News in the community

Check out what our Feros Care Local Area Coordinators are doing in the community.

We’ve handpicked our favourite stories that are helping to smash stereotypes and work towards everybody living a bold and connected life.

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Feros Care Local Area Coordinators make us proud

Feros Care has proven once again how amazing their employees are. They continue to give back in their capacity as Local Area Coordinators and as part of their community.

Disabled Surfer Barney Miller

My inspirational quadriplegic recovery story

Recovering after an accident isn't easy. This is the story of how Barney Miller recovered after his, learned how to breathe and stand on his own, and became a quadriplegic World Adaptive Surf Champion.

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Travelling with a disability - How I travelled the world with Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Tristram Peters has Spinal Muscular Atrophy and although he was told he would probably never travel, he has conquered Europe and the United States with a few simple travel preparations.

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Feros Care and Salt Care Partnering to share knowledge and build capacity

Local Area Coordinators from Feros Care have recently started volunteering at Salt Care, where we aim to build the capacity of individuals seeking support as part of the Gawler Community Care Hub (GCC Hub). Salt Care provides an op shop, food assistance programme, low cost counselling services and referrals to clients of the Hub.

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Streamlining Access to the NDIS

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Positive first impressions — the feeling is mutual, job seekers!

With 7% of Feros Care team members identifying as having a disability (19% among our Local Area Coordinator teams), it's even more important to ensure the first impression we make, via our application and induction process is welcoming and inclusive of employees with a disability.

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Sensory Friendly Services Springing Up!

Anyone can experience sensory overload — however, for people with conditions such as sensory processing disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, post-traumatic stress disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder, sensory overload can be debilitating.

Step 2 Education - Supporting Students with Disability in Tertiary Education

Supporting Students with a Disability in Tertiary Education

Although for some, the transition from high school to first year tertiary studies is a breeze, for many it is a very challenging, and sometimes overwhelming period in their lives.

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The Ripple Effect

Beth listened and established exactly what Caitlin needed and then linked us straight into the services that would help Caitlin lead the life I have always hoped for her.