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Seeing past the disability	Ashleigh Ryan Community Educator - The Spastic Centre	12 Jan 2011	Starting work in the disability field at the age of 18 was nothing short of scary and eye opening. I definitely grew up the first few months I was there. I went from finishing high school and only caring about myself, to someone that cared for over 20 wheelchair bound clients who have cerebral palsy.
It’s in my core	Lis Tuck Support Worker - ACES	12 Oct 2010	I’ve told my story a lot throughout my life. When I was young my parents separated and there was a fair bit of tragedy throughout my childhood.
I’m exactly where I want to be	Alison Richardson Creative Director/Coordinator - Workshops in the Arts for People with a Disability, Riverside Theatres	15 Sep 2010	Throughout my career I’ve been involved in a diverse range of arts initiatives for people with disability which sprung out of my work as a theatre maker, director and tutor with young people and local communities. I think that it’s been through my experiences that I have carved out exactly where I want to be and it’s perfect for me.
I work with children with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities	Nerryl at ADHC Occupational Therapist	20 Aug 2010	I am an occupational therapist working with school aged children on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. I work with children with a moderate to severe intellectual disability, which is the primary diagnosis to be eligible for Ageing, Disability and Home Care (ADHC) services.
A family affair	Gerry Foo Fundraising and Community Engagement Manager - Sunshine	09 Aug 2010	I’ve had experiences working in disability services on and off for a number of years and I keep coming back to it.
The two of us	Sam and Kahlia Disability Support Workers - ACES	09 Jun 2010	Kahlia was a new staff member at ACES in late 2009, and about to start the same role that Sam had been doing - they were buddied up together, as part of ACES’ mentoring program, and their story is below.
I get to see our clients happy	Nathan Christopher Project Officer - The Disability Trust	09 Jun 2010	I’ve worked in the sector for 4 years now and I’m currently a Project Officer for the Respite and In-Home Care Team at The Disability Trust. The service is based in Nowra and we provide in-home support to clients with disabilities throughout the Shoalhaven area.
Speech pathology is my dream job	Sarah Jurd Speech Pathologist - The Spastic Centre	09 Jun 2010	I have worked in the disability sector for around 13 years as a Respite Carer, Teacher’s Aide, Community Access Support Worker and Residential Worker. I think it was in my time as a Teacher’s Aide that I realised the level of support required for a child with a disability to access a school curriculum, is far outweighed by the actual amount of support that is out there.
I still wake up and skip out of bed every morning!	Matthew Martin Executive Manager, Organisational Development - The Disability Trust	09 Jun 2010	When I was in my third year of a Bachelor of Arts, I was doing a research subject which led me to complete a project on job satisfaction with staff at a disability services organisation. It sparked an interest in me and I ended up getting a frontline position at the House With No Steps.
I found the perfect job for me through carecareers	Charlie Newton Casual Care Worker - Cerebral Palsy Alliance	21 May 2010	I was lucky to find the perfect job for me on the carecareers website just a few months ago. I had just come back from an overseas trip and wanted to find some casual work, as I finished my Higher School Certificate last year and am having a break until I start uni next year.

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Seeing past the disability

Ashleigh Ryan Community Educator - The Spastic Centre

12 Jan 2011

Starting work in the disability field at the age of 18 was nothing short of scary and eye opening. I definitely grew up the first few months I was there. I went from finishing high school and only caring about myself, to someone that cared for over 20 wheelchair bound clients who have cerebral palsy.

It’s in my core

Lis Tuck Support Worker - ACES

12 Oct 2010

I’ve told my story a lot throughout my life. When I was young my parents separated and there was a fair bit of tragedy throughout my childhood.

I’m exactly where I want to be

Alison Richardson Creative Director/Coordinator - Workshops in the Arts for People with a Disability, Riverside Theatres

15 Sep 2010

Throughout my career I’ve been involved in a diverse range of arts initiatives for people with disability which sprung out of my work as a theatre maker, director and tutor with young people and local communities. I think that it’s been through my experiences that I have carved out exactly where I want to be and it’s perfect for me.

I work with children with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities

Nerryl at ADHC Occupational Therapist

20 Aug 2010

I am an occupational therapist working with school aged children on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. I work with children with a moderate to severe intellectual disability, which is the primary diagnosis to be eligible for Ageing, Disability and Home Care (ADHC) services.

A family affair

Gerry Foo Fundraising and Community Engagement Manager - Sunshine

09 Aug 2010

I’ve had experiences working in disability services on and off for a number of years and I keep coming back to it.

The two of us

Sam and Kahlia Disability Support Workers - ACES

09 Jun 2010

Kahlia was a new staff member at ACES in late 2009, and about to start the same role that Sam had been doing - they were buddied up together, as part of ACES’ mentoring program, and their story is below.

I get to see our clients happy

Nathan Christopher Project Officer - The Disability Trust

09 Jun 2010

I’ve worked in the sector for 4 years now and I’m currently a Project Officer for the Respite and In-Home Care Team at The Disability Trust. The service is based in Nowra and we provide in-home support to clients with disabilities throughout the Shoalhaven area.

Speech pathology is my dream job

Sarah Jurd Speech Pathologist - The Spastic Centre

09 Jun 2010

I have worked in the disability sector for around 13 years as a Respite Carer, Teacher’s Aide, Community Access Support Worker and Residential Worker. I think it was in my time as a Teacher’s Aide that I realised the level of support required for a child with a disability to access a school curriculum, is far outweighed by the actual amount of support that is out there.

I still wake up and skip out of bed every morning!

Matthew Martin Executive Manager, Organisational Development - The Disability Trust

09 Jun 2010

When I was in my third year of a Bachelor of Arts, I was doing a research subject which led me to complete a project on job satisfaction with staff at a disability services organisation. It sparked an interest in me and I ended up getting a frontline position at the House With No Steps.

I found the perfect job for me through carecareers

Charlie Newton Casual Care Worker - Cerebral Palsy Alliance

21 May 2010

I was lucky to find the perfect job for me on the carecareers website just a few months ago. I had just come back from an overseas trip and wanted to find some casual work, as I finished my Higher School Certificate last year and am having a break until I start uni next year.

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