Navigating the Rough Waters of the NDIS Changes
About VALID Conversations Webinars
VALID Conversations is a new webinar series led by people with disability.
Each webinar focuses on real issues, lived experience and practical ways to create change. It’s a space for people to share ideas, speak up and be heard.
Led by lived experience. Focused on real change.
VALID Conversations aims to centre the voices of people with disability and position them as leaders and experts. The series will explore current issues, highlight what’s working and share practical solutions that can make a difference.
It also builds on the conversations started at events like Advocacy in Action, creating an ongoing space for connection, learning and leadership throughout the year.
Webinar Description
The NDIS is changing, and these changes are already having an impact on the social and community supports people rely on to get out, connect with others and take part in their communities.
In this webinar, we’ll have an open and honest conversation about what these changes are actually like for people and families. Our guest speakers will share their experiences of how changes to social and community supports have affected their lives, their families and their ability to participate in their communities.
We’ll talk about what people can do to navigate the changes moving forward. As many details about the changes are still developing, the conversation will focus on the information currently available and practical ways people can prepare, understand their options, speak up about their needs and seek support.
This webinar will be moderated by John McKenna
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Guest speaker: Christine Scott
Christine has worked in the disability field for forty years and draws on her knowledge and experience from different perspectives (parent, advocate, and worker) in all her work. She has worked in various roles at VALID, including as Advocacy Coordinator, Project Manager and Families Coordinator. She has worked with people with disabilities and communities as coordinator of the Having a Say national conference for 26 years. Christine has conducted training for families for over forty years and has written several guides for families and four courses focusing on families as advocates, succession planning and navigating the NDIS. As a project manager, she has overseen dozens of projects partnering with self-advocates, families and service providers. This included the NDIS Transition Support Project, which delivered over 1,300 sessions to more than 8,000 families, empowering them with the knowledge they needed to transition to the NDIS. She is currently involved in conducting the Family Foundations project, delivering training to families.
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Guest speaker: Luke Nelson
I’m Luke Nelson, an experienced self-advocate with over 17 years’ experience. I have spoken at many events, including the national conference, about artificial intelligence. My passion is making sure people with disabilities have their voices heard and that systems are accessible for all people with disabilities. I am an experienced lived-experience researcher, and I’m a member of the Intellectual Disability Reference Group for the NDIS.
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Moderator: John McKenna
I have 60 + years of living experience having a physical disability. I love hearing people's stories. I've worked as an empowerment advocate for over 30 years, working with people from all sectors of the community and their families in my hometown Melbourne, Australia. I am an active inclusion advisor, regularly consulting with Government representatives, services, and academic researchers. I was an advisor during the establishment of Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme, one of the most ambitious social policy reforms for people with disabilities and their families. I also worked with Australia's major telecommunications provider to create accessible communications solutions for seniors and people with disabilities. My recent work has focused on issues including: - Palliative care and Voluntary Assisted Dying, - Restricted Practices, - Assistive and inclusive technology, - Inclusive sport and recreation, and - Overlaps between disability and aged care. Over many years, I have shared my views about the disability world both from a living experience perspective and as a professional advocate. Platforms have included: - Co-producer & host of No Limits, a disability-focused TV program on Channel 31 - Presentations Nationally & Overseas - Video training for Government - Founder and Producer of 'Guess What I've Discovered' YouTube channel - Host & producer of numerous Podcast programs - Not-for-profit Disability Service Providers Board (Governance). - Academic reports and publications. I have my own consulting practice (Better Access Consulting).
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