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Inclusive Practice Award – New Awardee
1 December 2023
Ms Tracey Milles is our new awardee.
She is a community nurse.
Tracy is inclusive, person-centred and respectful.
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Self-advocacy: children with disability
21 November 2023
Article on teaching self-advocacy skills.
Two GeneEQUAL team members, Sierra Angela Willow and Sarah Hayes, collaborated on this article.
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‘They treat you like an it’: people with intellectual disability on seeing medical professionals
20 November 2023
The GeneEQUAL team has published an article in The Conversation.
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New study for people with intellectual disability
20 November 2023
We want to talk to people with intellectual disability.
We want to talk to them about genetic health care.
We want to make genetic health care better for people with intellectual disability.
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New study for health care professionals
6 November 2023
We want to hear from health care workers.
Tell us what you think about the GeneEQUAL Toolkit.
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New study with families and support worker recruitment
31 October 2023
We want to talk to families and support people.
We want to learn about your experiences with genetic health care and health care choices.
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GeneEQUAL Team webinar on co-production
3 October 2023
Our GeneEQUAL Team was invited to speak at UNSW Disability Innovation Institute about our research.
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Dr Emma Palmer awarded 2023 Jeanette Moss Award
3 October 2023
Congradulations Emma!
Emma has won the Jeanette Moss Award.
The GeneEQUAL team is very proud of Emma and all the work she does.
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Artwork by Mark Podmenik
21 August 2023
GeneEQUAL recently commissioned three pieces by Mark Podmenik.
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Inclusive Practice Awards
10 August 2023
GeneEQUAL announce our Inclusive Practice Awards
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New study for teens and young people with intellectual disability
10 August 2023
Members from the GeneEQUAL team are doing a study about what students with intellectual disability across Australia want to learn about their health and making informed health care choices.
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Australian Genomics Education Network Australasia meeting
17 July 2023
Emma presented on how co-production is so important in making educational resources about genomics and teaching health care workers.
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GeneEQUAL invited to speak at the Australian Genomics Summit
16 July 2023
Skie, Iva and Emma talked about how we made the GeneEQUAL Educational Toolkit.
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European Society of Human Genetics
10 June 2023
The GeneEQUAL team was invited to talk about the importance of language in genetics and why co-production is so important in genetics education.
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Third co-production workshop with Self Advocacy Sydney
21 April 2023
The GeneEQUAL team met with 15 people with intellectual disability and 5 support people at SAS.
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Julie Loblinzk OAM
18 April 2023
Julie Loblinzk received the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for her services to people with people with disability.
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Genetic Counselling Educational Workshop
28 March 2023
A half day workshop with genetic counsellors at Randwick.
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Co-production workshop in Wagga Wagga
12 December 2022
Tthe GeneEQUAL team went to get feedback from people with intellectual disability in Wagga Wagga.
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Second co-production workshop with SAS
2 December 2022
News and photos from the second co-production workshop with Self-Advocacy Sydney (SAS).
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A small story
29 November 2022
I just wanted to share a small story that reminded me how important our work is.
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Human Genetics Society of Australasia Conference
6 November 2022
The GeneEQUAL team presented in at the national Human Genetics Society of Australasia Conference in November 2022.
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Co-production workshop with Self Advocacy Sydney
28 October 2022
Members of the GeneEQUAL team travelled to Self Advocacy Sydney’s office for a co-production workshop
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Article on grant funding
25 October 2022
UNSW wrote this article about our NHMRC GeneEQUAL grant.
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Genetic Alliance Australia 2022 Forum
20 September 2022
The GeneEQUAL team was honoured to be invited to speak at the Genetic Alliance Australia 2022 Forum at the NSW Parliament on September 20th. Genetic Alliance Australia’s mission is to improve support for those impacted by genetic conditions.
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Neurodevelopmental and Behavioural Society of Australasia Conference
25 August 2022
The GeneEQUAL team co-presented at the Neurodevelopmental and Behavioural Society of Australasia Conference in August 2022.
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