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🌏💛 World Kindness Day – was on November 13 💛🌏

World Kindness Day began in the late 1990s, when a group of countries met in Japan to explore how kindness could help create a more peaceful and connected world. From that gathering, the 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 was formed — and it has continued to grow, with countries like 𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧, 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 helping to share its message. The heart of the movement is simple: even small, genuine acts of kindness can bring people together and bridge our differences.

At Microboards Australia, we believe kindness is at the heart of inclusion. Every act of kindness helps build a world where everyone feels seen, heard, and valued — no matter their abilities.

💡 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫:
✨ Share a story of kindness — big or small — that made a difference in your day.
✨ Do something kind for someone in your community.
✨ Talk about what kindness means to you and how it can make the world more inclusive and accessible.

Let’s fill our feeds (and our days!) with kindness. Because when we choose kindness, we choose connection, understanding, and inclusion. 💙

✨ Celebrating Inclusion, Innovati÷n and Lived Experience ✨

A couple of weeks ago, 𝐄𝐥𝐢, 𝐉𝐚𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐛𝐛𝐢𝐞 presented in partnership with Curtin University at the 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, hosted by the Curtin Academy.

Their presentation focused on the 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨-𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨-𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, led by people with lived experience and lived expertise of disability. There is still much progress to be made to move beyond tokenistic approaches and towards genuine partnership — particularly in ways that include people with complex disability.

We hope the messages shared by Eli and Jaquie will inspire educators to think differently about inclusion and collaboration in education and support programs.

Some of our lived experience educators will also be joining us in November at the 𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐃 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 to continue sharing this important work alongside 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲. We look forward to seeing some of you there.

https://www.curtinacademy.com/event-details/celebration-of-innovation-in-learning-teaching-coilt

Celebration of Innovation in Learning & Teaching (CoILT) | Curtin Academy Curtin’s Celebration of Innovation in Learning & Teaching (CoILT) is coming to our Bentley campus on Monday 20 October 2025.

𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 has been awarded the 𝐄𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 in the NDIS/Disability Sector for 2025! 🏆✨

The Enablement Awards celebrate innovation, excellence, and inspirational achievements in disability care across Australasia. This recognition highlights our dedication to creating strong, sustainable networks of support that put people with disability and their families first. 💙

The Awards focus on 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐬, 𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬, 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩, 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞.

A heartfelt thank you to our staff, families, and supporters who make this work possible every day. Together, we show that when we focus on connection, creativity, and care, we can improve the quality of life for people with disability.

Here’s to continuing this journey — building networks that last a lifetime. 🌈