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independentlifestyleservices · 3 months

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Disability Services Australia

Disability Services Australia (DSA) delivers a wide range of programs and services to improve the lives of people with disability in Australian communities. It also funds organisations to provide advocacy services for people with disability, promoting and protecting their rights and wellbeing.

DSA also provides funding to enable people with disability to access employment opportunities, including specialised disability support workers. The aims of supported employment are to help people with disability gain and maintain their independence, increase their social participation and build self-confidence by learning new skills and gaining work experience.

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is a new way of supporting people with disability, with every individual receiving a plan tailored to their needs. The NDIS will offer greater choice and control to participants, including funding for disability support services, assistive technology and community supports.

This includes access to a Disability Gateway, including a dedicated phone line (1800 643 787) and website, to help people with disability, their families and carers find and connect with trusted information and services. DSA also funds the National Disability Advocacy Program to ensure people with disability have access to effective advocacy that promotes and protects their rights and wellbeing.

DSA manages a wide variety of programs and services across the country, including support coordination, individualised funding and employment services. It also works closely with state and territory governments to support people with disability, their families and carers. DSA also has a role in advocating for the needs of people with disability at the local, state and federal levels.

We are committed to ensuring the NDIS is sustainable and that there are adequate levels of funding available for all participants. This will be achieved by a combination of a streamlined budgeting and reporting process, a new pricing model that is simpler and easier to understand for both consumers and providers, and increased efficiency in the administration of the NDIS.

Our mission is to help people with disabilities to be as independent and as connected as possible in our society. We achieve this by working with communities and individuals to develop solutions that make a difference, and by supporting the people we serve to advocate for themselves.

We have a long history of providing disability support services, and we’re proud of our achievements in creating opportunities for the thousands of people with disabilities that we help each day. This includes helping them to live independently and participate in their communities, with access to employment and training, as well as specialised disability support and assistive technology. We are also working with our partners to create a more inclusive workforce, and a more informed and empowered community. We are making progress towards our goal of doubling the number of people with disability employed in Australia, and we’re committed to improving the quality of our services. To this end, we’ve developed a new model for specialist disability employment services that will deliver more jobs and more quality roles for people with disability, with a focus on job outcomes.

At Independent Life Style Services, our key priority is to deliver top-of-the-line disability services that focus on home care for disabled people, young and old. Our operations and perspectives are guided by a mission, a vision, beliefs and core values that focus on supporting people with disabilities enjoy a fulfilling life.

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roshanacg · 1 year

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Thus, the professionals are trained and skilled enough to assist people who are clinically facing challenges in life. Disability services Australia are basically designed to enable handicapped people to participate in daily activities to an extent possible. It is not advisable to seclude people from daily lives on account of their physical disabilities and thus certain agencies are diligently at work so as to get them back to normal lives with utmost care and support in every way possible. Besides, Elderly care in Australia too is taken very seriously.

#Disability services Australia #Employment agencies #Elderly care in Australia

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ndiscleaningservices · 2 years

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Are You Eligible for Disability Services in Australia? Know Here

Disability services in Australia are available to those who need them, and the NDIS is one of the biggest disability service providers in Australia. The NDIS has been in place for more than 4 years now and it provides services for Australians with disabilities. The NDIS covers all of the states and territories within Australia.

The NDIS home care providers help people who have a permanent or temporary disability, injury, condition or illness that limits them from participating in day-to-day activities like work or school. These could be things like chronic pain, depression, an autoimmune disorder or autism spectrum disorder.

The NDIS covers people who have a permanent disability, temporary disability, injury or a condition that impedes their ability to work. This includes those who are not able to work because of their chronic pain condition, people with depression, and people with conditions such as Parkinson's disease.

The Australian Government provides a range of disability services to help people with disability to achieve their goals. These include vocational, health and psychological services. However, the majority of Australians have no knowledge that these services exist, even though they are available for free! So here are three ways in which Australian Disability Services can be beneficial:

They offer support and advice on building a career path

They provide support on how to prepare children for life with disability, through various programs

They offer counselling and psychological help if needed by the client.

If you are wondering if you qualify for disability services in Australia, then you should talk to your doctor or health care provider. The application process is long and can be confusing so make sure to speak with an experienced disability service provider to help you get what's rightfully yours. They will be able to tell you whether or not the NDIS will cover your needs.

