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“I WAS TOLD BY DOCTORS THAT I WOULD NEVER WALK, TALK AND FUNCTION. BUT HERE I AM, I’M STILL STANDING.” Over the course of her life, Nidhi Shekaran has made […]

    As 2018 draws to a close, we have been looking back on our experiences and achievements this year. From conferences, to piloting a new program, working with sites, […]

On Friday the 26th of October 2018, 35 people, including 14 people with intellectual disability (peer educators) and 10 program partners, attended the second annual Sexual Lives & Respectful Relationships […]

WHAT A DAY! The National Disability Leadership Awards took place yesterday, and SL&RR had a couple of nominations –– the SL&RR program in the ‘Inclusion Award’ category, and Janice Slattery […]

Over December and January SL&RR trainers Amie O’Shea, Linda Stokoe and Rhys Nagas will be training new Peer Educators and Program Partners in Sydney for the SL&RR: Brain Injury program. […]

On Sunday 4th November Linda Stokoe and Amie O’Shea travelled to the ABC studio on Melbourne to feature on Triple J radio show ‘The Hook Up’. ‘The Hook Up’ is […]

Through his involvement in the SL&RR western metropolitan network since 2015, Shane has demonstrated strong leadership skills and outstanding contribution in running the SL&RR Program.  He rarely misses a meeting […]

Janice Slattery has had a long involvement with work on women’s health, sexuality, relationships and self-advocacy in Australia for people with an intellectual disability. Janice was a founding member of […]

One of the stories in the SL&RR program comes from Hannah (this is not her real name). Hannah has a boyfriend, and they live in the same supported accommodation service […]

SL&RR is hosting the annual SL&RR conference in Melbourne on the 26th October 2018. The conference features: Poster presentations from the SL&RR sites Presentations from the SL&RR National Team about […]