Winner Announcements
The Focus on Ability™️ annual international Short Film Festival challenges filmmakers to create a short (5 minute) film that celebrates the achievements and abilities of people with disability.
All of the stars of Post Polio Victoria Inc. ‘Lives Well Lived’ short film, Shirley Glance, Robyn Abrahams and Peter Freckleton were honoured to be invited. However only Shirley Glance and Robyn Abrahams are able to attend
The 2023 Red Carpet Awards which will be held at Concert Hall in Chadtswood, Sydney and you can watch it live stream here
Sunday 05 Nov 2023 – 1.55pm – 4.30pm Sydney, Canberra Melbourne local time.
When the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) rolled out 10 years ago, Peter Freckleton had hopes it would change his life for the better.
The Embolden Symposium is Australia’s only national event combatting ageism and building respect for older people. Established in 2018, our aim is to embolden (build capacity/confidence) of service providers, policy makers, community leaders, older people and everyone who works with or for older people – to accelerate the page of change. Embolden2023 will focus on cultural dimensions of ageism and practical primary prevention strategies.
The 2023 Symposium will be held on October 3-4 at the Daylesford Town Hall (in person event only). Additionally, on October 1st, an online event will launch the #OldisBeautiful project, to coincide with International Day of the Older Person.
Thank you, thank you to everybody who voted and shared our wonderful short film – ‘LIVES WELL LIVED’
Without your support and commitment we could not have made it possible. We will certainly let everybody know who the winner will be once we are notified.
Thank YOU 🫵
Today is our last day of voting for the Focus On Ability Short Film Festival, our short film ‘LIVES WELL LIVED’
Click on our 5 minute short film below and VOTE NOW!
*1 vote per person, make yours count!
Post Polio Victoria Inc have entered the 2023 Focus on Ability Short Film Festival. Below is our sneaky short trailer!
Online Voting is from August 16 – August 22, 2023
Your votes will help us win and most importantly get the word out about
“Lives Well Lived” hopes dreams and pushing through Polio
Media Release Oct 2021
Dr Peter Freckleton, Board Member of PPV
“In an Australian first, and one that will shock the nation, a formal complaint about discrimination against someone with a disability naming the Prime Minister as representative of the Commonwealth of Australia has been accepted for consideration by the Australian Human Rights Commission”.
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