PCE Talks

What is PCE Talks?

At PCE Talks you can:

  • hear from a different self advocate or service provider

  • learn about self advocacy

  • learn about topics to do with having a disability and also being from a non-English speaking background

  • meet other people interested in self advocacy.

Two people talk, with speech bubbles over them too.

Tuesday 24 November 2026

Victorian Disability Worker Commission: helping with concerns about your disability worker

In this PCE Talk, Siobhan Bahn from the Victorian Disability Worker Commission will join us. Siobhan will explain how the commission might help you if you have concerns about your disability worker.

There will be a chance for you to ask questions.

All self advocates and allies are welcome!

Details

When: Tuesday 24 November

What time: 11am to 12pm

Where: Jenny Florence Room, Level 3, Ross House, 247-251 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

We will provide a morning tea.

Let us know if you’re coming

Email Janet or call Janet. Janet can also help with your access needs.

Monday 14 September 2026

Is that your mum?

In this PCE Talk, we talked with Elvira Tarrant. Elvira is a member of PCE and a mum of two. We talked about parenting as a person with a disability from a non-English speaking background.

Watch the recording of our PCE Talk for Monday 14 September 2026.

Tuesday 26 May 2026

In this PCE Talk, we talked with Aunty Jane Rosengrave. Aunty Jane is a First Nations self advocate. She is a member of the First Nations self advocacy group, The Deadlys. Aunty Jane is a proud Yorta Yorta woman.

Watch the recording of our PCE Talk for Tuesday 26 May 2026.

Monday 27 April 2026

In this PCE Talk, we had someone from the National Disability Insurance Agency talk about an overview of the NDIS.

We couldn’t record this PCE Talk.

Tuesday 24 February 2026

In this PCE Talk, Janet Curtain talked with Elizabeth Jeroboam. They are both self advocates.

Watch the recording of our PCE Talk for Tuesday 24 February 2026.

A picture hat says 'February' and '24'.
Two women sit side by side in evening outfits.

Where do PCE Talks happen?

These meetings are usually online. They happen every couple of months.

We send out the link out before.

Person participating in a virtual meeting on a laptop with multiple smiling faces visible on the screen.

How long is a PCE Talk meeting?

The meetings usually go for 45 minutes.

A digital countdown timer showing 45 minutes with a circular progress bar, partially filled with pink and white segments, against a black background.

What if I can’t come to every PCE Talk?

That’s ok. You can come to as many as you like.

Usually we record them. Afterwards, we put them on our YouTube channel.

Two electronic devices, a laptop and a tablet, display YouTube interface with the YouTube logo in front of them. The laptop shows a thumbnail of lions, and the tablet displays a red background with two children in sports jerseys.

Sign me up!

We would love to! Email Janet or call Janet. Janet will also send you the link.

You can also sign up here for free membership. We will let you know when any PCE activity is happening.

Person holding a tablet displaying a newsletter with a group photo of diverse people and the headline 'Newsletter'.