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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 6 years, OPA's Healthy Discussions project ended 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 130 information sessions delivered 4,694 attendees including people with disability, support workers, carers and health practitioners.

Final report: Good health for people with disability - Easy Read

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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