July 2004
Senate Community Affairs References Committee Inquiry into Aged Care. Young people living in Aged Care Facilities were included in the Terms of Reference in the recent Senate Community Affairs References Committee inquiry into aged Care. 196 submissions were received from all around Australia. To view a complete list of submissions, please visit the website: http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/clac_ctte/aged_care04/submissions/sublist.html
http://www.inabilitypossability.com/Sub126_InabilityPossability.pdf
In September film maker Rob McCafferty and his brother Beau and cousin Sean Kelly along with amateur actors Chris Nolan, Marcus Downey, Matt High and Gregor Peele made a short film to help raise awareness of the issue of young people with an ABI who live in nursing homes. In our lobbying of politicians, bureaucrats and service providers we will include this DVD along with our letters or submissions. It is approximately 2 minutes and has a strong impact.
IP launch the DVD "Dirty Old Town'. This film was produced and funded by IP with Rob and Bequ McCafferty and Sean Kelly from Redlands Media. The film is to promote this issue of young people with ABI living in nursing homes.
August 2006
Inability Possability made a submission to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee inquiry into the Funding and Operation of the Commonwealth State/Territory Disability Agreement. IP was invited to give evidence to the enquiry.
February
2008
Inability Possability held a fundraiser at the Westgarth Cinema showing the movie The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, about 'locked in' syndrome. Over 100 people attended the event.
August
2008
Inability Possabilty fund a research document into 'Eight years of nutrition intervention for a young person with an acquired brain injury' carried out by Food Physics.
http://www.inabilitypossability.com/Voevodin_Haala_ABI_Nutrition2007.pdf
October
2008
Inability Possability made
a submission to the Victorian Government Family and Community Development
Committee Inquiry on the Provision of Support Accommodation for Victorians with
a Disability or Mental Illness to represent the views and needs of young
people with severe ABI.
December 2008
Inability Possability made a submission to the Federal, State and Territory Government National Disability Strategy to represent the views and needs of young people with severe ABI.
August 2006
Inability Possability made a submission to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee inquiry into the Funding and Operation of the Commonwealth State/Territory Disability Agreement to represent the views and needs of young people with severe ABI.
http://www.inabilitypossability.com/InabilityPossability_Sub75.pdf