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YoorallaTEE
Entries for the YoorallaTEE competition are now closed.
But it doesn't end there!
The vote is now on for the 16 best designs to appear in store. Check out www.yoorallatee.com.au to see the t-shirts selected by judges and vote for the ones you'd like to see in store. You can read about each design and how it reflects this years theme 'Disability=Diversity' by clicking on the t-shirt.
This years theme-
Discrimination sucks! We want to put an end to it, especially when it's directed against people with disability.
YoorallaTEE is a competition that aims to encourage positive images of disability through design.
To enter, artists are invited to submit a T-shirt print design based on this year's theme "Disability = Diversity".
The most popular designs will be sold in T-Bar stores across Australia to raise funds for Yooralla.
One or more lucky finalists will also win a unique contract to design for T-Bar as well as a share of cash prizes!
Check out the 2011 YoorallaTEE flyer here.
Check out 2010's winners and fantastic designs here.
Yooralla Media Awards
The Yooralla Media Awards (YMA) provides an important opportunity to recognise and reward media coverage that contributes to public awareness and understanding of disability.
Its aim is to break down the stereotypes that for too long have caused hardship to people with disability, their families and carers.
Awards categories celebrate the best entries from print, radio, television media and photojournalism.
The Yooralla Media Award for Excellence is presented to the most outstanding entry and the winner will be invited to accept their award as part of the National Disability Awards at Parliament House, Canberra - date TBC.
Entries for the 2012 YMA are now open!
Visit the YMA website at http://www.yoorallamediaawards.com.au/.
Why Australia Needs A National Disability Insurance Scheme
Yooralla welcomed the draft report by the Productivity Commission, which recommended an overhaul of the way disability services are funded and delivered, including the establishment of a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
The NDIS will revolutionise disability services and will make it easier for people to access essential care, support, therapy, equipment, early intervention and training.
The Productivity Commission's full report is due on July 31st 2011.
See Yooralla's response to the draft report here.
Yooralla E Newsletter
In this month's E-News: Outspoken South Melbourne parish priest Father Bob McGuire has thrown his support behind this year's YoorallaTEE competition, which aims to encourage positive images of disability and Mitchell Price from Leongatha embarks on a fundraising drive to raise the $5,000 he needs to take his place on a basketball tour of America.
Click here to read the latest from Yooralla's monthly online newsletter.
To catch up on past E-News, click here.
Art Circle- Showcasing Ability
Art Circle develops ongoing opportunities for artists with disability to be able to display work publicly and create a dynamic art culture that will lead to greater community inclusion in the arts.
Registrations are now open for art works for our 2012 show.
Check out our new-look Art Circle website.
Family Options
Could you care for a child with a disability?
Yooralla is currently looking for carers across Victoria who are able to care for a young person with a disability for a day, weekend, week or more.
Yooralla's Family Options program provides long-term support for children and young people with disability through family based placement.
Click here for more information on becoming a carer.
Blah! Blah! Blah! Yooralla's Blog
Blah! Blah! Blah! is Yooralla's Blog written by people with disability about disability and the community.
The Yooralla Bloggers are Tully Zygier, Anne Dobson, Alex Birnie and Paul Psathas.
Read the latest Blah! Blah! Blah! entry here.