Letter from Tony Jones, Co-Chair of CESPHN's Disability Network Tony believes there is much to be positive about regarding the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Further reading on Tony's perspective here.
NDIA staffing caps to be lifted
NDIA staffing caps will be lifted with an additional 750 staff being hired over the next 12 months.
Full details can be found in the Minister’s Media Release here.
NDIS Quarterly Report Quarter 4 17/18
NDIA has released the latest Quarterly Report, showing nearly 200,000 people are benefitting from the NDIS with almost 1 in 3 people receiving supports for the first time. The report shows the NDIS continues to be delivered within budget as it has each year since it started in 2013. For more information, the latest COAG NDIS Quarterly Report for 1 April 2018 – 30 June 2018 can be found on the NDIS website.
Click here to read the full media release.
Prof Julian Trollor launches the Communiqué: Recommendations from the National Roundtable on the Mental Health of People with Intellectual Disability, held March 2018 at UNSW Sydney
The Communiqué represents the response of sector leaders to the mental health needs of people with intellectual disability. It contains a series of practical recommendations for improving the mental health system for people with intellectual disability. Prof Julian Trollor encourages you to engage with these recommendations and to actively seek opportunities to lead initiatives as outlined within the Communiqué. The Communiqué can be downloaded by clicking here.See image below: from left to
right, Julian Trollor; Hon Brad Hazzard; Jim Simpson, Senior Advocate from Council for Intellectual Disability; Michael Sullivan, vice Chair, Council for Intellectual Disability; Alana Julian, Council for Intellectual Disability and Round Table co-chair.
Simple advice can prevent a leading cause of infant disability
GPs are being urged to give pregnant women advice to protect against cytomegalovirus (CMV), the most common congenital infection and an important cause of disability in Australia.
Click here for more information.
Sutherland Shire Council initiative
'Push the Limit’ facilitated by Shanon Bates helps spread the message of inclusion.
Click here for more information.
Law Council of Australia Justice Report
The Law Council of Australia has recently released the Final Report of the Justice Project which focuses on barriers to justice for people experiencing significant social and economic disadvantage. The report includes a chapter focusing on the unique barriers experienced by people with disability.
Click here for the report.
Living with Type 1 Diabetes and Intellectual Disability
Researchers from Western Sydney University are running a study exploring the experience of young adults living with Type 1 Diabetes and Intellectual Disability. It is hoped that this study will assist in improving diabetes self-care and social and economic inclusion for young adults. Western Sydney University are currently looking for young adults aged 18-30 years, with type 1 diabetes who have intellectual disability and are living in NSW. For more information contact Anne Marks on anne.marks@westernsydney.edu.au, 0245 701 599 or 0457 594 444.
Click here for more information.
Call for in-language information on Disability and NDIS for the “National Multilingual Disability Hub” website
The National Multilingual Disability Hub will consist of a national multilingual hotline and website providing relevant and easily accessible information in-language on disability and the NDIS to culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities. The team are currently gathering available in-language material that we can refer the website visitors to. If your organisation has information on disability in general or the NDIS in any of the following languages (Arabic, Assyrian, Bengali, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Farsi, Greek, Italian, Macedonian, Spanish, Tamil and Vietnamese), please send the links to Arlette Salas, asalas@ssi.org.au, by COB Tuesday 2 October 2018. Contact Pascale Pias (Project Officer, FutureAbility) on 0488 686 864 or ppias@ssi.org.au if you have any questions or would like to discuss this new project.
Disussion on acessibility
Tune in to a discussion on accessibility with Industrial Designer, Phillipa Carnomella and Megan Taylor, who is blind and applying to do a PHD in Ableism in the Built Environment.
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NDIS improvements to assistive technology
Assistive Technology (AT) is the equipment a person might use to help them with everyday tasks that they would not be able to do on their own or makes it easier and safer to do. Watch the animation or read our new fact sheets and Easy English
guides to find out how AT works
Disability Services Consulting (DSC) - the tribunals groundbreaking verdict on NDIS responsibilities for managing health conditions
Last month the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) set aside a decision by the Agency not to fund a registered nurse to administer insulin to an NDIS participant three times a day.
Click here to read the article.
Contribute to mental health first aid guidelines review
Mental Health First Aid Australia and The University of Melbourne are undertaking research to update the mental health first aid guidelines for psychosis, initially published in 2008. Mental Health First Aid Australia is seeking the contribution of people with a lived experience of psychosis, carers, and professionals with research, education or clinical experience related to psychosis.
Click here for more information.
The new bionics that let us run, climb and dance
Hugh Herr is building the next generation of bionic limbs - robotic prosthetics inspired by nature's own designs. Herr lost both legs in a climbing accident 30 years ago. Now, as the head of the MIT Media Lab's Biomechatronics group, he shows his incredible technology in a talk that's both technical and deeply personal, with the help of ballroom dancer Adrianne Haslet-Davis, who lost her left leg in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, and performs again for the first time on the TED stage.
Click here to view the TED Talk.
Focus on Ability Short Film Festival
Film makers focus on the ability of people with a disability, in this short film festival taking place on 29 and 30 September at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
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Multicultural inclusive film project
The National Disability Coordination Officer Program is looking for participants with disability from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to take part in a film project. Participants will share their successes and barriers in achieving their education and employment goals and have the opportunity to learn film making.
