Connect & Grow Day – Empowering CALD Disability Communities

🗓 Saturday, 5th July 2025 | ⏰ 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM

📍 Ashwood Hall (Ground Floor), 21A Electra Ave, Ashwood VIC 3147

💻 Hybrid Event (In-person + Online)

Join us for Connect & Grow Day, a vibrant, inclusive event celebrating the voices and strengths of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) individuals living with disabilities, along with their families and carers.

This community event will feature inspiring lived experience panels, interactive workshops, a mini disability expo, and creative activities designed to foster connection, empowerment, and wellbeing. Enjoy free lunch and refreshments, network with others, and engage in supportive and empowering spaces.

Accessibility matters: We will provide accessible parking, ramps, Auslan interpretation, multilingual support, children’s activities, and a designated Chill Out Zone to ensure a welcoming and accessible environment for all attendees.

Language Note: The event will primarily be conducted in English. If you require Chinese or other language translation during the event, please let us know, and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.

Let’s connect, grow, and celebrate our community together! Register now!

Event Outline:

10:30 AM Registration Open & Peer Support Networking

11:00 AM Welcome Speech by NDIS and Mindspace

11:15 AM Panel 1: Proud to Be Me – Identity and Culture Beyond Ability and Disabilities

Panelists to be announced closer to date

12:15 PM Interactive Workshop: Martial Arts Empowerment Workshop

Facilitated by: Sifu Damien Chauremootoo

1:00 PM Panel 2: Mind Spectrum – Exploring Neurodivergent Experiences

Panelists to be announced closer to date

2:00 PM Interactive Workshop: Tea Meditation Workshop

Facilitated by: Kaishan Mellis

Throughout the Day:

Disability Information & Professional Support Station
Peer Support Circles & Creative Art-based Activities
Lunch & Refreshments Provided

Media Notice:

Please be advised that SBS will be filming and conducting interviews during the event.

If you do not wish to appear in any video footage or photographs, please inform our staff upon arrival, and we will take appropriate steps to protect your privacy.

If you are interested in participating in an interview, feel free to let one of our staff members know.

📩 If you have any questions regarding the event, please feel free to contact us via email: info@mindspaceconsulting.co. For more information, please visit our website: https://www.mindspaceconsultin...

We are proudly delivering projects for the Peer Support and Capacity Building (PSCB) grant for the NDIS.

English event description ends here; below is the Chinese version. 👉 中文版本请往下滑动查看。

「共行成长日」 — 亚裔残障社群同伴支持与身心赋能活动

🗓 活动日期：2025年7月5日（周六）

⏰ 活动时间：上午10:30 – 下午2:30

📍 活动地点：Ashwood Hall（一楼），21A Electra Ave, Ashwood VIC 3147

💻 活动形式：线下 + 线上直播

欢迎参加「共行成长日」，这是一个专为多元文化背景的残障人士及其家人、照护者打造的公益性社区活动，让我们在分享中收获力量，在交流中建立联结！您将在这里聆听残障亲历者的真实故事分享，参与身心赋能的互动工作坊，探索小型残障支援信息资源展台，还能体验绘画手工等创意活动，现场提供免费午餐茶点让您与同伴轻松交流和互助。

我们提供无障碍支持，包括配备坡道的一楼无障碍场地、无障碍停车位，手语翻译服务、多语言协助、以及儿童活动区和静心休憩空间。

📌 温馨提示：活动主要使用英文进行，如需中文或其他语言协助，请在购票时备注，我们会尽可能为您安排。

活动内容安排：

10:30 AM 开放入场 & 同伴支持与交流

11:00 AM NDIS 与 Mindspace 致欢迎词

《我们的故事：残障亲历者经验分享与对谈》

11:15 AM 专场讨论1：Proud to Be Me – 残障中的文化与自我认同
分享者信息将在活动近期公布

12:15 PM 互动工作坊：武术赋能工作坊
带领者：Sifu Damien Chauremootoo

1:00 PM 专场讨论2：Mind Spectrum – 探索神经多样性的生活
分享者信息将在活动近期公布

2:00 PM 互动工作坊：品茶修心·正念工作坊
带领者：Kaishan Mellis

整日开放内容：

同伴互助与交流
残障支援资讯展台 &专业支持服务站
创意绘画与手工角
美味午餐和茶歇

立即报名，参与到这场温暖有意义的社区聚会中吧！期待与您相见！

媒体告示：

请注意，SBS中文将在活动期间进行拍摄和采访。

如您不希望出现在任何视频画面或照片中，请在签到时告知我们的工作人员，我们将采取相应措施保护您的隐私。如果您有兴趣接受采访，也欢迎主动与我们的工作人员联系。

📩 如您对活动有任何疑问，欢迎联系我们：
邮件：info@mindspaceconsulting.co
网站：https://www.mindspaceconsultin...

我们很荣幸能获得国家残障保险计划（NDIS）的支持，为您提供此同伴支持与能力建设（PSCB）项目。

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