Disability support services in Australia underwent a major revamp with the introduction of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). But several community reports and user feedback available in the public domain suggests that the scheme can be too complex to understand for the newcomers. If you find yourself overwhelmed by the guidelines a [...] Read More
National Disability Insurance Scheme introduced nationwide in Australia in 2016 aims to provide reasonable and necessary support to differently-abled individuals to achieve their goals in life. NDIS funding ensures that a person’s disability doesn’t stop them from exercising their choice and giving up their independence. Moreover, this scheme [...] Read More
Disability support is important in improving the lives of differently-abled individuals. We live in a world that isn’t necessarily designed to be inclusive of the needs of you or your loved ones. Australia is making big strides in being disability-inclusive through NDIA, a legislative agency that delivers support by covering the expenditure as [...] Read More
NDIS, the insurance scheme for people with disabilities in Australia, has progressed by leaps and bounds to bring the disabled community to the forefront and making them equal stakeholders in the development of society. However, even with all the progress, we have made, people with disabilities resulting from mental conditions or more specifically, [...] Read More
Inclusiveness is the hallmark of a healthy society. Putting aside the redundant stereotypes and allowing people to embrace their real selves with dignity is the first step towards this destination. People with disabilities are a community that suffers the brunt of society’s judgmental gaze. Do you want to know how not to be offensive to some [...] Read More
Understanding and implementing NDIS on your own could prove to be an exhausting task. It is to take off this weight from the shoulders of the participants that NDIS offers Support Co-ordination Support. NDIS Support coordination is a flexible service with numerous benefits. However, in this blog, we are talking about the different levels of sup [...] Read More
A recent addition to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), Psycho-social recovery coach, was added after realizing the importance of mental well-being in the recovery plan of a participant. A psycho-social recovery coach is support available to people who have disabilities as a result of mental health issues. Under this service, the [...] Read More
NDIS is a government initiative to support people with intellectual, physical, sensory, cognitive, and psychosocial disabilities and enable them to live their life in their optimal condition. A lot of people are held back by their disabilities from living their life to its fullest, whether it be their career, personal, or public life. To remedy t [...] Read More
NDIS has proven to be a game-changer in the lives of people with disability and their family members. Yet, many find the scheme a hard nut to crack. Disability is only an umbrella term that involves numerous conditions of physical and mental impairment. Each of the participants is seeking something unique in their NDIS plans. In this blog, lets [...] Read More
The initiatives NDIS took to be more inclusive with mental health support is yet to reach any in the targeted population. The Mental Health Supports available through NDIS have the potential to change the life of a Psycho-socially disabled (PSD) person for the better. The support is provided to those who are diagnosed with a significant long- [...] Read More