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Blind football
MND SA Glitz and Glamour
Gala Dinner
The MND SA Glitz and
Glamour Gala Dinner will be
held in Adelaide’s Festival
Function Centre in Findon,
and includes a three-course
meal, five-hour drinks package
and pre-dinner drinks, live
entertainment by Becky Blake
and Shaken Not Stirred, live
and silent auctions, raffles,
wine wall, photo booth and live
caricature drawing plus more.
www.trybooking.com/369232
Gold Coast Disability Expo
The Gold Coast Disability
Expo is set to be the biggest
Disability Expo on the 2018
Gold Coast City Calendar. It is
being held on August 3 and 4 at
the Gold Coast Event Centre.
www.goldcoastdisabilityexpo
.com.au
National Disability Summit
The 9th Annual National
Disability Summit will take
place on the August 20 and
21 at the Novotel Melbourne
on Collins, and will continue
the discussion and review
progress and initiatives in
supporting people with
disability and their families
to maximise independence
and participation by creating
greater choice.
www.informa.com.au/
event/conference/national-
disability-summit/
Australian Blind Football has kicked off
an action-packed season with its first ever
national camp held in Melbourne recently.
Players attending the camp were selected in
the first national blind football and partially
sighted futsal (modified football) squads.
Walk to D-Feet MND
The Motor Neurone Disease
Association of South Australia held
its 10th annual Walk to D-Feet MND
recently. More than 1,100 people
participated in the 5km walk and
raised $85,000 for MND SA to
continue providing support services.
Bella Room
The Museum of Contemporary Art
Australia has opened its 2018 Bella
Room Commission by artist Lara Merrett
(pictured) called Paint Me In. Bella is
MCA’s free program for people with
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Care Expo
The Care Expo will be held
on September 14 and 15 in
the Brisbane Convention and
Exhibition Centre, with more
than 100 exhibitors.
www.careexpo.com.au
disability and access requirements.
Image courtesy Anna Kučera.
Aira launch
Vision Australia and US-based start-
up Aira have partnered to launch an
innovative technology in Australia that
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social scene
connects visually impaired people via
augmented reality to a network of sighted
professionals to help them navigate the
world. L-R are Aira’s Kevin Phelan and
Amy Bernal, with Vision Australia’s Chris
Edwards and David Speyer.
linkonline.com.au