Every Australian Counts is the community campaign which fought for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). To date, more than 650 individuals have submitted stories in which they describe the challenges they currently face. These stories shed light on the many people with disability who struggle to live well in the community.
Region: Australia
Reasonable and Necessary Support across the Lifespan: An Ordinary Life for People with Disability
Homeshare and NDIS
Many people with disabilities are able to live independently with relatively simple supports. For example people may need assistance with domestic duties (cooking, washing, gardening, cleaning etc.), companionship, or the security of someone to staying in their house overnight. However, the cost of these supports if provided only by paid workers is often prohibitive. Moreover one can imagine many circumstances where the companionship of a trusted housemate may be preferable to the company of paid workers: eg sharing a meal, going to a football match, staying overnight, etc.
Creating High Quality Individualised Outcomes
Most countries have established (or are establishing) national policy work on a range of innovative funding approaches. These approaches are instrumental in changing the way in which services to people with a disability are developed and delivered and are indicative of a world wide movement towards greater self direction by people with disabilities over the supports which they receive and greater self determination over how they choose to live their lives.