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Disability Advocacy ServiceSession 1 · 14 May 2026
PATH Leadership Group · Cohort 1

Session 1.

Get to know each other,
and make our Group Agreement together.
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Disability Advocacy Service11:00 · Welcome
First, the most important thing

Acknowledgement of Country.

We acknowledge the Arrernte people as the Traditional Custodians of Mparntwe (Alice Springs).

We pay our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging.

We also acknowledge all the language groups across the Central Australia and Barkly region this program serves.

We pay our respects to all First Nations peoples whose knowledge, leadership, and lived experience guide this work.
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Disability Advocacy Service11:00 · Welcome
Welcome

We're glad you're here.

This is our first session. Today we will:
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Disability Advocacy Service11:00 · Today

Here's the plan.

11:00
Welcome & Acknowledgement
11:10
Icebreaker — hobby cards
11:25
What is PATH?
11:50
What is a Group Agreement?
12:05
Break — tea, food, fresh air
12:20
Co-design our Group Agreement
12:50
Traffic light quiz & wrap up
Toilets[to confirm]
Assembly point[to confirm]
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Disability Advocacy Service11:10 · Icebreaker
Module 1 · Part 1

Get to know
each other.

Pick a hobby card to share — what do you like to do?
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Disability Advocacy Service11:10 · Icebreaker
Pick a card

What do you like to do?

Pick a hobby card. Tell us why you like it.
  • Music
  • Football / sport
  • Cooking
  • Painting / drawing
  • Movies / TV
  • Going to the shops
  • Walking / bushwalk
  • Fishing
  • Cards / games
  • Time with family
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Disability Advocacy Service11:25 · PATH
Module 1 · Part 2

What is
PATH?

A way of planning your life — with the people who matter to you.
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Disability Advocacy Service11:25 · PATH
PATH stands for…

Planning Alternative
Tomorrows with Hope.

P
Planning
We make a plan.
A
Alternative
There is more than one way.
T
Tomorrows
We look ahead — next week, next year.
H
Hope
We dream big. Hope is allowed.
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Disability Advocacy Service11:25 · The journey
8 sessions together

The road we'll travel.

Session 1 · today
Get to know each other
& Group Agreements
Session 2
What is a Leader
Session 3
All About Me
Session 4
Now
Session 5
My Team
Session 6
Keeping Strong
Session 7
My Future & Plans
Session 8
Small & First Steps
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Disability Advocacy Service11:25 · PATH
What we'll do

Four things, every session.

Training
Learn about leadership and how to speak up.
PATH
Make your own PATH plan, with people who matter to you.
Connecting
Meet other people in the group.
Supporting
Get help from DAS — now and later.
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Disability Advocacy Service11:50 · Group Agreement
Module 2 · Part 1

Group
Agreements.

How we want to work together. What's OK. What's not.
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Disability Advocacy Service11:50 · Group Agreement
What is it?

A list of things
we agree on.

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Disability Advocacy Service11:50 · Group Agreement
Why we make one

Four reasons.

Safety
Everyone knows what's OK and what's not.
Fairness
No one person makes the rules. We all do.
Respect
We listen. We speak up.
Trust
We can talk about hard things — knowing we're safe.
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Disability Advocacy Service11:50 · Group Agreement
Examples · what other groups agreed

We'll make our own — these are ideas.

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Disability Advocacy Service12:05 · Break
15 minutes

Break.

Tea. Food. Fresh air. Stretch.
↻
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Disability Advocacy Service12:20 · Co-design
Module 2 · Part 2

Our
Agreement.

Three phases — brainstorm, group & reword, vote.
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Disability Advocacy Service12:20 · Brainstorm
Phase 1 · 10 minutes

On a sticky note —
write or draw ONE thing.

Something you want everyone in the group to agree to.
Listening
What helps you listen well?
Speaking up
What helps you speak up?
Feeling safe
What helps you feel safe in the group?
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Disability Advocacy Service12:40 · Voting
Phase 3 · Green · Yellow · Red

We'll read each idea out loud.

GREEN
I agree
YELLOW
Not sure
RED
I don't agree
If anyone holds up red, we talk it through. We change the wording until everyone can hold up green or yellow.
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Disability Advocacy Service12:45 · If something breaks
What if someone breaks the agreement?

Everyone breaks an
agreement sometimes. That's OK.

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Disability Advocacy Service12:50 · Wrap up
Wrap up

Traffic Light
Quiz.

