Let's make toy libraries accessible to all families
- Oct 15, 2024
- 2 min read
Now taking expression of interest for TLA focus groups.
If you are a parent or carer of a child, or children with disabilities and or developmental delay and you are a member of a toy library, we invite you to join us for one of our upcoming focus groups.
The Disability Access, Inclusion, and Support (DAIS) Program Team, here at TLA, are excited to be involved in research being undertaken by a team based at Western Sydney University to explore the barriers and facilitators to families using our community toy libraries.
Prof. Christine Johnston, with Dr Matthew Breaden and Dr Kate O’Rourke, alongside TLA's DAIS staff members Zoe Houstein, Michelle Loft and Melanie Douglas, will be leading the research, taking shape in the form of:
online surveys (coming soon)
focus groups for parents and carers of children with disabilities.
Focus groups expression of interest:
If you are a parent or carer of a child or children with disabilities and a member of a toy library, we invite you to join us for one of our upcoming focus groups.
The focus groups are being held both in-person and online. There are metro and regional options across the country for in-person sessions. All online sessions are national. All focus group participants are remunerated a $50 voucher.
Click the button below to share your expression of interest (EOI) to join a focus group.
In-person focus groups
Western Australia
Beckenham:
Friday 22nd November 2024
10:00am - 11:00am
Gosnells Toy Library
27 Birchington St
Beckenham WA 6107
Tuart Forest:
Tuesday 26th November 2024
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Tuart Forest Toy Library
40 Hasties Road
Gelorup WA 6230
New South Wales
Maroubra:
Tuesday 19th November
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Maroubra Room, Lionel Bowen Library
669-673 Anzac Parade, Maroubra, NSW
Forestville:
November (date to be confirmed)
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Early Ed Cubby House Toy Library
3 Starkey St, Forestville, NSW
Online sessions (for all Australian based participants)
Tuesday 19th November
7:00pm - 8:00pm AEDT (4:00pm - 5:00pm AWST, 6:00pm - 7:00pm AEST, 6:30pm - 7:30pm ACDT)
Via Zoom
Wednesday 20th November
1:00pm - 2:00pm AEDT (10:00am - 11:00am AWST, 12:00pm - 1:00pm AEST, 12:30pm - 1:30pm ACDT)
Via Zoom
Saturday 30th November
12:00pm - 1:00pm AEDT (9:00am - 10:00am AWST, 11:00am - 12:00pm AEST, 11:30am - 12:30pm ACDT)
Via Zoom
From this research, we hope to better understand how families experience and engage with toy libraries. We will be gathering and sharing insights into ways we can better support toy libraries through education, training, and resources. The findings from this research project will form pilot programs to trial strategies to improve accessibility to toy libraries. We are especially interested in understanding if families’ experiences are the same or different if their child has a developmental delay or disability.
Surveys:
If you have any questions (all questions are welcomed), please contact Program Manager, Zoe Houstein at zoe@toylibraries.org.au
