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Understanding NDIS Assistance with Daily Life
Assistance with Daily Life is a NDIS support category that assists people with disabilities carry out everyday tasks. What is NDIS Assistance with Daily Life? NDIS Assistance with Daily Life are services delivered within your home, helping you gain confidence, build living skills and maintain a routine that works for…
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Standing up for the “middlemen and women”: Support Coordinators and Plan Managers
Great Support Coordination and Plan Management can help participants get the most from the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) – and mostly that means being supported to be included in their communities and meet their goals. That’s exactly why most of Australia and its political landscape united around the creation…
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A message from the CEO: February 2025
Welcome to 2025! We hope you had a great time over the holidays. Over the break, many of our teams celebrated with their families, and many continued to support their participants across our communities. With the year now well underway at Ability Options, I thought I would share some of…
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Supported Independent Living & Specialist Disability Accommodation Explained
Supported Independent Living (SIL) and Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) are key terms used within the NDIS to describe essential accommodation supports for people living with disability. Although these terms are often mentioned together, they represent different types of funding and services that work hand in hand to help individuals live…
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Julia’s message on International Day of People with Disability
Tuesday, 3 December marks International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) – an incredibly significant date on our calendar. As I take a moment to reflect on the significance of IDPwD, I am filled with a sense of hope and recognition for how far we as a community, nation, and…
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Speak Your Language: Tailored Solutions
Speak Your Language (SYL) is a leading national organisation offering expert translation and interpretation services. Our team of NAATI-certified interpreters and translators provides tailored solutions to job networks, rehab providers, government agencies, and individuals across Australia. With staff based in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra, Brisbane, and Perth, we offer the…
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What does the future of DES look like?
Disability employment reform is underway with a new specialist disability employment program starting on 1 July 2025 that will replace the current one. One of the main goals is to remove the red tape for providers supporting participants looking for sustainable employment. For participants, the new program will have expanded…
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“Falling far too short”: The NDIA’s Annual Pricing Review released on Friday
The National Disability Insurance Agency’s (NDIA) Annual Pricing Review of the NDIS falls far too short to cover rising operational costs, sector leaders say. The Review released on Friday last week details an overall 3.19 per cent pricing rise which National Disability Services CEO Laurie Leigh says “fails to…
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Working towards better services: Satisfaction Survey Action Plan
We would like to thank everyone who participated in the Ability Options Participant and Parent/Carer Satisfaction Surveys, completed in November 2023. We have taken time to review the results, consult with teams and work through what we believe are the priorities. Feedback from our communities is essential for us, as…
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Ability Options promotes Short-Term Accommodation services to community at The Retreat
On Wednesday, 10 April, local community members came together for an Open Day at Ability Options’ inclusive Short-Term Accommodation services location on the Coffs Coast, The Retreat. Welcoming people with disability, their families and caregivers, staff at Ability Options were joined by representatives from other local not-for-profits, along with Coffs…
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