•Stacey Copas

•Stacey Copas

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7 times world surfing champion Layne Beachley dubbed me the “Queen of Resilience.”…

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  • Resilience Doesn’t Mean No Bad Days

    Resilience Doesn’t Mean No Bad Days

    Let’s face it, no day is perfect. Regardless of what Instagram throws in our faces.

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  • Back In Black

    Back In Black

    #30YearsRolling - Day 7/30 - Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of my Injury Despite the seriousness of the lowest…

  • To Give Up Or Get On With It

    To Give Up Or Get On With It

    #30YearsRolling - Day 6/30 - Reflections on the 30th anniversary of my injury TO GIVE UP OR GET ON WITH IT The change…

  • Music Saved My Life

    Music Saved My Life

    #30YearsRolling - Day 5/30 - Reflections on the 30th anniversary of my injury MUSIC SAVED MY LIFE Starting a new school…

  • [4/30] Creating Moments Of Artificial Happiness

    [4/30] Creating Moments Of Artificial Happiness

    #30YearsRolling – Day 4/30 – Reflections on the 30th anniversary of my injury I’d barely had a chance to adjust to…

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  • [3/30] I'd Never Felt So Alone

    [3/30] I'd Never Felt So Alone

    #30YearsRolling - Day 3/30 - Reflections on the 30th anniversary of my injury Following the 8 weeks on bed rest was a…

  • Grateful For Adversity

    Grateful For Adversity

    Today I celebrate the 29th anniversary of the accident that left me a quadriplegic and needing a wheelchair for the…

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Contributions

Activity

Experience

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    Academy Of Resilience

    Sydney, Australia

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    Australia

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    Sydney, Australia

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    Adelaide, Australia

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    Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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    Adelaide, Australia

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    South Australia, Australia

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    Adelaide, Australia

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    Sydney, Australia

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    Sydney, Australia

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Education

  • Learning Potential International Pty Ltd

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    Activities and Societies: Host of Adelaide monthly member meetups

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Volunteer Experience

  • Peer To Peer Trainer (Solomon Islands)

    Motivation Australia Development Organisation

    - 2 months

    Human Rights

    Peer to peer training involves wheelchair users training others with a similar disability in skills and knowledge that enable them to carry out everyday activities and achieve an improved quality of life. Trainer at Peer To Peer Training camp in Honiara, Solomon Islands June 2011 where seven wheelchair users and four family members attended the five day course.
    A daily timetable of sessions including personal mobility skills, health care, disability rights and sport introduced the…

    Peer to peer training involves wheelchair users training others with a similar disability in skills and knowledge that enable them to carry out everyday activities and achieve an improved quality of life. Trainer at Peer To Peer Training camp in Honiara, Solomon Islands June 2011 where seven wheelchair users and four family members attended the five day course.
    A daily timetable of sessions including personal mobility skills, health care, disability rights and sport introduced the participants to a range of skills and ideas.
    For all of the participants this course was a unique opportunity for them to gain information about their own disability, develop skills that in Australia would be taught through rehabilitation, share experiences with their peers and ask questions they would not normally feel comfortable to ask.

  • Board of Directors/Chair of Communications Sub-Committee

    Dignity for Disability

    - 1 year

    Politics

  • Volunteer - QWERTY Internet Cafe - Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre

    ParaQuad SA

    - 5 months

    Science and Technology

  • Board of Directors

    Macarthur Disability Services

    - less than a year

    Human Rights

  • Disability Access Advisory Sub-Committee

    Campbelltown City Council (NSW)

    - 5 years

    Human Rights

Publications

Courses

  • How to Leverage Adversity to Succeed in Business and in Life

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  • Practical Resilience for Business and Life

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Projects

  • Diversity and Inclusion Strategy for Department of Human Services

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  • Diversity and Inclusion Strategy for Department of Communications

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  • Enable Technology Learning Program

    The Enable Tech Learning (ETL) Program is an experience based educational training program linked with the ANU School of Engineering to provide appropriate skills for graduates to effectively contribute to the area while actively engaging people with disability from concept to the finished product. ETL Program seeks to provide high quality experiences for students to contribute to real, current accessibility challenges as part of their studies while actively engage people with disability during…

    The Enable Tech Learning (ETL) Program is an experience based educational training program linked with the ANU School of Engineering to provide appropriate skills for graduates to effectively contribute to the area while actively engaging people with disability from concept to the finished product. ETL Program seeks to provide high quality experiences for students to contribute to real, current accessibility challenges as part of their studies while actively engage people with disability during technology design and development.

    The ELT Program is a collaborative initiative between Enable Development and the Australian National University College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS).

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  • EnableCanberra

    EnableCanberra is a social marketing campaign focused on making Canberra’s progress towards accessibility and social inclusion visible for People with Access Needs (defined as people with disabilities, the elderly, pregnant women, people with newborn children and the occasional cumbersome traveler) seeking to enjoy Canberra’s iconic venues.

    EnableCanberra offers tourists and visitors with access needs a way to find venues that offer an accessible hospitality experience and all the…

    EnableCanberra is a social marketing campaign focused on making Canberra’s progress towards accessibility and social inclusion visible for People with Access Needs (defined as people with disabilities, the elderly, pregnant women, people with newborn children and the occasional cumbersome traveler) seeking to enjoy Canberra’s iconic venues.

    EnableCanberra offers tourists and visitors with access needs a way to find venues that offer an accessible hospitality experience and all the accessibility information needed during their stay. This increases venues’ appeal to an under-engaged market, while also instilling a sense of pride in the local community regarding Canberra venues’ progress towards accessibility.

    EnableCanberra was an ACT Government funded initiative to celebrate the Centenary of Canberra.

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Honors & Awards

  • Finalist - Australian Small Business Champions 2018

    Precedent Productions

  • Finalist - 2017 Training and Education Provider of the Year

    Optus My Business Awards

  • Winner - 2017 Most Outstanding Education Service

    Campbelltown Local Business Awards

  • Gold Medal

    Athletics South Australia

    Gold medalist at SA State Athletics Championships - 100m Wheelchair

  • Finalist - Pride of Australia Medal for Courage

    News Corporation

  • Nominee

    Telstra Business Women Awards

  • Gold Medal

    Athletics SA

    Gold medalist at SA State Athletics Championships - 100m Wheelchair

  • Scholarship and Mentoring Recipient

    Layne Beachley's "Aim For The Stars" Foundation

    The Layne Beachley Aim for the Stars Foundation was created to inspire girls and women across Australia to dream and achieve.

    I was selected from over 700 applications to be one of 28 women to receive a scholarship and mentoring from the foundation for 2014.

  • Silver Medal

    Athletics Australia

    Silver Medalist at 91st Australian Athletics Championships - Women's Secured Discus

  • Gold Medal

    Athletics SA

    Gold medalist at SA State Athletics Championships - AWD Secured Discus

  • Silver Medal

    Queensland Athletics

    Silver Medalist QLD State Athletics Championships - AWD Secured Discus

  • Leaders For Tomorrow

    TAFE NSW/E-Qual

  • Winner 2011 La Dolce Vita Speaking Competition

    Pat Mesiti

    Stacey took out the inaugural event with an emotion charged speech that had the audience captivated and moved them to tears and laughter and left them feeling totally inspired with her story of resilience. The event also featured world renowned speakers Allan Pease, Pat Mesiti, Amanda Gore, Bruce Sullivan and others.
    To inspire your audience book Stacey today by calling 0438636458 or [email protected]

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