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Challenges of Being an NDIS Service Provider

Providing Care with Perseverance: Challenges of Being an NDIS Service Provider Transformative changes have been achieved in disability care in Australia ever since the introduction of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). It has fundamentally altered the way user choice and autonomy are perceived by disability service providers because, in the NDIS, money follows the participants and not the providers.… Continue reading Challenges of Being an NDIS Service Provider

Believing in Yourself and Overcoming Challenges with the NDIS

People with disabilities face numerous obstacles that hinder their social participation, education and employment opportunities. Discrimination and prejudice from society towards differently-abled individuals will negatively impact their mental health and overall wellbeing. According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), discrimination against people with disabilities accounts for 44% of complaints to the Australian… Continue reading Believing in Yourself and Overcoming Challenges with the NDIS

Being Kind to Your Mind: Anxiety Disorders and the NDIS

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) changed the way disability support is perceived all over the world. It has set the precedent for quality, efficiency and outcomes in disability care. With the help of the NDIS, people with disabilities can improve their capacity to lead normal lives and exercise choice over the care they receive. But when… Continue reading Being Kind to Your Mind: Anxiety Disorders and the NDIS

Better Plans Bring Better Results: Benefits of NDIS Support Coordination

Support Coordination is a capacity building support from the NDIS that helps the participants to access support and services effectively. Not only does a support coordinator help the participant to understand their plan better, but they also assist the participant in planning and coordinating various supports and services. Having a support coordinator at their service will help people with disabilities… Continue reading Better Plans Bring Better Results: Benefits of NDIS Support Coordination

NDIS Disability Support Provider in Perth, Western Australia

Disability support services in Perth,WA are the basic rights of people with disabilities. It is no longer acceptable to gatekeep the disability community from taking the central stage in society. National Disability Insurance Scheme has brought a revolutionary change into the lives of disabled persons and their families in this regard. Unlike before where the people with disabilities… Continue reading NDIS Disability Support Provider in Perth, Western Australia

Living Life with Dignity: The NDIS and Physical Disabilities

The nature of one’s disability and the way it affects the functional capacity of a person play an important role in being eligible for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Physical disabilities are one of the most common and visible types of disabilities that directly impact the individual’s ability to perform daily tasks. According to the National Disability Services… Continue reading Living Life with Dignity: The NDIS and Physical Disabilities

Self-Care is the Best Care: Mental Health and People with Disabilities

Living with a disability throws plenty of challenges in your life. The physical challenges, health complexities, social barriers, unequal access to housing and employment etc can take a big toll on the mental health of people with disabilities. The mind needs proper care and support just like your body. The first step towards improving mental health… Continue reading Self-Care is the Best Care: Mental Health and People with Disabilities

Building Trust: First Meeting with Your Support Coordinator

NDIS Support Coordination is a capacity building support that helps differently-abled individuals to successfully implement their NDIS plan and manage their funded supports. Though it may look like a case management support at first glance, Support Coordination is not intended to fulfil that role. Support coordination aims to build the capacity of the participants to coordinate the supports available in… Continue reading Building Trust: First Meeting with Your Support Coordinator

Accessing In-Home and Community Support Services through the NDIS

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) provides all the crucial supports that a differently-abled individual needs to live an independent and purpose-driven life. The funded supports provided by the NDIS assist them with their living arrangements, help them develop various skills, and provide them with diverse care options including in-home support and community support. Social and recreation support is also provided under… Continue reading Accessing In-Home and Community Support Services through the NDIS

Embracing Equity and Inclusion: NDIS Core Supports Budget

Time and again myriad studies have proven the benefits of disability inclusion in the workplace as well as in the national economic fabric. It is high time that we recognised the valuable contributions of people with disabilities to our communities and provided them equal access to various spheres of mainstream society. Fair inclusion cannot be… Continue reading Embracing Equity and Inclusion: NDIS Core Supports Budget