CPL - Choice, Passion, Life

From all of us at CPL, we want to wish you a season filled with joy, laughter, and special moments with loved ones. 🌟 Thank you for being part of our incredible community this year. Here’s to a bright and exciting 2025 ahead! Stay safe, stay happy, and enjoy the celebrations! 🎅🎁 #TogetherWe'reCPL #HappyHolidays #SeasonOfJoy #ThankYou #CheersTo2024 [Image description included with image]

🌟 CPL Celebrates International Day of People with Disability! 🌟 On December 3rd, we celebrate the amazing achievements of people with disability. This year’s theme is all about “Amplifying the leadership of persons with disabilities for an inclusive and sustainable future.” What does that mean? It’s about giving people with disability the chance to lead, share their ideas, and make the world a better place for everyone. Join us in breaking barriers, encouraging diversity and celebrating the great things we can achieve together! 📢 Learn more about the day: idpwd.com.au #IDPwD #Inclusion #Leadership #TogetherWeCan [ID: included with the image]

🌟 Disability Action Week is here! From 24 Nov – 1 Dec 2024, we’re shining a light on Accessible Communication: Connect, Include, and Empower. At CPL, we believe communication is at the heart of inclusion and empowerment. This week is about breaking down barriers to ensure everyone has a voice and feels connected—whether it’s through technology, Auslan, or simply creating spaces where everyone is heard. Let’s work together to build communities where accessible communication becomes the norm, and everyone feels included and empowered to thrive. 💙 Learn more about Disability Action Week 👉 https://lnkd.in/gsjtr-2n #DisabilityActionWeek #AccessibleCommunication #InclusionMatters #EmpowerThroughConnection #CPL #AccessForAll [Image description included with the image]

Join us on Wednesday 23 October for an Open Home in Everton Park! Come by between 10am – 12pm and see if this home could be your perfect fit. 🔑 RSVP here: https://bit.ly/3XQFBQP Learn more about the property here: https://bit.ly/4h6LYZ6 #SDAHome #SupportedIndependentLiving #EvertonPark #OpenHome #MyCPL [Image description: Invitation graphic for an SDA Open Home in Everton Park featuring an exterior view of a modern house with a double garage, and interior shots including a kitchen, a bathroom equipped with accessibility features, and a lounge room area. Details include the event date on Wednesday, 23 October 2024, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Address is Rogers Parade, Everton Park with NDIS logo at the bottom right corner. The home has 3 bedrooms including OOA and 4 bathrooms.]

Love theatre? Join our group at Screech Arts and support people with disability unleash their creativity 🎭✨ Calling all creatives wanting to share their talents in a fun, supportive and artistic group. Screech Arts are currently seeking a Stage Assistant Volunteer for our weekly groups in Ashgrove! ✨ Volunteers would need to be available every Thursday from 10am – 12pm. We are accepting all applications here: bit.ly/4gy85HK So, what does this position entail? As the Screech Arts Stage Assistant Volunteer in Ashgrove you will be: ✔️ Participating in drama workshops, rehearsals and performances alongside clients ✔️ Encouraging clients to engage with theatre and related arts by building confidence and experience in drama together ✔️ Assisting with stage props, costumes, & settings You will not be responsible for any personal support, e.g. manual handling, personal care, administration of medication or meal assistance. These activities will be carried out by qualified support workers. So, what are you waiting for? Make a difference and support people with a disability to live the life they choose! Screech Arts is an initiative of CPL #Volunteering #VolunteeringOpportunities #AshgroveBrisbane #ScreechArts #myCPL #PerformingArts #TheatreVolunteer [Image description: Promotional image featuring an enthusiastic individual in a wheelchair, wearing a red plaid shirt. Text is placed at the top left corner saying "Join Us, we are seeking a Stage Assistant Volunteer in Ashgrove."]

