SL&RR blog

Meet Danny- a south-west Sydney-sider with a passion for making difference and giving back to the brain injury community. Danny is a Peer Educator with the SL&RR Synapse site who […]

Karin’s lives in Eskilstuna, Sweden, with her soon to be 7 year old cat, Robban. She works as a host for people with disabilities to have meetings in the VIP […]

Emelia Perandersdotter is from Eskilstuna, Sweden. She works in supported daily activities for people with disability in a carpentry workshop, where people make things which are sold in a shop […]

The Disability and Inclusion team at Deakin University, including our own Associate Professor Patsie Frawley and Dr Amie O’Shea, are leading in research on sexuality rights for people with intellectual […]

Becoming a part of the SL&RR community was an easy fit for Sarala. Her passion for her work as the manager at the Blue Mountains Women’s Health and Resource Centre […]

Did you know we have expanded our team? Over the recent months we have welcomed 9 new Peer Educators and 6 new Program Partners across Victoria and New South Wales. […]

My name is Sarina and I am a Peer Educator in the South-Eastern Melbourne site. I love animals, including my dog who loves a walk, and I also like playing […]

A NEW FACE IN THE COMMUNITY A new addition to the Sexual Lives & Respectful Relationships community, Sonya Finlayson is a Program Partner from the new Blue Mountains site in […]

“I HAVE FOUND BEING AT PART OF [SL&RR] HAS BEEN REALLY REWARDING. WORKING [IN THE PROGRAM] HAS MEANT I CAN KEEP HELPING PEOPLE.”   Shane Edwards is a Peer Educator […]

“IF I WERE TO SUM UP MY EXPERIENCE, IT WOULD BE ‘EYE-OPENING’. I’VE LEARNT SO MUCH.” Hailing from Bendigo, Monica Wellington moved to Geelong to study at Deakin University after […]

“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, […]