Have your say: come tell us how organisations can better support Disabled young people!

Get the Go-Ahead is a project run by Women's Health East in partnership with Youth Disability Advocacy Service. We're running a series of focus groups with Disabled young people to better understand how youth organisations and support services can be accessible and welcoming for Disabled young people.

What's involved
Come to one 2-hour focus group, online or in person. The focus groups will be facilitated by two Disabled facilitators. You'll be asked questions about accessibility, what makes an event or organisation welcoming for you, and what you want people who work with Disabled young people to understand.

What will happen after
We'll put all feedback from the focus groups together and create resources aimed at people who work with Disabled young people, telling them how they can be more accessible and welcoming. The resources will be public, and you can see and use them too.

Who
These focus groups are open to Disabled young people across Victoria.

Disabled: This is a broad category, and we know people might use different language to describe themselves. In this project we recognise a broad definition of disability, including physical disability, intellectual disability, neurodivergence, mental illness, chronic illness, cognitive disability, sensory disability.

Young people: aged 18 to 25.

Payment
You'll be paid $150 for your time.

When and where
All focus groups will cover the same topics. Please only register for one.

In person

21st of May
Time: 6pm-8pm
Where: St Kilda Library Community Room, 150 Carlisle Street, St Kilda map link
Access: The Community Room is wheelchair accessible, and there's an accessible gender neutral bathroom available. There'll be a quiet space on the day.
Public transport

Tram: Stop 36-St Kilda Town Hall is directly outside, routes 3 and 16
Wheelchair accessible tram: many route 16 trams are low floor trams but not all. The nearest wheelchair accessible tram stop is Stop 38-Balaclava Station, 450m away
Train: Balaclava Railway Station is 450m away

27th of May
Time: 6pm-8pm
Where: Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre Band Room, Dandenong map link
Accessibility: The Band Room has ramp access and there's a wheelchair accessible bathroom
Public transport

Dandenong Railway Station is 250m away

4th of June
Time: 5:30pm-7:30pm
Where: The Dome, 51 Little Malop St, Geelong map link
Accessibility: see Accessibility at The Dome, scroll to the heading Physical accessibility within the building
Public transport

Geelong Railway Station is 450m away

Online

22nd of May (afternoon)
Time: 2pm-4pm
Where: online via Zoom, you'll get the Zoom link if you register
Access: live captions

22nd of May (evening)
Time: 6pm-8pm
Where: online via Zoom, you'll get the Zoom link if you register
Access: live captions

28th of May, Auslan session
Time: 6pm-8pm
Where: online via Zoom, you'll get the Zoom link if you register
Access: live captions, Auslan interpreted

3rd of June, text-based session
Time: 6pm-8pm
Where: Discord, you'll be sent the link if you register
Access: this session will be entirely text based.

For any questions, email Kochava, klilit@whe.org.au

Get the Go-Ahead is funded by the Victorian Government.