CRU - Community Resource Unit Ltd.

17/12/2025

Customised Employment allows individuals to contribute towards the running of a business in truly meaningful ways, creating sustainable employment with clear benefits for the employer. Customised Employment is tailored around each individual's strengths, interests, and abilities, where they don't have to fit into a job, the job fits them.
Want to learn more? Join us in February! https://events.humanitix.com/discovering-possibility-how-customised-employment-opens-doors

17/12/2025

Hope and collective acts of care can sustain us in our efforts for change. Thomas Mayo’s presentation at CRU’s 2-day Building Capacity for Lifelong Inclusion event in March was an opportunity to learn from other movements for change, the efforts of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people against injustice.

Watch the full recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2vu1RwAjHA

16/12/2025

CRU is delivering a new online workshop, split across two sessions, to assist families of people with disability to be co-designers.

Co-design provides people with lived experience of disability the opportunity to be part of shaping an inclusive future.

Find out more and register for both co-design workshop sessions here: https://events.humanitix.com/co-design-essentials-online

16/12/2025

Community Resource Unit (CRU) will be closed from COB Friday 19 December and will reopen for business on Tuesday 6 January 2026.

We wish everyone a safe and relaxing festive season and look forward to continuing our work with people with disability, families, carers, and the greater community in the new year.

12/12/2025

We’re pleased to share a new recording featuring Katrina Fredberg from Community Living Project (CLP) in Adelaide.

For more than 20 years, CLP has led dedicated work to intentionally build networks of support around people with disability and their families. In this presentation, Katrina shares insights from the Circles Initiative and the Neighbourhood Circles Project, along with reflections from people with disability and families connected to the work.

Watch the full recording here: https://youtu.be/soXGqscuIv0

11/12/2025

All people with disability can work, but traditional approaches have left too many shut out or underemployed. Customised Employment is an exciting and evidence-based approach to making open employment possible for all.

US-based Marc Gold & Associates (MG&A) are leaders in the Customised Employment approach. Monday 16th February 2026, Therese Fimian and Randy Dicks from MG&A will be in Brisbane for ‘‘Discovering Possibility: How Customised Employment Opens Doors”.

Find out more and register here: https://events.humanitix.com/discovering-possibility-how-customised-employment-opens-doors
Early bird prices close 31st December 2025.

09/12/2025

New recording now available! Featuring Jenny Smith - Citizen Advocate, founding member of Capricorn Citizen Advocacy, and long-time leader in disability advocacy.

Jenny shares insights from her decades of experience on Citizen Advocacy, a form of unpaid, long-term advocacy for individuals with disabilities, recorded as part of the Friendship, Connection and Freely Given Relationships workshop.

We hope this session encourages deeper reflection and action toward building freely given relationships.

Link to the Recording: https://youtu.be/SHFCmU-y3-M

03/12/2025

Today is International Day of People with Disability. This year's theme is 'Fostering disability inclusive societies for advancing social progress'.

On this International Day of People with Disability CRU recommits to create and promote positive change so that people living with disability can belong to and actively contribute to social and economic life. Together with people living with disability, their families, allies in the human services sector and the community we build a movement for change.

'Being in the community is not the same as being part of the community... Being in the community points only to physical presence; being part of the community means having the opportunity to interact and form relationships with other community members.' - Bogdan & Taylor

02/12/2025

As part of CRU’s Building Capacity for Lifelong Inclusion series, we’re pleased to share a presentation by Lisa Bridle, recorded earlier this year during CRU's two-day workshop.

In this heartfelt and honest presentation, Lisa shares how her son Sean, now 30, began friendships in kindergarten and Year 1 that continue to this day. Lisa explores the intentional approaches and practical strategies that helped nurture these friendships through childhood, school, and into adulthood — and how these relationships have supported a rich and connected life.

Lisa’s story highlights the power of genuine friendship and the role it plays in creating belonging and inclusion for people with disability.

Watch the full presentation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7trmDR3tx8

Lisa Bridle is a Brisbane parent of 3 adult children and has a professional background in community development and disability advocacy. Lisa worked at CRU f...

28/11/2025

Watch Now!

From our Friendships & Connections Workshop Recording featuring Lisa Bridle as she shares how her son Sean’s friendships, some formed in kindergarten and Year 1, are still going strong at age 30. She outlines the intentional strategies that supported connection from childhood through to adulthood.

A must-watch for families and supporters wanting practical ways to build lasting connection.

Full presentation available here: https://youtu.be/S7trmDR3tx8

26/11/2025

Don't miss this essential conversation being hosted by Queensland Advocacy for Inclusion (QAI) happening 6 to 7pm via Zoom on Wednesday 3rd December.

Join us this International Day of People with Disability on 3 December for an important discussion on the practical solutions that are already helping to make education safe, accessible and inclusive for everyone, and reduce suspensions.

This one-hour session will feature perspectives from educators and parents who have successfully navigated these challenges.

We will also be sharing links to other organisations and resources that can support students in their schooling at the end of the session.

This free hour of knowledge could make all the difference for a child’s education journey.

Share this with someone who needs this information.

𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 - events.humanitix.com/solutions-instead-of-suspensions

Youth Advocacy Centre ATSILS PeakCare Queensland

25/11/2025

CRU is excited to announce ‘Discovering Possibility: How Customised Employment Opens Doors’ will be held Monday 16th February 2026.

All people with disability can work, but traditional approaches have left too many shut out or underemployed. The Customised Employment (CE) approach is an exciting and well evidenced approach to making open employment possible for all.

Join us at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre to learn from speakers Therese Fimian and Randy Dicks from US-based Marc Gold & Associates (MG&A) – a leader in the CE approach.

Find out more and register here: https://events.humanitix.com/discovering-possibility-how-customised-employment-opens-doors