True or not true? Hold up your card.
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Disability Advocacy Service12:50 · Quiz
How it works

I'll read a sentence.

TRUE
Hold up GREEN
NOT SURE
Hold up YELLOW
NOT TRUE
Hold up RED
No wrong answers. We're learning together.
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Disability Advocacy ServiceQuiz
Question 1 of 9
Summer in Alice Springs is hot.
Hold up your card · then turn the page
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Disability Advocacy ServiceQuiz · Answer
Q1 — "Summer in Alice Springs is hot."
TRUE · GREEN
Days over 40°C are normal in summer.
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Disability Advocacy ServiceQuiz
Question 2 of 9
The Todd River has water all year.
Hold up your card · then turn the page
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Disability Advocacy ServiceQuiz · Answer
Q2 — "The Todd River has water all year."
NOT TRUE · RED
The Todd is dry most of the year.
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Disability Advocacy ServiceQuiz
Question 3 of 9
It snows in Alice Springs.
Hold up your card · then turn the page
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Disability Advocacy ServiceQuiz · Answer
Q3 — "It snows in Alice Springs."
NOT TRUE · RED
We get cold winters, but no snow.
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Disability Advocacy ServiceQuiz
Question 4 of 9
Bindi is a workplace in Alice Springs.
Hold up your card · then turn the page
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Disability Advocacy ServiceQuiz · Answer
Q4 — "Bindi is a workplace in Alice Springs."
TRUE · GREEN
Yes — Bindi is a workplace.
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Disability Advocacy ServiceQuiz
Question 5 of 9
Alice Springs is by the ocean.
Hold up your card · then turn the page
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Disability Advocacy ServiceQuiz · Answer
Q5 — "Alice Springs is by the ocean."
NOT TRUE · RED
We are in the middle of Australia. The ocean is a long way away.
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Disability Advocacy ServiceQuiz
Question 6 of 9
There are hills around Alice Springs.
Hold up your card · then turn the page
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Disability Advocacy ServiceQuiz · Answer
Q6 — "There are hills around Alice Springs."
TRUE · GREEN
Yes — the MacDonnell Ranges are all around us.
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Disability Advocacy ServiceQuiz
Question 7 of 9
DAS stands for Disability Advocacy Service.
Hold up your card · then turn the page
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Disability Advocacy ServiceQuiz · Answer
Q7 — "DAS stands for Disability Advocacy Service."
TRUE · GREEN
That's us.
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Disability Advocacy ServiceQuiz
Question 8 of 9
You need to live in town to do a PATH plan.
Hold up your card · then turn the page
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Disability Advocacy ServiceQuiz · Answer
Q8 — "You need to live in town to do a PATH plan."
NOT TRUE · RED
We can come to community when we can arrange it.
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Disability Advocacy ServiceQuiz
Question 9 of 9
If you don't agree with something, you can say no.
Hold up your card · then turn the page
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Disability Advocacy ServiceQuiz · Answer
Q9 — "If you don't agree with something, you can say no."
TRUE · GREEN
That's why we have the red card.
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Disability Advocacy Service12:55 · Wrap up
Well done

You just used the cards.

Use them anytime in the group. Use them at home, at work, with family. It's OK to disagree.
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Disability Advocacy Service12:55 · Topics
Topics check

What do you want
to talk about?

Tick the topics that matter to you. We'll use this list to plan the coming sessions.
My family
My work
My health
Where I live
My friends
Speaking up
Money & bills
Travel & getting around
My future
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Disability Advocacy Service12:55 · Baseline
Form Part 2 · just for you

How am I going?

We did Part 1 before the program started. Today is Part 2. We'll do it again at the end — to see what changed.
:)
OK / Easy
:|
Not sure / Sometimes
:(
Hard / I need help
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Disability Advocacy Service12:58 · Homework
Bring something next time

Someone you
look up to.

A photo, a name, or a story. It can be —
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Disability Advocacy Service13:00 · See you
Thursday 28 May · 11:00 · same place

See you next time.

No session 21 May. See you the week after.
Next topic — What is a Leader.
Bring your "someone you look up to."

Questions before then? Call DAS or message your support worker.
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Disability Advocacy ServiceEnd · Session 1
Thank you

Disability
Advocacy
Service.

PATH Leadership Group · Session 1
Adapted for Central Australia by DAS, in partnership with Inclusion NT under the PATH MOU 2025–26. Original curriculum © Inclusion NT.
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