The Inclusive Movement

02/11/2026

Join us tomorrow, Tuesday 9am-10.30am 🙂

Tomorrows parent/carer topic: Thriving Kids and NDIS updates 📝

Tomorrows play theme for our smalls: Animal Adventures 🐾

All new and returning members are welcome

Our MyTime Parent/Carer support groups return this morning ☀️

Join us for a coffee and a chat ☕️

We also welcome preschool aged children for our Welcome to Play session 🌈

When: 9am-10.30am
Where : 2/1 Sharpe Avenue, Karratha

Come for a little or stay for the whole session. All new and returning members welcome 🤗

Image description: A MyTime flyer with a turquoise-to-deep-blue background and the large white heading “Parent/Carer Support Group”. The MyTime logo features colourful speech bubbles at the top right, and The Inclusive Movement logo appears at the bottom.

The group welcomes parents and carers of children with developmental delay, disability, a chronic medical condition, or who are undergoing diagnosis.

A three-column table lists session dates, parent discussion topics and children’s play themes, with colourful illustrations alongside the themes:

• 20 October: Coffee and Chat. Play theme: Welcome to Play!
• 27 October: Teddy Bear Picnic at Dampier. Play theme: Teddy Bears Picnic.
• 3 November: Thriving Kids/NDIS Update. Play theme: Animal Adventure.
• 10 November: Coffee and Chat. Play theme: Rainbow Fun.
• 17 November: Mealtime Management. Play theme: Under the Sea.
• 24 November: Coffee and Chat. Play theme: Transportation Fun.
• 1 December: Sharing Your Child’s Diagnosis With Family. Play theme: Farmyard Friends.
• 15 December: Christmas Party. Play theme: Christmas.

The flyer describes MyTime as a safe space to share experiences, learn about available services and supports, and connect with others who “get it”. Preschool-aged children are welcome, with a play helper engaging children while parents and carers relax.

Sessions run on Tuesdays during school terms, from 9 am to 10.30 am, at Happy Hub, 2/1 sharpe Avenue. The 27 October picnic is in Dampier.

01/11/2026

31/10/2026

AAC Awareness Month is ending, but communication access should not.

Before October finishes, name one change you will keep.

It may be:

-keeping AAC available across environments

- allowing more response time

- offering written and chat options

- sharing meeting information earlier

- providing alternatives to telephone contact

- checking communication access during planning

- reviewing a process with the people affected

Name the change.

Assign an owner.

Set a review date.

Ask the people affected whether access improved.

Thank you to everyone who has followed, shared, reflected and taken action during Communication Access in Action.

Awareness can begin the conversation. Our everyday systems determine whether it continues.

Explore more of our AAC resources and keep the work going
www.inclusivemovement.com.au



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Dark teal closing graphic asking “What is one change you will keep?” It encourages readers to name the change, assign an owner, set a review date and ask whether access improved.

30/10/2026

What changed during Communication Access in Action?

You might share:

- a communication barrier you identified

- one practical action your family or team tried

- a system or routine you changed

- something that became easier

- feedback you received

- what you plan to continue

A useful reflection might follow this structure:

* One change we made:

* The impact this had:

* What happens next:

Please share only your own experience or information you have specific permission to share.

AAC users should decide whether and how their communication, story, image or expertise is represented.

Feel free to share yours in the comments below or send us a message!



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White impact-story template with an editable quote area and a reminder to share only with clear consent, credit expertise and avoid inspiration framing.

29/10/2026

Awareness months can begin important conversations.

Their greatest value comes when those conversations lead to changes that remain.

As October comes to an end, the question is not only what we learned during AAC Awareness Month.

It is: What will be easier to access in November?

Our final campaign article explores how to:

- choose one recurring communication barrier

- define a specific change

- co-design the response

- assign an owner and review date

- measure whether access actually improved

- keep the feedback loop open

Read Beyond Awareness: Build Communication Access into Everyday Systems:
https://www.inclusivemovement.com.au/blog/beyond-awareness-communication-access



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Teal blog title graphic with abstract rings. It reads “Beyond awareness” and “Build communication access into everyday systems”.

