What an exciting year it has been for Centro ASSIST as we work to support providers improve their quality and compliance management across the aged and disability care sectors in Australia.
At the human services sector level, we saw various parliamentary enquiries and Royal Commissions into aged care, out of home care, mental health and the NDIS.
Read MoreA very passionate address by Bill Shorten on Day 2 of the meeting, starting with “it’s quicker to buy a wheelchair on Amazon than from the NDIA.” There’s a huge burden on PWD to prove everything and they have the added cost of paying for lawyers when appealing a decision of the NDIA. 1000 matters at the AAT now.
Read MoreYou will find below, my 14 page summary taken from The NDIA 2018-19 Annual Report of 182 pages. I have highlighted various sections of interest to me and my readers, namely service providers, participants in the scheme and Government policy makers.
Read MoreI attended this event and was able to meet the new Director, Professor Jackie Leach Scully (former Director at University of Newcastle PEALS, UK), and network with other leaders in disability research and advocacy from the university, disabled people's organisations and the wider community.
Read MoreThe Centre for Applied Disability Research was created by the NDS to improve the wellbeing of Australians with disability by gathering insights, building understanding and sharing knowledge.
Read MoreI attended a 2 day conference on “Navigating the Complexities of Disability Housing” that was organised by Criterion Conferences and chaired by Lindsay Kelly from independent Living Villages and Mark Lawler from Achieve Australia.
Read MoreSome new initiatives by NSW Ministry of Health were announced at the Forum. Louise Farrell, Director, Priority Programs Unit, Health and Social policy Branch outlined the new program to upskill health staff across NSW about intellectual disability. 6 new ID expert multifunctional teams will be set up across the state operating in or next to the 16 hubs of the Local Health Districts by June this year.
Read MoreThis was a round table on “People with Intellectual Disability Experiencing University Life” plus the launch of the book of the same name. Really interesting discussion at this event and many key thinkers in the disability space were present. Education is a key component in forging a world that has inclusion and it all starts at the school age level. Real inclusion means active participation and valuing each other’s contribution.
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