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Recruitment success: getting clear on your ‘who’

December 3, 2014 by Libby Ellis 1 Comment

A man with friends and support workers

  Our previous blog on this issue started 'at the end’ or on tips to get clear on the purpose of paid support. We recommended this as a first step in successful recruitment. For starters, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: article Tagged With: asking, authority, carer, disability, disability support, home share, housemate, support worker

3 essentials for a great ask

March 11, 2014 by Libby Ellis Leave a Comment

A man asking four others

We recently held a workshop called Nurturing your Tribe. We were thrilled to find people with disabilities and their families attended with other people they had made an ask of; like becoming a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: article Tagged With: asking, community engagement, disability, friendship, housemate, InCharge, innovation, potential, relationship, relationships, risk, triple win, worthiness

Getting creative with paid support

March 3, 2014 by Libby Ellis Leave a Comment

a team brainstorms with a person with disability

Self Direction opens up an exciting array of possibilities and more than ever the opportunity to be the author of your own destiny. But sometimes it can be hard to fathom just what is possible … [Read more...]

Filed Under: resource-written Tagged With: disability, housemate, InCharge, innovation, relationships, self direction, self-directed support, self-managed funding

Tips on finding supportive housemates

November 22, 2012 by Libby Ellis 7 Comments

Math-flatmate1

When someone hasn't popped up through our networks, we have tried various different ways of finding supportive housemates for my brother. The most successful websites we have used are Gumtree and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: article Tagged With: home share, housemate, relationships, supported living

Building something from nothing: one family’s experience with supportive housemates

October 25, 2012 by Libby Ellis 4 Comments

math432

My brother's supportive housemates have been a life-changer and life-enabler for him. He has lived with an amazing array of people without disabilities for 16 years now. This is something we never … [Read more...]

Filed Under: article Tagged With: home share, housemate, micro-business, relationships, supported living

The face behind the Face – introducing you to Lauren!

Loving what you are reading on our Facebook page? We’re thrilled to have Lauren on the team and hope to bring you lots more fantastic and useful information via our website and social media. Let’s hear more about her! “Hi I’m Lauren. I’m extremely passionate about inclusion and human rights. I have cerebral palsy. I […]

Rejecting the ‘too hard basket': affirming life possibilities for all

A year ago Emma’s mum, Jo, says she was withdrawn, happy spending hours watching DVDs and didn’t want to leave the house. Emma has never had much speech and the impact of autism has often made life challenging. Emma also has Down Syndrome and hearing loss. Jo had to go back in time to a […]

NDIS roll out in NSW and Victoria and genuine change

It is really terrific news that the Commonwealth Government has signed Bilateral Agreements with the New South Wales and Victorian Governments for the roll out of the NDIS in these states. Here is the link if you’re looking for more information on where and when. I am interested in people getting the most out of […]

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