Click here for more information or email region1@ndco.net.au or phone 9036 3607.
ABC TV looking for participants
ABC Television is looking for people with a lived experience of hearing loss, deafness, ear conditions and tinnitus to be in an episode of "You Can't Ask That". To apply to be part of the show, email Pauline from the ABC at ernesto.pauline@abc.net.au with a paragraph about yourself and your experiences as soon as possible.
Click here for more information and to watch past episodes.
Self-managing your NDIS plan
Watch this animation to find out more about how participants can self-manage their NDIS plan to give greater control over the supports and services they purchase to help achieve their goals.
New guide to self-management
The NDIA has released a Self-Management Guide to assist participants looking to manage their own NDIS plan.
Download a copy here or call 1800 800 110 to order a printed copy.
Self-managed supports website
A coalition of disability agencies from across the country have collaborated to produce a website aimed at helping people to self-manage NDIS funding. The website provides practical information for people thinking about self-management and the various ways of disability support employing workers.
Click here for more information.
Just checking – support person’s tool
Family Planning NSW have created a tool to assist you to have conversations with people with intellectual disability about cancer screening. It contains information on cervical, breast and bowel screening and provides some tips and strategies on how to start the conversation. There is also a planning template that you can use together with the tool to help you plan your conversations.
Click here for more information.
New NDIA participant workbooks available
New participant workbooks have been released by the NDIA to assist a participant prepare for their planning meetings. The three booklets cover; 1) Understanding the NDIS, 2) Planning and 3) Using your NDIS Plan.
Click here for more information.
My Health Matters folder – how does it work?
A video produced by Dr Aline Smith and Clare Woods from the My Health Matters team for NSWCID - My Health Matters - is an Easy Read folder created to improve communication between people with an intellectual disability and their healthcare providers.
Click here to watch the video.
Culturally Responsive Training workshops Settlement Services International's FutureAbility project is delivering free interactive one day Culturally Responsive Training workshops which will equip people working in the disability sector with the tools to apply a complex understanding when working with people with disability from CALD backgrounds. Participants will identify strategies to optimise the reach and quality of disability services under the NDIS for CALD participants.
When: Homebush - Friday 12 October 2018, 9 am - 4.30 pm AND Ashfield - Thursday 1 November 2018, 9 am - 4.30 pm
Carers NSW 2018 Biennial Conference The Carers NSW 2018 Biennial Conference, ‘Caring: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow’ is coming up in October. The conference is funded by the NSW Government and provides an opportunity for delegates to explore best practice, innovation, policy, research and initiatives in carer
support.
When: Thursday 11 and Friday 12 October 2018 at the Novotel Sydney Olympic Park
National Carers Week National Carers Week is about recognising and celebrating the outstanding contribution Australia’s 2.7 million unpaid carers make to our nation.
When: 14-20 October 2018
Making the most of your NDIS plan NDIS and St Vincent de Paul Society are hosting workshops for NDIS participants, family and carers - Making the most of your NDIS Plan – Paid Supports. - Have you received
your approved plan?
- Do you have some supports in place?
- Do you want to know more about how your plan and your funding work?
When: Wednesday 17th October 2018 10:00am – 1:00pm, Belmore Youth Resource Centre. RSVP here or call 0434 478 305
Self-managing my supports and achieving more control What does self-management of your NDIS funding mean? How can you be an effective self-manager? When: Tuesday 9th October 2018 5.30 pm - 8.30 pm, Community Hub. RSVP here or call 034 478 305.
Make your Mark for Invictus Games Sydney 2018 The Invictus Games Sydney 2018 will challenge perceptions, raise expectations and celebrate inclusion on a global scale. More than 500 athletes from 18 nations will descend on Sydney for the competition. This year’s Games will shine a light on health and wellbeing, drive a
broader understanding of living with mental illness or physical disability, and promote the positive impact of meaningful employment.
When: The Games will be held across Greater Sydney including Sydney Olympic Park and on and around Sydney Harbour from 20-27 October.
Delivering Disability Care Conference With thought-leading presentations innovative ideas and extensive opportunities for networking, this event will give you the know-how for: - Evaluating your strategic plan to survive the NDIS cash crunch
- Redesigning your services to maximise profits and reduce overheads
- Aligning increased demand with your scale/range of services without compromising on quality
- Embedding value and customer-centricity throughout business practice
- Understanding, building and optimising an effective and person-centred workforce
- Strengthening your understanding of consumer needs and navigating strategic marketing tools
When: 4-6 December, Mercure Sydney
Cantonese Community Access Network St Vincent de Paul Society NSW Local Area Coordination program facilities a monthly Cantonese Community Access Network (Cantonese CAN) at the Hurstville Library. At the Cantonese CAN, NDIS participants, carers and family members with Cantonese speaking backgrounds can get information about various NDIS topics, network with each other and get an NDIS ‘Plan Check’ with a Local Area Coordinator. For further information please contact Erin Crockford | CALD Community Engagement Officer | St Vincent de Paul Society NSW | m 0466 109 134 When: Wednesday 24 October and 21 November, 10.00 am - 1.00 pm, Hurstville Library - 12-22 Dora Street, Hurstville. RSVP: 0481 916 998 | rocia.cheng@ndis.gov.au
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