Disability Sector Podcasts by National Disability Services (NDS)

Infection prevention control consultant Bruce Greaves shares his insights and tips from supporting frontline workers within COVID outbreak environments.Part 2 focuses on PPE gowns, face-shields, reusable PPE, airflow and role of vaccination.Correct use of face masks videos are available on the NDS website, see PPE in the Infection Prevention Control Toolkit.

Infection prevention control consultant Bruce Greaves shares his insights and tips from supporting frontline workers within COVID outbreak environments with NDS Disability Sector Consultant Heather McMinn.Part 1 focuses on personal clothing as baseline PPE, waste management and mask wearing and care of facial skin.Correct use of face masks videos are available on the NDS website, see PPE in the Infection Prevention Control Toolkit.

Deb Howcroft from NDS is joined by COVID-19 vaccine champion Uli Kaplan who is a disability advocate and filmmaker. Uli talks about his belief in the vaccine program, his decision to get the vaccine, and his experience in overcoming his skepticism of it.

Deb Howcroft from NDS is joined by Vaccine Champion Peter Romer, a house supervisor in regional Victoria. Peter discusses overcoming his hesitancy toward the COVID-19 vaccine, the importance of seeking credible information, and shares some helpful insights on assisting participants to access the vaccine.

Deb Howcroft from NDS is joined by vaccine champion Trish Maloney who talks about how her experience living with polio has driven her commitment to vaccination and why the COVID-19 vaccine is important to her.

In the second part of a two part series on communication with staff during emergencies Daniel Muggeridge of Blue Bike Solutions talks through some of the principals and practices that can shape your communication choices during the COVID-19 pandemic.

NDS Sector Consultant Graeme West is joined by Daniel Muggeridge from Blue Bike Solutions, a community sector transformation specialist provider. This is the first part in a 2 part series on communicating to staff during emergencies. In this episode, Daniel takes you through four scenarios highlighting the use of tools and technologies used to communicate effectively amongst the 'noise' created by mass communication during the pandemic.

Clinical Champion for the Victorian COVID-19 Vaccine Champions program Dr Anita Munoz joins NDS Communications Officer Deb Howcroft to discuss the importance of getting the right information out regarding the COVID-19 vaccine. They discuss the concerns posed by the delta variant, the importance of getting vaccinated, and communicating vaccine information to people from CALD communities. Anita also addresses a number of COVID-19 vaccine myths and explains how you can get the vaccine.

Amy Whelan from client experience consultancy Mesh CX Talks to Graeme West about the importance of client experience in disability services. This episode covers the challenges of upholding a client centred focus while dealing with changes brought about by the NDIS, the COVID-19 Pandemic, and the Royal Commission.

Andrea McLeod of Melbourne City Mission speaks about how her team handled positive COVID cases and the changes that had to be implemented in response to those cases.