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SUMMARY:Save the Date: NZDSA Virtual Conference 3rd - 21st October 2026
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Down Syndrome Awareness Month with NZDSA and join our online conference Together Against Loneliness. \nHear from national and international speakers as we explore connection\, belonging and support for people with Down syndrome and their whānau. \n3rd – 21st October 2026 \nWeekday lunchtime sessions: 12.00 pm–1.00 pm\nEvening sessions: 7.30 pm–8.30 pm\nSaturday sessions: 4.00 pm–5.00 pm \nFree registration. Sessions will not be recorded\, so make sure you register and join us live. Programme details TBC. Keep an eye on the NZDSA website for updates and registration details.
URL:https://nzdsa.org.nz/event/save-the-date-nzdsa-virtual-conference-3rd-21st-october-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom\, New Zealand
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SUMMARY:An introduction to the online independent living and money game Stand Tall
DESCRIPTION:An introduction to the online independent living and money game Stand Tall\nStand Tall was designed by the IHC Library for all young people in New Zealand including those with intellectual disabilities\, neurodiversity and autism.\nStand Tall is a free online money game available to play on the web – www.ihc-standtall.com or download from the Google Play or Apple App stores.\nPlayers create an avatar\, learn about budgeting\, and navigate various scenarios. Each scenario offers three choices\, impacting the avatar’s financial and wellbeing scores. Stand Tall has voiceover\, and the scenarios are examples of events that can happen in a shared flat.\nIt’s a fun\, free and engaging learning experience.\nPhil will run through some of the features of the game\, how to play it and the background of how it was developed. \nPresenter\nPhil Clarke is the Head of Library and Information Resourcing at IHC Library\, Wellington \nBiography\nPhil has worked in tertiary and special libraries in the UK and New Zealand. He’s keen for everyone to know about the IHC Library and the service it provides to anyone\, anywhere in New Zealand\, who needs to know about intellectual disability\, autism and associated conditions. \nTheme: Independence\nAudience: All welcome \n 
URL:https://nzdsa.org.nz/event/an-introduction-to-the-online-independent-living-and-money-game-stand-tall/
LOCATION:Zoom\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Virtual Conference 2026
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SUMMARY:An introduction to the online independent living and money game Stand Tall
DESCRIPTION:Stand Tall was designed by the IHC Library for all young people in New Zealand including those with intellectual disabilities\, neurodiversity and autism.  \nStand Tall is a free online money game available to play on the web – www.ihc-standtall.com or download from the Google Play or Apple App stores.  \nPlayers create an avatar\, learn about budgeting\, and navigate various scenarios. Each scenario offers three choices\, impacting the avatar’s financial and wellbeing scores. Stand Tall has voiceover\, and the scenarios are examples of events that can happen in a shared flat.  \nIt’s a fun\, free and engaging learning experience.  \nHelen will run through a brief presentation which will show you how the game looks.  \nSpeaker  \nHelen Alloway is the Programme Coordinator at IHC New Zealand.  \nBio  \nHelen worked as a teacher aide for over 10 years prior to coming to work at IHC as a Programme Coordinator.  Helen has promoted Stand Tall at expos and schools for the past three years and is passionate about all things Stand Tall.
URL:https://nzdsa.org.nz/event/an-introduction-to-the-online-independent-living-and-money-game-stand-tall-2/
LOCATION:Zoom\, New Zealand
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