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MCCALLUM<\/a> Disability Services is digitally keeping their customers engaged and connected with one another, and the support agency, while day programs can\u2019t run.<\/p>\n

Jade Morrison, manager lifestyle options and teleconnect said staff established virtual program, Community Connections Online<\/a>, to ensure their clients aren\u2019t socially isolated during the challenging COVID climate.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have studios on site, and run a month-long calendar for our customers to choose from. We have five or six video sessions a day,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have social meet-ups designed for people to jump on and talk to their friends, facilitated by a disability support worker.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s movement to music, story time, interactive games and learn to draw, through to hands-on activities like craft, where our guys and girls have been handmaking cards.\u201d<\/p>\n

McCallum delivers the resources customers need to dial in and follow their instructors.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery Friday afternoon, we have a super popular session called Friday Footy Fanfare<\/em>,\u201d Ms Morrison said.<\/p>\n

A highlight for McCallum staffers and customers is a weekly Celebrity Chat<\/em> where disability support workers conduct an interview with Ballarat personalities. Clients interact live.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve had Tessa from The Waggery<\/a>, who brought dogs along, PT from 3BA<\/a>, Dave from Avalon Nursery<\/a>, Cr Des Hudson<\/a> and Erin from Zumba Ballarat<\/a>,\u201d Ms Morrison said.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor our customers, it provides a highlight in what can be a very isolating day. Some of our customers are doing two to three sessions a day to stay connected.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a real joy and privilege to see members of the Ballarat community volunteer their time to join some of McCallum\u2019s customers online for an hour, have a laugh, answer some questions and have a really good time.\u201d<\/p>\n

McCallum have invested in a learning management system to deliver the customer-first, online program as professionally as possible, with Zoom as the platform.<\/p>\n

Ballarat personalities interested in Celebrity Chat<\/em> can contact jade.m@mccallum.org.au<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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