We are Worth the Investment. NSW Council for Intellectual Disability Conference 16-17 July 2015. Information, linkages & capacity building, Morrie O'Conner, Community Living Association QLD

1. People are worth the Investment
Conference
Information, Linkages & Capacity Building
17th July 2015
Morrie O’Connor
Community Living Association
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2. Community Living Association (CLA)
• Works with people with intellectual disability
on society’s fringe (homeless, corrections,
Child Safety, dual diagnosis)
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3. Capacity Building – Supporting people
to service themselves
– WWILD-SVP
– Independent Youth Housing Group
– Nundah Community Enterprises Co-op
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4. • Homeless young people
• Homeless young people who had been wards
of the State
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5. Frank
• Young man with intellectual disability
• In State care
• Left care at 18
• Homeless
• Serious crime conviction
• Refused participation in rehabilitation because
of ‘lack of intellectual capacity’
• Released without disability supports
• Advocacy to get supports
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6. ILC programs will proactively reach out to –
o Inform & link disadvantaged families and young
people with intellectual disabilities to disability
supports.
o Parents with intellectual disability and young
people with intellectual disability in Child Safety so
they receive disability supports.
o Ensure young people with intellectual disability
leaving care at 18, prisoners exiting will receive
disability supports they need.
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Assumptions – ILC
Early Intervention & Prevention

7. Joe
• Homeless people’s lives can be full of crisis
Is the NDIS Individual Funding Package system going
to be made more flexible or will people like Joe
receive services under ILC arrangements?
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8. Sam
• Buying food for Sam when he hasn’t eaten or
shoes when they have been taken
Will the IFP system become more flexible or can
ILC arrangements help out?
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9. People’s Organisations
• People involved in servicing themselves
• Will people be able to collectively utilise
support hours from their individual packages
to pursue a collective agenda? OR
• Seek support through ILC program to pursue a
collective agenda?
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10. Thank you for your attention
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