Open workshop: General Supports (Canberra/Ngambri)

Join us for a Workshop to have your say on General Foundational Supports. 

This Workshop is open to anyone with an interest in Foundational Supports. It will run for 2.5 hours. 

*If you would prefer to join a smaller discussion group that is only open to people with disability you can register for the Roundtable conversations: People with disability event. 

What is this workshop about? 

Governments are working together to design and deliver additional supports for people with disability in the community. These are known as Foundational Supports. Foundational Supports are specific supports that would be outside the NDIS to help people with disability, and their families and carers. 

General supports will include things like trusted information and guidance, peer supports and capacity building that help people and their families to engage in the community and to advocate for – and make decisions about – matters that affect them. 

You can learn more about General Supports at General Supports | engage.dss.gov.au.

What we want to know from you

You will be asked for your ideas about what you and your community needs to better support: 

• access to trustworthy information, including information about services 

• decision-making and self-advocacy 

• connecting with peers and the community 

• families and carers to be empowered and supported in their role as carers 

• community organisations and public services to be more inclusive to the needs of people with disability. 

Feedback received through these engagement activities will inform thinking on the design of general supports. 

The Department of Social Services is leading the consultations. For more information about Foundational Supports, please contact foundational.supports@dss.gov.au. 

Accessibility 

Event information packs will be distributed to the email you register with prior to this event. It will have more information about how the event will run. 

If you have any accessibility requirements, please tell us when you register so we can make sure we can best support you to attend. This might include: 

• Live captioning 

• Auslan* 

• Receiving information before the event 

• Where you want to sit or specific considerations about how you want to participate 

• Other needs 

*Because availability of Auslan interpreters is limited, requests for Auslan need to be made at least 5 days before the event. In some cases, the Auslan interpreters may attend the event remotely via a TV screen or other device – if this is not suitable for you, please contact us at

foundationalsupports@thesocialdeck.com.

You will also be asked about dietary requirements or restrictions when you register. 

Support to register or attend 

The Social Deck is coordinating the events on behalf of the Department of Social Services. 

If you need help to register, please contact The Social Deck at email foundationalsupports@thesocialdeck.com or phone 0458 228 142 (business hours, AEST).

Privacy 

Your personal information is protected by law, including under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act). 

The way your data is collected, managed and stored is outlined in the Privacy Collection Notice Consultation Events | engage.dss.gov.au 

During the registration process, The Social Deck and/or the Department of Social Services may collect your name, contact information and name of your organisation. 

Your personal information will be shared with The Social Deck and other parties where the disclosure is required or authorised by law. It will not be shared with any other parties. 

The Department of Social Services' Privacy Policy, including information about how to make a complaint and access to and correction of your personal information, can be found on their website. The Social Deck’s privacy policy is also available on their website.