Creating Change Together

We are a social profit organisation on a mission to create a world where people who live with disability have a fair go at what life has to offer.

NDIS Conversation Series

With the NDIS Review underway, we are publishing a series of papers to help stimulate conversations about the future of the Scheme. Each fortnight, we will tackle a different topic of reform that we think is critical to the work of the NDIS Review.

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We Acknowledge And Pay Our Respects To First Australians

We want to see a world where everyone is included, respected and gets a fair go in life. We can't get there without acknowledging that our office sits on the land of the Kaurna people. Like people living with disability, we recognise that Aboriginal and Torres Straits Islander people continue to experience inequality and division. We want them to know we are their allies. We believe their culture, history, diversity and deep connection to the land deserves our highest respect.

What We Are Talking About

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Short- and long-term options for access to disability housing

Address by Robbi Williams, CEO, JFA Purple Orange, to the Believe Housing Australia Disability Housing Roundtable, Adelaide, Tuesday, 28 February 2023

We Are Hiring

We are seeking board members with a genuine commitment to inclusion and disability leadership, who bring professional experience in law, finance, or social policy (particularly advocacy and campaigns), or executive leadership. Want to join us? Learn more about the role on this page.

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Incorporation of the Livable Housing Design Guide Standards into the National Construction Code

Today we joined several organisations to urge the State Government to support and mandate the minimum accessibility standards for new residential construction projects based on the Livable Housing Design silver standards under the National Construction Code 2022.

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International Women's Day 2022

This International Women's Day 2022 we are sharing stories of women living with disability who #BreakTheBias. Meet this year's nominees and learn more about amazing women who are advocating for the disability community.

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Get started and build your SKILLs!

We’re going digital with the SKILL workshops! Do you want to learn how to build your best life? Are you interested in building an NDIS plan with the supports that you want? Reach your goals, choose your own adventure and more!

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How can we create inclusive communities?

The only way our communities will become truely inclusive of people living with disability, is if they are involved in planning and decision making. Here is a great example of what that looks like.

Your Stories: International Day of People with Disability 2021

This International Day of People with Disability, we asked people why it is important to have people with disability as leaders in the community. These are the stories we received.

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Podcast: Evolution of Self-Understanding

Leanne's relationship with understanding herself as a disabled woman is a complex and ever-evolving process. She's at a point where she feels empowered and in control of her own narrative. This is her story of arriving there.

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Rachel

What drives me to improve disability access in my community is knowing that even though can't solve all of my own problems, I can try to help other people solve theirs. It helps my mental health. Everyone would be able to enjoy their local community more if they're able to access everything.

The most memorable community project I was involved in was getting fully accessible changing places down by the beach. It’s the first fully accessible adult changing place in Whyalla and only the 2nd one in the whole of country SA.

It’s a full adult changing place that’s accessible to EVERYONE. In the past, the “accessible” changing place was only accessible to people who could get off their wheelchairs by themselves. If someone needed to use a hoist, or assistance from support workers, they wouldn’t be able to use the bathroom!

I didn’t realise this was an issue until someone in my community told me. I’ve learnt so much from the SKILL Facebook group for my local community. I’m really proud of how we’re working together to support each other and now I can help other people to speak up and have their say.

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Rachel was named Whyalla's 2023 Citizen of the Year for her work with improving disability access and services across the community. We are extremely grateful to have Rachel as part of our Purple Orange team and can’t wait to hear what she gets up to next. Learn more about Rachel’s involvement in her community and about the Changing Places project.

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