NDIS Housing Options for People with Disability with Summer Foundation and Housing Hub

NDIS Housing Options for People with Disability

With Summer Foundation and Housing Hub.

Join this practical online webinar to learn about the housing and living support options available through the NDIS and how to navigate the process.

Summer Foundation will begin the webinar with an overview on contemporary approaches to housing and living supports.

Housing Hub will then provide more detailed information about NDIS home and living options and navigating the NDIS, including:

• An overview of NDIS housing supports. This includes Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA), Supported Independent Living (SIL), Individualised Living Options (ILO), and drop-in supports.

• Who may be eligible for different housing and support options.

• Important things to consider when planning to leave home for the first time.

• A real-life example of an ILO arrangement through a short video case study.

• How to talk to the NDIS about changing your home and living situation.

• What evidence you may need to support a home and living application.

• How Housing Hub can assist you to explore and access suitable housing options.

The session will conclude with a 15-minute Q&A, giving attendees the opportunity to ask questions.

Who is it for?

This workshop is suitable for people with Down syndrome, parents, carers, professionals, and supporters.

Meet your speakers:

Summer Foundation - Anna Burke 

Anna is the Policy and Government Relations Manager at the Summer Foundation where she leads the Foundation’s policy agenda to expand housing and support options for people with disability with high support needs.  

Anna has personal experience of disability and more than 20 years professional experience in social and disability policy in Australia and internationally. 

Housing Hub - Lydia Dockrill

Lydia has been at the Housing Hub since 2020 when she worked in the Housing Options Team before joining the Tenancy Matching Service as a Reporting Coordinator.

Lydia has a strong understanding of Home and Living Applications, and works with Participants, Occupational Therapists and Support Coordinators to improve the quality of Home and Living evidence.

Lydia provides guidance to the teams in the Housing Hub around clinical issues.

Lydia is a Physiotherapist with 12 years' experience across many areas of the health and disability sectors in both Australia and New Zealand. 

Housing Hub - Shanais Nielson

Housing Outcomes Facilitator

The most rewarding part of my role is being able to share the knowledge and experience about my own Housing journey and to hopefully help and inspire others. I started at the Housing Hub as a Lived Experience Facilitator where I would co-facilitate workshops and provide my perspective from my own housing journey. Now, as Housing Outcomes Facilitator, I now get to create the content and facilitate webinars and events to other people with disability, their supporters and allied health professionals, just like the sessions that I once attended to gain knowledge on housing options. I feel grateful to do the work that I do, and hope to help others, just like Housing Hub helped me!

This session will be recorded.

Resources from this session will be shared following the presentation.

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We kindly ask that each person attending register a ticket, even if you are sharing a zoom link so it is fair for all.

We can't wait to see you there!

Down Syndrome NSW Team