Individualised Living Options (Lunchtime Conversation #007)

‘Individualised Living Options’ (Online Event)

'Opening the Door' Lunchtime Conversation #007

Event date: Thursday 21st March, 2024

Time: 12:30-1:45pm (AEDT - ACT/ NSW/ Tas/ Vic); 12:00-1:15pm (SA); 11:30am-12:45pm (Qld); 11:00am-12:15pm (NT); 9:30-10:45am (WA)

Registrations close Wednesday 20th March at 5:00pm (AEDT)

This is a free online event for people with disability, their families, & supporters. Please share details with others who may like to attend.

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Overview

Join us for this conversation about Individualised Living Options (ILOs).

We will cover the following:

• What ILOs are and are not 
  • for NDIS participants (see the NDIS's ILO page here)
  • for others who may not have a NDIS plan. 
• Eligibility and what funding supports are provided for NDIS participants. 
• Overview of the ILO toolkit - practical tips and tools to support NDIS ILO design and package application.

Presenters

• Ed Duncan & Shane Stewart - Home & Living team (National Disability Insurance Agency)
• Magdalena Garcia Flynn - Empowered Connections, Western Australia (allied to Valued Lives).

Facilitator

• Michael Bleasdale - Rights & Inclusion Australia.

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The Opening the Door project will share information resources after the event. 

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Accessibility & Reasonable Adjustments

If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments to participate please provide details when registering. 

Please note that we need a minimum of five business days' notice to book some types of supports, including AUSLAN interpreting. 

Please contact projectofficer@riaustralia.org with any queries or requests.

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More about the Opening the Door project

This event is one of a series of Lunchtime Conversations being delivered through the Opening the Door project. Online sessions are recorded to view after the event.

The Opening the Door project aims to support people with disability to achieve choice and control with their housing options through:

• Developing and sharing online resources
• Forums designed to both share information and gather experiences
• Support peer networks with regard to housing issues.

The project is for all people with disability regardless of their type of disability or age, and whether they are a participant in the NDIS or not. 

For more information on the Opening the Door project check here. 

You can also find a range of useful resources at our Let's talk Opening Doors website.

Project Partners

Rights & Inclusion Australia, National Shelter, Enliven Community and the state & territory members of National Shelter

This project is being funded under the Australian Government’s Information, Linkages & Capacity Building program.

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Privacy

Rights & Inclusion Australia (R&IA) will have access to all information that you submit when you register to attend this event. We will be using this for the following purposes only:

• To coordinate your attendance at the event, and provide you with additional resources related to the event
• To issue surveys to people who register to attend this event. These will be voluntary to complete. They will assist the Opening the Door project to make sure that the project is best able to assist people with disability towards their housing goals. R&IA will issue a separate Participation Information Statement with all surveys.  

R&IA's Privacy Policy can be viewed here.

Humanitix's privacy policy for people registering to attend this event can be viewed here.