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Life Without Barriers

Our COVID-19 response

We are actively responding to the coronavirus (COVID‑19) pandemic and have taken steps to keep staff, carers, families and the people we support safe.

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Supporting our workforce to support people with disability during COVI...

How we are supporting our front-line workers during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Homelessness

Homelessness Week 2020 - 'Walk a Mile in My Boots’

For Homelessness Week 2020, Life Without Barriers is seeking donations of clean blankets and bedding at our Berri Street Offi...

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Aged Care

ACT launches Aged Care online exercises

With older Australians at a higher risk during the pandemic, our Aged Care team in ACT turned challenge into opportunity to l...

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Mental Health

Mental Health Week Virtual Art Exhibition Entries

“I find art soul soothing.” Tamara B

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Meet ‘Unbroken Land’ Artists Tiffany Malthouse and Lizzie Trew

With inclusion and access fundamental to Unbroken Land, these short films model ways of providing access to pe...

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Disability

Supporting young people with disability to access NDIS employment...

NDIS funds can be used to support students to transition to work, significantly improving their post school em...

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Foster Care

National Child Protection Week Wrap Up

From 6 to 12 September 2020 Life Without Barriers recognised National Child Protection Week: one of the most i...

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Foster Care

Foster Carers help children live a 'life without barriers'

Lee and Kim Sinstead currently have three foster children in their care along with their biological son.

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Foster Care

Championing children’s success with Keryn Smith

We spoke to Keryn ahead of Foster and Kinship Care Week about how important it is for all significant people i...

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

The Westerman Jilya Institute for Indigenous Mental Health Schola...

The Westerman Jilya Institute for Indigenous Mental Health Announcement of Inaugural Dr Tracy Westerman Indige...

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Child, youth and family

Get inspired these school holidays

Our Living Arts Program, run by Life Without Barriers in South Australia, has been putting together some great...

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Foster Care

Cultural connection – of the heart

Larissa and Mauro have been carers with Life Without Barriers for nearly five years and during that time they ...

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Foster Care

Celebrating Foster and Kinship Care Week from 13 to 19 September

Foster and Kinship Carer Week encourages us to take the time to pay tribute to the amazing work carers do ever...

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Foster Care

Foster Care Week in Tasmania and our new Foster Care Ambassador

Life Without Barriers new Tasmanian Foster Care Ambassador is keen to chat with you during Foster Care Week.

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Foster Care

We Put Children First—Understanding Harmful Sexual Behaviour

As part of our response to National Child Protection Week, from 6 to 12 September, we’re launching the next ph...

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Mental Health

Mental Health Week Virtual Art Exhibition in WA

Life Without Barriers will be creating a 'Virtual Art Exhibition' to showcase the amazing creations throughout...

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Foster Care

How we’re supporting children, young people and carers during COV...

This page provides information about how we’re responding to the coronavirus pandemic to keep people in our fo...

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Refugees and asylum seekers

How we're supporting people in our NISS services during COVID-19

This page provides information for people who receive support through our National Immigration Support Service...

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Mental Health

RUOK? Day and World Suicide Prevention Day BBQ coming up at SA Ri...

The year 2020 has been challenging for everyone and the current circumstances have made it even more important...

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Disability

Life Without Barriers supports new changes to NDIS - Tune review

We welcome the Federal Government’s response to the Tune review and introduction of the new NDIS Participant S...

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Child, youth and family

We’re recognising the 30th anniversary of Child Protection Week.

From 7 to 11 September, we’re recognising the 30th anniversary of Child Protection Week.

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