NDIS Resource Page WA

Welcome to our NDIS Resource Page

Mission Australia's NDIS Local Area Coordination Service helps people with disability to understand and access the NDIS, and create, implement and review their NDIS support plan. At the same time, we also work with local people and groups to build communities that are more welcoming and inclusive so that everyone, regardless of their NDIS eligibility, can benefit.  This is our NDIS Resource Hub – a place for people to find out information, opportunities in the community and to access helpful resources.

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If you aren’t living in an area covered by Mission Australia find more information about NDIS Partners in the Community.

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Find us in the Community

We deliver a range of information sessions in the community and online to support people through their NDIS journey. We also have some of our friendly Local Area Coordinators stationed out in the community who you can come and chat to.

Visit our EventBrite page to learn more and enrol in a session. View our LAC in the Community schedule.

You can also view our slides and documents for our previous online sessions.

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Community Opportunities

This document is updated monthly and contains information on any known leadership, mentorship, employment, working group or other learning opportunities.

Community Opportunities

If you would like to list an opportunity please contact us on the details at the bottom of this website.

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Useful Directories

Disability Advocacy Finder - The Disability Advocacy Finder is a tool made available by the Department of Social Services (DSS) for the purposes of listing the contact details and locations of disability advocacy agencies.

Mission Australia - List of Known Directories

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Get Involved

This document is updated monthly and contains information on any known opportunities or channels to have your say and give feedback on projects, community initiatives and more.

Opportunities to have your say

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Our Regions in Perth

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Improving Mainstream Health Service for People with Disability Webinar

Mission Australia’s South East Metro Community Engagement Team facilitated a webinar on the 30th of March 2021 which showcased four projects being delivered by community and mainstream services. All four projects are focused on improving health services for people with disability. All the projects are funded under the NDIA’s Information, Linkages and Capacity Building Grants Scheme (note: this funding program now sits under the Department of Social Services).

The purpose of the webinar was to help provide health professionals and those working in the health sector with information on some health specific projects which are currently being funded through the ILC program and to provide an opportunity for services to connect, learn from one another and spark ideas of how they can better deliver their own services to ensure they are accessible and inclusive for people with disability.

The four presenting organisations were Dietitian’s Australia, Scope, National Disability Services and Down Syndrome Australia. The projects discussed covered a range of themes including capacity building for dietitian’s, enhancing communication between health care professionals and people with disability, improved discharge planning and improving health outcomes for people with down syndrome. A strong and consistent message throughout the presentations focussed on the need to communicate effectively with people with disability and ensure they are part of a co-design or at the fore-front of collaborative processes which seek to develop solutions to the current gaps in mainstream health delivery.

The webinar was well attended with over 50 guests dialling in from across the country from a range of disciplines including dietetics and nutrition, nursing, allied health and more. We also know many health professionals were unable to dial in due to professional demands and timing but have requested a copy of the webinar recording. The South East Metro Community Engagement Team truly hope that many of the conversations generated from the presentations continue outside of the webinar and we see further collaboration and traction in the health care space. We hope to see continued improvements of how health services are developed, delivered and evaluated to ensure all community members have access to health support and feel genuinely heard, respected and empowered when they utilise mainstream health services.

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What’s Out There? Employment Opportunities for People with Disability

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) recently provided a number of organisations with Information, Linkage and Capacity Building (ILC) grants to deliver projects that aim to make it easier for people with disability to get into employment. In September 2020 Mission Australia facilitated a webinar where EDGE Employment Solutions, Inclusion Solutions, Inclusion Australia and Valued Lives all discussed their current ILC funded projects which are supporting people with disability to gain or maintain employment. As part of this project, we also recorded a series of podcasts focused on employment.

Inclusion Australia

Inclusion Solutions

People with Disabilities WA

Valued Lives

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Got a Question?

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The NDIS Review will look at the design, operations and sustainability of the NDIS. It will also look at ways to make the market and workforce more responsive, supportive and sustainable. You can give your feedback at the below link to help inform the findings of the Review.

https://www.ndisreview.gov.au/have-your-say