CPL Toowoomba recently hosted their own Olympics 🏆✨ Just like the Paris Olympics 2024, the rain came down. But that didn't dampen anyone's spirits. The team started their day with the torch relay, followed by games of Skittles, Balloon Volleyball, Frisbee Basketball, Rug races, Musical Chairs and to finish, Nerf Gun Archery 🏹 A big thanks to everyone who participated, dressed up and helped out behind the scenes to make this event so memorable ❤️ #Olympics2024 #Sport #TeamWork #Olympics [Image description: 4 photos; First photo is of two people in festive costumes. They are kneeling and holding a soccer ball. Both displaying excited expressions in a room with bowling pins in the background. Second photo is of an individual smiling while holding a colorful paper craft pompom. He is seated indoors and wearing a hat while cheering on his teammates. Third photo is of a person in a wheelchair wearing a large, vibrant red hat and a red jacket, smiling broadly in a room with other people in the background. Fourth photo is of two people in costumes engaged in indoor bowling. A yellow ball is mid-roll down a wooden ramp, which is helping guide the ball towards the pins. ]

Meet Benji 🐶✨ Clients and staff at one of our SIL homes in Maryborough have a new roommate - a new pup called Benji! Benji is a King Charles Cavalier, is "cute but crazy" and loves going on little adventures with our clients! #supportedindependentliving #puppy #puppylove #mycpl [Image description: A collage of four images featuring a small dog, named Benji. Top left: Benji sits on grass. Top middle: A young person wearing a red shirt and sitting on a couch with Benji on their lap giving kisses. Top right: Benji rests on the lap of an older man seated on a couch. Bottom right: Benji, wearing a blue bandana that reads "CUTE BUT CRAZY," is having a cuddle with another client, where both of their faces are close together.]

Our Gladstone clients were in for a surprise when the local Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) arrived as part of our Daily Living Skills program, to run through what to do in an emergency. Questions were asked, and lessons were learnt from our day with QAS. After our visitors left, we did role-playing to ensure we knew what to do in an emergency situation. Thank you to QAS for reminding us on what to do in an emergency, we are all feeling much more confident. #LessonsLearned #EmergencyTraining #QAS [Image description: 2 photos; First photo is of four individuals posing with two paramedics in front of an ambulance labeled "Emergency Paramedics" in a sunny outdoor setting. Second photo is of five individuals standing together outdoors next to an open van, looking towards the camera. Two individuals are at the front, three more people stand behind them. The background includes a street with electrical poles and a parked police vehicle. ]

Fancy a day out by the seaside? ⛵ CPL clients in Moreton Bay recently finished the 3km Jetty 2 Jetty Half Marathon & Fun Run back in July ✨ It was such a wonderful morning at 'Queensland's most scenic run' and they even got medals 🏆 #Jetty2Jetty #FunRun #HalfMarathon #AccessibleEvents #MoretonBay [Image description: Three photos - The first photo is of a group of five individuals posing with medals at the finish line of a marathon, all wearing hats, race bibs, and shirts with colorful designs. Second photo is of a group of people in athletic attire and hats, some in wheelchairs, celebrate at the finish line. All people are smiling at the camera. The last photo is of three people in vibrant athletic outfits pose at the finish line, holding medals. Digital clocks display race times. Banners feature sponsor logos such as Kinderau, Moreton Daily, and Planet Fitness.]

As part of our recent engagement with CPL - Choice, Passion, Life to develop the Anywhere Toolkit, we designed a customer journey map and several scenarios to outline what an inclusive and accessible customer journey looks like. Journey Maps are an incredibly useful tool for understanding how people access a service, but they become even more important when we see the journey through an accessibility lens. Often businesses will forget to take accessibility into consideration — a common, but fortunately easily preventable oversight. When designed inclusively, the customer journey – from first awareness to lasting customer advocacy – is a powerful tool for welcoming new customers and building loyalty. Lucky for you, everything you need to get started is on the Anywhere website! Here are a few examples of the customer journey maps we helped create. You can find more on the Anywhere website under Module 1.