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what's on? October 2017 Wall of Fame 1 DOGTOBER! Australia-wide www.dogtober.org.au Royal Rehab celebrated the achievements of former brain injury clients at their Wall of Fame event on 1 October – Step UP! for Down syndrome August 18. The event is held annually to launch Brain Injury Awareness Week. Australia-wide www.stepupfordownsyndrome.org.au 1 6 World Cerebral Palsy Day www.worldcpday.org 9 Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity 1. Event MC, Channel Nine’s Peter Overton, with a fellow guest. 12 White Cane Day 2. Guests at the Australia-wide www.whitecaneday.org Wall of Fame 2 The Modern Honolulu and Hilton Hawaii Village and Resorts pacrim.hawaii.edu/node/1 celebration. 13 Mindshare Creative Writing Awards 2017 Adelaide www.mindshare.org.au/2017- mindshare-awards That’s gold 14 Kids and Youth Disability Expo The Gold Foundation, which Priceline Stadium kyd-x.com.au/kyd-x-2017-expo/ runs social skills programs for children with Asperger 20 Loud Shirt Day Syndrome, has received a Australia-wide www.loudshirtday.com.au $19,000 donation from The Lyone Foundation. Founded by the Lyone family, who own 1 Australia’s largest privately owned office products supplier, 1. Staff from The Gold Foundation in South COS, the Foundation donates Australia were delighted to receive the grant. To view the full 'What's On' calendar visit Link Online at linkonline.com.au/whats-on If you have an upcoming event and would like to be included in 'What's On' please email [email protected] $1 million each year to charity. australia’s national dis ability magazine STAY LINKED with what’s news in disability SUBSCRIBE to our weekly e-newsletter Details at linkonline.com.au linkonline.com.au social scene 59