Join us for a roundtable conversation with people with disability to have your say on General Foundational Supports.

This roundtable is open only to people with disability. If you are a family member, carer, NDIS provider or other service, you can join the Open Workshop or other events which can be found at this link: https://engage.dss.gov.au/foun...
*People with disability may bring a support person to help them participate in the session.

What is this roundtable 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 read more about General Supports in the consultation paper. There is an Easy Read and Auslan version available.

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

People with disability who attend the Roundtable conversations will be provided a $75 voucher for attendance. This recognises that these conversations are in-depth and will be about discussing people’s lived experiences and ideas.

What you will be asked about

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

accessing trustworthy information, including information about services

decision-making and self-advocacy

connecting with peers and the community

You’ll also be asked about how General Supports can help:

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.

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 for Consultation Events.

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 the DSS website. The Social Deck’s privacy policy is also available on the Social Deck's website .