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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.

We listen to, learn from and work alongside people who live with disability to develop policy and practice that makes a difference.

 

Language Matters

Words shape the way society views and treats people living with disability. 

What We Are Talking About

We are hiring a Team Leader!

Are you deeply committed to seeing people living with disability get a fair go? Do you have experience in project management? We are seeking a confident and articulate leader to join us at Purple Orange.

The Purple Orange Podcast: Nice, but not really

You would never go around slinging out disability slurs. The last thing you want is to cause harm with your words. You would like to be an ally to the disability community, or perhaps you consider yourself one already. But even friends, family members, advocates and disability workers sometime get things wrong. In this episode of The Purple Orange Podcast, Jae Marie Jaensch guides us through things people commonly say that they think are nice, but often aren't received that way.

What is Our Voice SA?

We made this video to show off the life-changing work of Our Voice SA, a self-advocacy group run by and for people with intellectual disability.

Your Stories: International Day of People with Disabilities

We put a call out, asking people living with disability to tell us what this year's theme, 'building back better,' means to them. We received great responses. Here they are.

Our Voice SA Needs Analysis Report

Our Voice SA is a peer-led self-advocacy organisation for adults living with intellectual disability. Our Voice SA has conducted a needs analysis to better understand the emerging priorities of South Australians living with intellectual disability. This report allows Our Voice SA to share these findings and make recommendations to key stakeholders.

The Elephant in the Interview

After graduating from her accounting degree, Daniella Biagi really struggled to get a job. She had no problem getting to the interview stage. But she said there was always an elephant in the room that no one wanted to talk about.

Video: It was there all the time

After a terrible life-changing event, Rod Flight reconnects with a dormant passion, but then struggles to not be boxed in by a label.

DRC Submission: Rights and attitudes

This submission was made to the Disability Royal Commission in 2020 in response to the Issues paper on rights and attitudes. It covers the attitudes towards people living with disability and knowledge on the rights of people who live with disability. Recommendations to improve attitudes and knowledge on rights of people with disability are included.

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 Straight 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.

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Karen

My son Daniel is non verbal but he expresses himself in other ways. He likes collecting twigs and breaking them into smaller pieces. We have buckets of broken twigs in our house.  

Last year I thought it would be good to do something with these twigs. My husband and I bought birdhouses and containers - things that Daniel can cover with his broken twigs. Daniel puts the glue on by himself and sticks the twigs on.  

Daniel has made lots of things with his stick art now. Birdhouses, pen holders, money boxes. He even made coasters for all his guests at his 40th birthday party. It is a hobby he enjoys and can spend hours on.

 

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