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Healthy Discussions project

.Proud Yorta Yorta woman Jane Rosengrave speaking at 2025 Having a Say conference

Photo: Self-advocate and proud Yorta Yorta woman Jane Rosengrave presenting a Healthy Discussions information session.

After more than 5 years, OPA's Healthy Discussions project ends in June, 2026.

Healthy Discussions has had the voice of people with lived experience of disability at its heart. It has sought to contribute to improved communication between health practitioners and people with disability, and to contribute to improved understanding of disability. 

Its legacy is the impact of the HealthCARE Conversations video, the report on Experiences of ABI and Inclusion  (shared with the Disability Royal Commission), audio interviews with people with disability,  and close to 100 information sessions delivered.

Resources to promote Healthy Discussions

Resources, including information sheets, for health practitioners and people with disability promoting the right of all people to make decisions about their own medical treatment.

Human rights interviews

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