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Koolaanga Waabiny Western Foreshore Playground Social Story Opportunity

Western Foreshore Playground 2023The City of Mandurah is working on an exciting project to increase the accessibility of the Koolaanga Waabiny Western Foreshore Playground for people with disability by developing a social story in both PDF and digital versions. Riverside ESC is please to be able to support this project by informing our community of the following opportunity.

To support the success of this project, the City will undertake a photoshoot, with photo consent forms, at the playground to capture images and content of people with disability of all ages, family members, support workers and friends using the space. Photos and video will be used to increase the diversity of images used in City-wide communications. This is where we need help from our community.

• Are you a person with disability, family member, support worker who could be ‘talent’ for the Western Foreshore Playground photoshoot?
• We are seeking parents with disability, children with disability, family members, friends of people with disability, support workers – to help the City to promote the space as an accessible space where people of all ages can enjoy being outdoors together.
• Do you know a person with disability who you could share this opportunity with?
• Are you passionate about supporting inclusion of people with disability in our community?

Here are the details for this project:

• Date of photo/video shoot: Thursday 5 October 2023
• Time: 8.30am to 10.30am
• Venue: Western Foreshore Playground, meet at tables inside the fenced playground area.
• Reimbursement: As a way of thanking ‘talent’ for participating in the photoshoot, people will receive a selection of high-quality photographs of themself/ their child/family member/s enjoying the space at the playground for their personal use.
• Expressions of interest: Please email Fiona.Allen@mandurah.wa.gov.au if you are interested in being ‘talent’ for this photoshoot.
• Photo Consent Forms: All ‘talent’ participating in the photoshoot will need to complete a photo consent form, which will be provided at the photoshoot, or you can save time by clicking here to access the photo consent form.

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