Belonging: Making Friends, Building Community
Thank to to everyone who attended our first event of 2025!
You can watch the full recording here: https://youtu.be/3NwoHQBkrAA?feature=shared
Summary
The event started with a panel discussion on friendship with Todd Winther, Emma Myers and Elly Desmarchelier.
Then Sally Robinson and Tim Cahalan shared their research about people with disability and loneliness.
The research told us what made people feel like they belonged and what didn’t. They also shared advice about how to make sure people feel included.
To finish the event, Saranna Schultz and Megan Lampa talked about how they became friends through a leadership program for young people with cerebral palsy.
| “Don’t underestimate the person with disability… Everyone with a disability has got a lot more to offer than meets the eye.” – Tim Cahalan |
Resources
Some amazing things were shared in the chat and by our presenters
Copy of Sally & Tim’s slides are available here.
Here is direct link to their research: https://www.ourvoicesa.org.au/our-work
Here are the links shared in the chat:
Links from the chat:
We Belong https://www.flagstaffgroup.
CPActive program https://cpactive.org.au/
Thank you for being part of our great community!
About The Disability Dialogue
The Disability Dialogue is a safe space where people with disability, families, representative organisations, providers, researchers, and the wider community work together on things that matter to us.
We are led by people with disability. That means we’re the ones in charge, generating ideas, making decisions, and leading the way.
We are a joint initiative of:
- DANA
- Inclusion Australia
- Alliance 20
- Melbourne Disability Institute
We are supported by the federal government.