Disability Dialogue: Foundations for a good life
Disability support beyond the NDIS
Event Details
- Date: Wednesday 30th July
- Time:
- 1.00pm – 2.30pm AEST (for people in NSW, QLD, VIC, ACT, TAS)
- 12.30pm – 2.00pm (for people in SA and NT)
- 11.00am – 12.30pm (for people in WA)
We will email you the Zoom link after you register.
We will also send it again the day before the event.
About This Event
Talking about disability support beyond the NDIS
Many people with disability use the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
The NDIS has changed many lives – but it can’t do everything.
Some people with disability are not eligible for the NDIS at all.
The Government is introducing foundational supports. Foundational supports will provide people with disability who are not eligible for the NDIS with the supports and services they need.
For example, a few things that are considered foundational supports are:
- Easy-to-understand information
- Support from other people with disability (peer support)
- Services that are inclusive and easy to access
At this event, we will talk about how we can build better support for everyone – not just people who use the NDIS.
Have your say in how we build a system of General Foundational Supports that improve the lives of everyone living with disability.
What we will discuss
- What does a good life look like?
- What support do we need to live a good life?
- How do we find useful, clear, and up-to-date information?
- How does peer support help?
- What is capacity building? (this means learning new skills and building confidence)
- What do organisations led by people with disability do?
- What do advocacy organisations do?
- How can we build more inclusive communities?
Join our panelists
Sara Gingold
Sara is the Editor-in-Chief of DSC’s Resource Hub. She personifies the voice of DSC in her own passionate style and prides herself on her research skills and fact-finding ability. Diagnosed with ME/CFS in 2012, Sara’s lived experience of disability shines through in her work and she is a highly skilled, authoritative NDIS commentator. She began her career overseeing innovative Cambodian education projects and has quickly become an indispensable part of the DSC team.
Todd Winther
Todd is a political nerd with an academic background in political leadership, party politics, and disability policy who has taught these subjects at multiple universities. He is an NDIS Participant with a severe form of Cerebral Palsy. Todd spends every day of his life fighting for the political and human rights of people with disabilities. It is his mission and his passion. Todd uses his personal experiences and storytelling to empower others and create a more equitable world.
Catherine McAlpine
Catherine McAlpine is the Chief Executive Officer of Inclusion Australia, the national representative organisation for people with an intellectual disability and their families.
She is a respected leader in the disability community, with previous senior roles in state and national advocacy and not-for-profit disability organisations.
She brings personal experience to her role at Inclusion Australia, where she has led the organisation through a period of growth and collaborative change during the Disability Royal Commission and the recent NDIS Review.
More to be announced.
About Disability Dialogue
Who We Are
The Disability Dialogue brings people with disability together to talk about issues that matter to us.
Our Values
- We create a safe space for people with disability, their families, friends and supporters
- We believe people with disability are experts in our own lives
- We are led by people with disability
Why This Matters
We want to:
- Generate big ideas
- Find partners to bring good ideas to life
- Improve the systems and services we use
Our Partners
The Disability Dialogue is a joint initiative of:
- DANA
- Inclusion Australia
- Alliance 20
- Melbourne Disability Institute
We are funded through an Information, Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) grant from the Department of Social Services (DSS) and also acknowledge the support of the Community Broadcasting Foundation.