28/10/2026

📚 Our Black Friday sale is here!

Save 20% storewide at The Inclusive Movement’s Inclusion
Shop— in-store and online.

Explore children’s books, neurodivergent voices, parenting reads and practical resources that support understanding, communication and inclusion.

Use code BLACKFRIDAY20 at checkout.

Offer ends Monday 2 November at 9:30 pm AWST.

Shop now: https://www.inclusivemovement.com.au/shop



Image description: Black Friday promotional graphic with a textured black background, The Inclusive Movement’s white logo and large red and white lettering. A colourful collage features books about neurodiversity, disability, parenting and inclusion. Text advertises “20% off storewide”, the code “BLACKFRIDAY20” and the shop website.

28/10/2026

Planning a Halloween event in your community? 🎃

Our new blog explores practical ways to make Halloween events more inclusive and sensory friendly, with tips for families planning an outing.

We’ve also included our Halloween themed communication board, bracelet and one-page guide for families and community groups to download for FREE.

Read the blog and download the resources through the links in our bio or visit www.inclusivemovement.com.au/blog 👻

Image description: On a light tabletop, a printed Halloween communication board sits beside The Inclusive Movement’s one-page guide. In front, a person wears a white paper communication bracelet with picture symbols around their wrist. A pumpkin, orange leaves and paper bats frame the image.

27/10/2026

Language can help us notice where responsibility sits.

Instead of saying: “We included them.”

Try:

“We changed the environment for access.”

“We included them” can make inclusion sound like a favour offered by people who already belong.

“We changed the environment for access” recognises that barriers exist within systems, spaces and expectations—and that those barriers can be changed.

The person should not have to work harder to fit an inaccessible environment.

Inclusion is not a favour. Access belongs in the design.



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White graphic comparing two phrases: “We included them” and “We changed the environment for access”. It says that inclusion is not a favour and access belongs in the design.

27/10/2026

Planning an event? The Australian Human Rights Commission has tips and advice to help make your event accessible and inclusive.

An accessible event means more people can take part, connect with others and feel included.

Think about:
✅ venue access
✅ accessible parking
✅ information in plain language, Braille or Easy Read
✅ Auslan interpreters and captions.

Small changes can make a big difference to someone’s experience.

To find practical tips and advice to make your event accessible, check the comments below. 👇

26/10/2026

Sometimes inclusion starts with a stool beside a bookshelf, a shared interest and someone who takes the time to connect. 💛

It’s easy to assume disability inclusion requires extra funding and specialist equipment. These can make a real difference. Often, though, what makes a resource helpful is the relationship and understanding around it.

We asked our Happy Hub team to choose their most used—and favourite—resources across our social inclusion programs and events. Here’s what they chose:

📚 Our bookshop and stools, where conversations begin, stories are shared and people get to know each other.

🌱 Our inclusion resource stand, connecting families with other services, support and simple ideas to try.

🧸 Our playroom and play corner, where shared play and interests offer common ground, a shared language and the beginnings of friendships.

💬 Communication options on familiar, age-appropriate items, including pillows and magnetic tiles. Available as part of everyday activities, so different ways of communicating belong here from the start.

🌈 Our sensory room and play equipment, alongside our other play spaces, making room for short breaks and different sensory needs.

🪧 Our signs and posters, helping people know what to expect and how they can express their feelings and needs without shame.

🎨 Our creative outlets, giving everyone room to express themselves in whatever way feels right that day.

Each resource creates an opportunity. The people around it help make that opportunity meaningful: taking an interest, listening in different ways, respecting a pause and joining someone in what they enjoy.

Inclusion happens in these everyday moments, through people who make time to understand one another.

What helps you feel welcome and included?