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More than $28.5 million over two years has been allocated to deliver 104 ILC Jurisdictional Based grants (Round 2) in NSW, SA and ACT. Fifty-five activities will be delivered in NSW, 32 in SA and 17 in ACT. The recipients of the ILC Jurisdictional Based Grants for each jurisdiction can be found here   Just over $28. million over two years has been allocated to deliver 43 ILC National Readiness (Round 2) activities across Australia. Activities funded through this grant round align with the ILC Activity Area One – Information, linkages and referrals. You can read about them here   <a href="" [...]

The NDIA has expanded the pilot for the new participant pathways to include Victorian Local Government Areas (LGAs). The pathway pilot is focused on better pre-planning and improvements to planning. The aim of the pilot is for a person to work side-by-side with a planner and Local Area Coordinator to talk about their goals, develop a plan and then implement the plan.

Are you someone who lives with disability and would like to learn more about peer support? This event is for people living with disability to find out more about peer support, and will be presented by peer group facilitators and group members.

After a very competitive grant round, the Team Up Selection Committee has announced the final selection of peer groups for funding.

Most of your NDIS supports will be delivered by providers. Providers are people or businesses of your choice.You will normally need to make a written agreement with your provider(s). This is called a Service Agreement.

The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) has released details of a new National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) ‘pathway’ designed to significantly improve the experience people and organisations have with the NDIS.

Team Up, an alliance of NSW disability organisations dedicated to promoting peer groups for people with disability, celebrated its launch last week with the announcement of a series of grants to empower and expand peer groups.

19 Stories brings attention to the right to living independently & being included in the community under Article 19 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

The Department of Social Services (DSS) is inviting people with disability, their carers and families to complete the 2016 Progress Report Stakeholder Engagement Survey.

Speak Out Conference 2017: “Out of the shadows – into a life!” The Speak Out Self Advocacy Conference is the longest running conference for people with intellectual disability in Australia.