# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Building friendships and connections in everyday community life - A workshop with Dr Angela Amado
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 23 Jun, 2026 at 09:30 am – Tue, 23 Jun, 2026 at 04:30 pm
- **Event Description**: FRIENDSHIPS. BEING KNOWN. BEING PART OF THE COMMUNITY.
For many people with disability, this is still missing. Even when we are committed to inclusion, we can struggle with how to really make it happen.

HOW DO WE SUPPORT REAL FRIENDSHIPS TO HAPPEN?
This is a practical, one-day workshop focused on building connections with people with disability and community members.

Being part of community means having relationships, connection, and a sense of belonging. But knowing this, and knowing how to make it happen, are two different things.
This workshop brings together stories, strategies, and real examples to show what works.
Participants will leave with clear, practical ideas to try.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

 1. Practical strategies to support friendships and community connection.
 2. How to identify a person's interests, strengths and gifts.
 3. Ways to connect people with community members and groups.
 4. The role of staff and others as community connectors.
 5. How to support relationships to grow and last over time.

This workshop will cover basic approaches, specific strategies, and exercises directly applicable to participants’ work. It is appropriate for both direct support and administrative staff, as well as service coordinators, school staff, families and community members. The emphasis is on direct “how-to” methods.

ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
Angela Amado has over 40 years’ experience supporting people with intellectual disability to build real relationships and connections in community.
Her experience spans research, direct support, policy, and international consulting. She was previously based at the University of Minnesota’s Institute on Community Integration and is the Executive Director of the Human Services Research and Development Center.
She is internationally recognised for her work on inclusion, community membership, and building relationships, including her widely used publications on friendships. She has delivered training across the United States, Canada, Australia and Europe.
If you'd like a sense of Angela's practical approach, this short guide is a great place to start:
Friends: Connecting people with disabilities and community members [https://rtc.umn.edu/docs/Friends_Connecting_people_with_disabilities_and_community_members.pdf]

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This workshop is for people with disabilities and family members, service providers, support workers, support coordinators, educators, NDIS planners and LACs, friends, allies and community members.

NOT IN QUEENSLAND?
This workshop workshop is being offered across Australia (and in some places under another names). Please go to our partners’ websites for more information:

 * Newcastle – 16 June, Hunter Circles [https://www.huntercircles.org/event/hunter-circles-listening-to-people-rarely-heard-2/]
 * Parramatta - 18 June - Side by Side Advocacy [https://sidebysideadvocacy.org.au/event/connecting-with-community/]
 * Canberra - 25 June - Imagine More [https://imaginemore.org.au/events/]
 * Adelaide - 28 June - Community Living Project [https://communitylivingproject.org.au/]
 * Melbourne - 30 June - Belonging Matters [https://www.belongingmatters.org/events]

COST TO ATTEND:
People with disability and family members:
 * Standard price for this workshop is $30.
 * If the cost is a barrier, please choose the Concession Rate, $10.
 * If you would like to support CRU’s work you can choose the Supporter Rate, $50.

Workers, friends and allies:
 * The price for workers, professionals, friends and allies is $100.

Every person who attends needs to register.

About CRU:
For over 35 years, Community Resource Unit has been working across Queensland to help people with disability take control of their lives and take their place in their community. 
This event is supported by a Peer Support and Capacity Building (PSCB) grant for the NDIS.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/coorparoo/building-friendships-and-connections-in-everyday-community-life-a-workshop-with-dr-angela-amado/200030162013702
- **Event Categories**: workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 11

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Coorparoo
- **state**: QL
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: 40 Main Ave, Coorparoo QLD 4151, Australia
- **lat**: -27.49741
- **long**: 153.05
- **full address**: 40 Main Ave, Coorparoo QLD 4151, Australia, 40 Main Ave, Stones Corner QLD 4120, Australia, Coorparoo

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Building friendships and connections in everyday community life - A workshop with Dr Angela Amado being held?
  - **A:** Building friendships and connections in everyday community life - A workshop with Dr Angela Amado takes place on Tue, 23 Jun, 2026 at 09:30 am to Tue, 23 Jun, 2026 at 04:30 pm at 40 Main Ave, Coorparoo QLD 4151, Australia, 40 Main Ave, Stones Corner QLD 4120, Australia, Coorparoo.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Building friendships and connections in everyday community life - A workshop with Dr Angela Amado?
  - **A:** Building friendships and connections in everyday community life - A workshop with Dr Angela Amado is organized by CRU - Community Resource Unit Ltd..
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Building friendships and connections in everyday community life - A workshop with Dr Angela Amado is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Coorparoo, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Building friendships and connections in everyday community life - A workshop with Dr Angela Amado sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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