Complex health care needs are constant companions in the lives of people with disabilities. This means that differently-abled individuals often require consistent and intense
health care support daily.
People with disabilities fight against a lot of odds to overcome various disability
barriers and build a life for themselves where they have choice and control over their way of
living.
Living independently is a dream that’s often put on hold by people with disabilities
due to their high care needs and lack of proper disability support. Supported Independent
Living (SIL) is one of the many home and living support options available to NDIS
participants that allows them to live independently like others and pursue a living option that
makes them happy and boosts their morale.
Moving out of the home of their parents and living in a place on their own is often a distant dream for a lot of differently-abled individuals. That’s because the provision of care and support that they need to move out from the safety and protection provided by their loved ones is often lacking
Adolescence is an important phase in our lives where we go through significant changes in terms of physical, cognitive and mental developments.
Professional disability support services play a significant role in ensuring that differently-abled individuals stay connected to mainstream society. These support services focus on capacity building and skill development so that people with disabilities could become as independent as possible over time.
People with psychosocial disabilities often face stigma from society due to the episodic nature of their condition. Moreover, psychosocial disabilities can often be invisible to the eyes leading to the discrimination of persons suffering from it compared to other disability conditions. In an effort to improve the lives of people with psychosocial disabilities, the NDIA has developed a Psychosocial Disability…
The mental health of people with disabilities is as much of a priority as their physical health, not to mention the fact that there are those suffering from specific psychosocial
disabilities as well.
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is a government-funded social reform
that changed the face of disability care in Australia forever. However, getting access to the
scheme for people with severe mental health problems has always been a tough battle.
Service providers play an important role in delivering services and support to differently-abled individuals benefitting from the scheme of NDIS.