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Volunteers wanted – Integrated Disability Action
Volunteers play a very important role in the Northern Territory, If you are community focused and want to help then Integrated Disability Action Inc are looking for volunteers. Heres their social media posting… WE ARE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS!!! IDA is interested in hearing from you if you are looking for a volunteer role – what…
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Ageism lived experience – You’re too old
Lived experience shared with AdvocateNT Contributors personal experience: I broke my wrist badly in the middle of moving house aged 52, seen a Senior Registrar at the [name withheld] Hospital who cuffed/numbed my entire arm so she could pull my wrist back into position. So, in front of a group of student doctors we followed…
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Can you hear me, can you respect me?
There is nothing worse when attending a hospital and facing: Ageist language (exclusion); A medical professional cutting you short, listening issues; Suggestions that you are too old for medical treatment, Ageist assumptions; Medical person talking exclusively with a carer, partner rather than the patient.
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Lived experience presentation
Lived experience matters because it provides authentic, first-hand insights that data and traditional expertise cannot capture, crucial for designing effective policies, services, and research. It transforms systems by highlighting real-world needs over assumptions, fostering empathy, reducing isolation, and improving outcomes in fields like mental health.
