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The AT Chat Facebook page
(@atchatwithus) releases ‘user led’
video content each week encouraging
people with disability to see what is
available for them to consider. This
is supported by ‘Chatterbox’ a
Facebook group to share knowledge
and experience about AT.
Danielle
Loizou-
Lake (on
skateboard)
and Jocelyn
Franciscus.
Project lead Danielle Loizou-Lake
said the content AT Chat creates
demonstrates people with disability
using their AT in everyday situations.
“We show people living their
lives; at university, a local sporting
AT Chat
launched
A
team of people with
disability are changing
the way information
is created and shared around
Assistive Technology (AT) in a
new initiative called AT Chat.
The development team of Danielle
Loizou-Lake, Jocelyn Franciscus, Nick
club or trendy bar. It’s important to
Passanisi and Zel Iscel, all people take the time to create content that
with disability, officially launched the shows people using a wide range of
online multimedia information service AT to support their interests … we
in October. know how important that is and the
The peer developed project out
of Western Australia aims to improve
acquired spinal cord injuries in their
AT using practical and engaging 20s. They said the difficulties they
real life examples. AT is the term faced sifting through the vast amount
given to aids, equipment, a device or of information there is about AT
system under the National Disability inspired the initiative.
Insurance Scheme. www.facebook.com/atchatwithus
Screenwest Chair Janelle Marr
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and authenticity, to introduce new
voices and untold stories from across
Western Australia, and to grow the
audiences watching the content we
contemporary community, yet the support.”
“To reasonate with audiences,
W
want to inspire greater creativity
said diversity was part of the
screen industry didn’t reflect this.
estern Australian
screen funding
and development
organisation, Screenwest, has
launched an action plan to
help address a lack of diversity
Danielle and Jocelyn both
how people access information about
within the state’s screen
industry, both on screen and
behind the camera.
Screen diversity
difference it can make,” Danielle said.
A key action is the introduction of
the new Screenwest Diversity Fund.
we need to reflect a diversity of The Diversity Fund provides
experiences and perspectives,” funding to producers, organisations
Janelle said. and individuals to help overcome
“Through the Screenwest
barriers that prevent community
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Plan, members from underrepresented
Screenwest will implement a range groups from participating in
of processes and activities to widen professional screen industry
the talent pool and offer fairer activities.
access to the screen industry. We
www.screenwest.com.au
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