ACT, Policy, Planning and Sector Development
• Companion Card Complaints Process
• Disability ACT Website
• Quality of Life Grant Update
• For Your Diary

Disability ACT - government provider (website)

Click on the link below for further information.

The role and responsibility of Disability ACT is to plan, develop strategic policy, allocate funding and provide and monitor services for people with disability in the ACT and the families that care for them.

Contents include:
Companion Card http://www.dhcs.act.gov.au/companion_card
eNews http://www.dhcs.act.gov.au/disability_act/enews
Policies http://www.dhcs.act.gov.au/disability_act/policies#policy
Services available http://www.dhcs.act.gov.au/disability_act/services

http://www.dhcs.act.gov.au/disability_act

ACT Art & Disability Network news

A reminder to update your database with the new ArtsAbility email address artsability@actcommunityar​ts.org.au and thank you to those who have already done so.
We look forward to continuing to share news with you and hearing about your important initiatives and events!

GENERATE Canberra Arts Access Network
... making life easy, accessible and creative

Top news!
• New Cultivate grants for artists with disability through Arts Access Australia! Open until Monday 12 September.
• AccessibiliTEA goes to Craft and Quilt Fair at EPIC on Saturday 13 August, 10am. Bookings with ArtsAbility essential - 2 complimentary tickets still available!
• Transience - Paperworks Exhibition Opening at Belconnen Arts Centre, 6pm Friday 12 August

... and much much more, don't miss the call out for entries from Queanbeyan Art Society, ANCA, nominations for Inclusion Awards, International Glee performance opportunity and local dance classes for students with special needs, Start Up Grants, Art Bank, and a gorgeous Lunchbox Concert performance of harp and voice coming up at the School of Music.

... jump into Generate www.generate.net.au for full details and news updates select drop down News menu

You have received this email as part of the GENERATE Canberra Arts Access Network to receive information about arts and disability in the ACT
If you would like to unsubscribe please email artsability@actcommunityar​ts.org.au with unsubscribe in the subject line.

New email addresses and website for ACT Community Arts Office!
http://actcommunityarts.tu​mblr.com/