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Jackson Circle Dinner |
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Written by Tim West
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Friday, 16 October 2009 |
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 On Wednesday, Jackson's circle and basecamp members gathered at Jackson's home for a burrito dinner.
Lead by a knife-wielding Sally (see pictures below!) we ate, drank and made merry. This was one of our less formal Jackson circle meetings - it was more about having a good time than discussing Jackson and his future (though we did some of that too!)
There were twenty-seven people all-up. Special thanks to Karin and Brian for being on Jackson Duty, and Ian for bringing some humungous desserts.
The next Jackson Circle meeting will be in on November 25th.
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Disability on the 7:30 Report |
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Written by Tim West
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Friday, 02 October 2009 |
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 On September 30th, the 7:30 Report broadcast an excellent and tragic report on disability, titled "Lack of disability services puts families at breaking point". You can watch the program here and read the transcript here.
The program describes some truly heartbreaking stories, including one of a man with two disabled children who, when diagnosed with cancer, killed his children and himself.
 The report also discusses a report, "Shut Out: The Experience of People with Disabilities and their Families in Australia", published in August this year. This is compulsory reading for all Australians.
(Tim West, October 2009) |
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Floriade Nightfest! |
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Written by Sally Richards
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Wednesday, 30 September 2009 |
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Jackson, Tim, Sally and an assortment of friends went to floriade on Friday night 25th. Jack had fun on the ferris wheel.
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Jackson gets a new website! |
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Written by Tim West
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Saturday, 26 September 2009 |
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Today we launched the all-new jacksonwest.org website. This much-needed revamp includes:
The website was built by Jackson's brother Tim; content was written by Tim and Sally. |
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Jackson competes in the Canberra Times Fun Walk |
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Written by Tim West
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Sunday, 13 September 2009 |
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 With a speedy time of just over 60 minutes, Jackson, Sally, Pearle and Tim were victorious in the hotly contested Chromosome 22 Deletion category of the 5km Canberra Times Fun Walk.
Jackson was full of energy, walking the whole way and then unable to sit down once we got to the end.
Some photos from the event are below (click to enlarge)
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