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Community and Events
Celebrating Christmas in the Park
12 December 2017
Celebrating Christmas in the Park
Focal Community Services hosted its annual Christmas celebration last Thursday, titled “Christmas in the Park”. Around 130 people attended the free community event at Browns Park, North Ipswich, including Focal clients, their families, organisational life members, and community members and representatives. “This was a wonderful event for everyone involved,” says Mickael Blanc, Focal’s CEO. “Christmas is about friends, family and the community coming together to celebrate the holiday season.” In true Ipswich fashion, temperatures topped 35 degrees on Thursday. Yet the blazing sun was not enough to hamper the spirits of staff and clients setting up during the day, nor…
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“Feel Safe” App for People with Disability
23 January 2018
“Feel Safe” App for People with Disability
True Relationships & Reproductive Health (True) have developed a free educational resource for people with disability. True’s Feel Safe app profiles the stories of six young people and uses interactive games to teach personal safety in a fun and interactive way. The app reinforces information on: types of touch rules about touch feelings who to talk to if you need help male and female body parts wanted and unwanted touch body warning signs Young people and adults with disability face a higher risk of experiencing sexual abuse. Feel Safe was developed in response to many requests from parents and carers, staff…
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Focal embracing assistive technology
11 July 2017
Focal embracing assistive technology
Focal Community Services (Focal) has formed an exciting collaboration with LifeTec Australia, a social enterprise that provides dedicated assistive technology services. The collaboration was announced at Focal’s recent launch of their new branding and services. “What this means for the community is that Focal not only provides disability support for individuals and their loved ones, but Focal can better their lives through practical living solutions,” explains Focal’s CEO, Mickael Blanc. What is assistive technology? Assistive technology (AT) is any product, device or system that provides people with practical solutions to everyday living activities. AT helps millions of people learn, work,…