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coochiequeens · 1 year

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Australia…. Where the government knew which members of the disabled community to subject to forced sterilization yet believes a sex offender with a penis is a woman.

An Australian man convicted of sexually abusing a child in a public restroom has begun identifying as a woman and is being referred to as female by the court, with multiple references to “her penis” appearing in hearing records. Khadir Kamoun, 33, plead guilty to charges of intentionally inciting a 14 year-old boy to sexually touch him, an offense that carries a maximum penalty of 10 years but for which he was handed a 2 year sentence.

According to court records, on the evening of February 18, 2021, the victim was at Bankstown Centro Shopping Centre in Sydney with a friend and members of the friend’s family. The boy indicated that he needed to use the restroom, and reportedly saw Kamoun walking nearby. He was carrying a bag on his shoulder.

When the boy located and entered the facilities, he saw Kamoun exiting a cubical, and noticed that Kamoun had left his bag inside the cubicle. Kamoun retrieved the bag and then ushered the boy inside, saying: “It’s okay go, go, go.” The victim entered the cubicle, closed and locked the door.

After exiting the cubicle, the boy made his way to the sinks and, through the mirror, he saw Kamoun standing inside the cubicle behind him. Kamoun was looking directly at the boy, with his pants partially down and his penis exposed.

The boy saw Kamoun masturbating himself, at which point he urged the victim to come closer, whispering for the boy to be quiet and waving him over with one hand. Frightened, the boy ignored Kamoun and began using the automatic hand dryer located next to the sink in the restroom.

Kamoun then approached the victim and grabbed his hand, which he attempted to place on his exposed genitals. The child pulled his hand away and ran out the restroom. Kamoun began to follow him, prompting the child to run faster until he was able to meet up with his friend’s family. In tears, the boy called his own family and relayed details of the incident to them.

The legal representative defending Kamoun, barrister Ronald Driels, attempted to portray the incident as a one-off occurrence of public exhibitionism “with a bit more.” However, Magistrate Glen Walsh argued that the claim “substantially understates the seriousness of the offending” and highlighted Kamoun’s history of sexual crimes.

In December of 2012, Kamoun was accused of sending indecent materials to groom a child under the age of 16 for sex. He was also charged with sexual assault and indecent assault. The details of the case are limited. According to court records, Magistrate Walsh stated that “this is not a record that entitles [him] to leniency.”

While he was detained in a men’s prison awaiting trial, forensic psychologist Dr. Kris North diagnosed Kamoun as having ‘gender dysphoria’ in addition to depression and PTSD.

In light of what the court determined was a “a dysfunctional upbringing” that involved “difficulties at school and an erratic employment history,” as well as “violence perpetrated against the offender by [his] father arising from or relating to [his] gender or sexual orientation,” Kamoun was granted a lenient sentence despite his “serious offenses” that involved sexually abusing children.

The court also noted the “inconvenience” faced by Kamoun at having been placed in a men’s correctional facility which resulted in “unwanted sexual advances in custody and inability to obtain hormone replacement treatment.”

Despite the leniency of the sentence, Kamoun attempted to file a severity appeal, arguing the sentence was “crushing” when considering the fact he has been in custody since April of 2021. But the appeal was rejected by the district court, which affirmed the 2-year jail sentence that had been handed down by the local magistrate in December of 2022.

While each state in Australia has different policies with respect to housing transgender inmates, according to Women’s Forum, New South Wales, where Kamoun was sentenced, has a “self-identification policy,” meaning that prisoners are meant to be placed in a facility based on how they identify. Exceptions are made in cases where there are safety “concerns or doubts around the authenticity of the prisoner’s gender identification.”

As Kamoun has now been diagnosed with gender dysphoria, it is likely he will apply for transfer to the female estate.

By Genevieve Gluck

Genevieve is the Co-Founder of Reduxx, and the outlet's Chief Investigative Journalist with a focused interest in pornography, sexual predators, and fetish subcultures. She is the creator of the podcast Women's Voices, which features news commentary and interviews regarding women's rights.

Australian women with disabilities face “reproductive violence”, including forced sterilisations, abortions and contraception, an inquiry will hear.

