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NDIS Participant Shares Insights and Tips
- 1. NDIS Planning for Participants Eric Platt, Self Advocate NSWCID Conference 16 July 2015
- 2. What I will talk about 1 What I think about the NDIS 2 Goals I set 3 Changes in my life 4 Challenges with NDIS 5 My NDIS Plan 6 Tips for you all
- 3. It is great! It gives real choice and independence It changes peoples lives More control over my $ What I think about the NDIS
- 4. My Goals… • Better equipment and a new scooter • Moving out of group home • Having one on one independent time • My new plan – to get more involved in meetings and conferences like this NDS Regional Forum Coffs Harbour 2015
- 5. How the NDIS changed my life – 100% Before NDIS I had no individual support More options and more support New opportunities I employed staff for home and my one on one
- 6. Challenges with NDIS Not many for me… • Mobility allowance • Review took longer than expected Other people have challenges… • Some people find it hard to speak up about what they want • People don’t know enough about NDIS
- 7. M y P l a n
- 8. My Plan
- 9. Tips on the NDIS Be prepared Learn all you can Take planning stuff with you Staff and organisations need to get on board and help people learn about it – the whole kit and caboodle.
- 10. My Final Messages NDIS and HWNS have helped people in boarding houses be more independent and live a normal life. These people are now being counted but not just as a number. NDIS – it’s here, it’s well overdue and it’s a great thing! If you want to contact me email Rachel rspencer@hwns.com.au Eric Platt, Self Advocate