A lot of people with disability have not had their 4th COVID vaccine dose.

Health experts say

• if you are 16 or over you should have your 4th dose
• all younger children should get vaccinated too.

4 doses can give you more protection against COVID.

Learn more about the 4th dose.

Watch this video for stories about what it was like to get the vaccine.

Learn what to do if there is a fire in your house.

In this info guide you can learn

• how to stop a fire happening in your house
• what to do if there is a fire

Fiona McKenzie and Micahel Sullivan are members of CID.

Fiona is a Director and Chair of the CID Board.

Michael was a Director for many years. He also was the Board Chair.

Fiona and Michael have been named Members of the Order of Australia.

This is an award that recognised their work for people with disability.

Fiona will get her award during the ceremony on 7 October starting at 10am.

Michael will get his award during the ceremony on 12 October.

You can watch the ceremonies live on this webpage.

Staff from our Health team went to Maitland to talk with Aboriginal Liaison Officers about a new workshop coming in October.

Read the blog post at the link to see how it went.

More than Just a Job for Me is a workshop for people with intellectual disability.

It talks about

• Finding what jobs you would enjoy

• Making a plan to get a job

• How to use your NDIS or other supports to do this

We will have two workshops for More than Just a Job for Me on

• Tuesday 25 October – Bryan Brown Theatre, Bankstown
• Thursday 27 October – Wagga RSL, Wagga Wagga

To register:

• Fill out this form
• Call 1800 424 065
• Email info@cid.org.au

My Rights Matter workshops are starting in October 2022.

My Rights Matter workshops are about supported decision making.

Supported decision making is when someone helps you make important decisions about your life.

In these workshops you will learn more about your rights and making decisions with support.

Workshops are for:

• People with disability
• Family, friends and peers
• Professionals and organisations

Watch our website and social media for more information.

Contact the My Rights Matter team on 1800 424 065.

Learn 2 Lead is a group of CID members with intellectual disability.

They get together to:

• share ideas
• learn about leadership
• learn about working together

One member says

“It is about being a leader, learning from each other and sharing skills, knowledge and experience”.

Learn 2 Lead is looking for new members.

We meet from 2pm – 4pm on the third Thursday of every month.

You need to be a CID member to join.

If you want to know more contact CID

• email info@cid.org.au
• call 1800 424 065.

The Youth CaLD Disability Collective at Multicultural Youth Advocacy Network want to talk to

• young people aged 18 to 30
• with a disability
• who are refugees or migrants.

They will have a meeting on Zoom on Wednesday, 5 October.

People who attend will get a $30 gift card.

To register

• Fill out the form
• Email Martika at MYAN

Our friendly team can answer your questions.

They can help you find the information you need.

Call us on 1800 424 065.