Organisations set to give evidence to the Senate inquiry into universal access to reproductive healthcare on Friday have said in their submissions that carers and a discriminatory healthcare system are violating women’s rights.

Forced sterilisation is not prohibited in Australia, while women with disabilities are vulnerable to family violence including being forced to have abortions or use contraception.

The Victorian Women’s Health Services Network said women with disabilities were “refused the right to consent to medical treatment including abortion, and are more likely to experience reproductive coercion than women without disabilities”.

Victorian organisation Women’s Health in the South East said forced sterilisation was often performed to prevent pregnancy, that it breached “every international human rights treaty to which Australia is a party” and “constitutes torture”.

The Family Planning Alliance said parents, guardians and doctors are making decisions on behalf of women with disability, with “no strategies in place to improve their understanding of their reproductive choices and rights”.

The Public Health Association of Australia said people with disabilities should be given disability-specific information about contraception use and managing menstruation, and should have their right to be pregnant and parent protected.

Women With Disabilities Australia told the inquiry in February that widespread discrimination and ableist attitudes resulted in “multiple and extreme” violations of rights.

Carolyn Frohmader, WWDA’s executive director, said the right “for everybody to make their own choices about their body, to have full control over their body, their sexuality, their health, relationships, if and when to get married or not, if and when to have children or not, without any form of discrimination, coercion or violence” was a fundamental human right.

“[Everyone should have the right to] be free from anyone else making personal decisions about sexuality and reproductive matters, and to access sexual and reproductive health information, education, services and support,” she said.

“These egregious forms of reproductive violence have no place in a civilised world, and yet remain lawful in this country.”

She said Australia was “a wealthy country that still allows practices such as forced sterilisation, forced abortion, forced contraception and menstrual suppression”.

“This is nothing short of shameful,” she said.

The latest statistics on forced sterilisation from the Australian Guardianship and Administration Council show there were nine forced sterilisations in 2020-21.

Frohmader said women with disabilities were put on long-acting reversible contraceptives (Larc) for years or decades longer than they should be, which can lead to osteoporosis.

“One woman, 47 years old, complaining constantly of lower back pain, is given Panadol. She had been on a Larc for 25 years and, of course, had never had a bone density test,” she said.

“After agitation, advocacy and intervention from our organisation, of course we got her a bone density test, and she was absolutely riddled with osteoporosis.”

The Australian Lawyers for Human Rights women and girls’ rights co-chair, Tania Penovic, said there was anecdotal evidence that women who were assaulted or raped, or deemed incapable of looking after a child, were forced to have abortions.

Decisions on behalf of women with cognitive disabilities could be made by a “substitute decision-maker” or through a guardianship arrangement.

In January, the royal commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability published a report on supported decision-making, where the person with a disability has trusted advisers to help them make choices.

It proposed a framework around universal principles including dignity and risk, co-leadership and equal rights to make decisions, support and safeguards.

ALHR highlighted the “urgent need” to prevent forced sterilisation and contraception.

It called on Australia to “introduce national uniform legislation to ensure that the use of sterilisation, abortion and the administration of contraception can only be carried out with prior, free and fully informed consent”, and to “take immediate steps to replace substitute decision-making with supported decision-making and repeal all legislation that authorises medical intervention without the free and informed consent of the persons concerned”.

The committee will report in May.

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pulse-for-life · 1 year

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In this amazing and happiest of seasons, may you find many reasons to celebrate. Thank you to all our support coordinators and business partners. Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year of health and happiness.

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myhorizoncommunityservices · 5 days

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What Are Respite Care Services?

Caregiving is an incredibly rewarding experience, but it can also be very stressful. If a caregiver is not careful, they can become burned out and feel overwhelmed, which can be damaging to their own health and wellbeing. That’s why respite care services are available to help families find the time and support they need for themselves. Respite Care is a short-term care option that gives family caregivers a break from their regular caregiving duties, so they can rest and recharge for a few hours, days, or even weeks.

The goal of respite care is to give the primary caregiver a temporary relief from their duties while still maintaining a level of quality care for their loved one. The type of care offered through respite programs can vary, but it can often include things like meal preparation and assistance with daily activities. It may also provide socialization and emotional support for the care recipient in addition to physical care.

Depending on the needs of the individual, respite care services can be as simple as enlisting friends and family to watch your loved one for a few hours while you run errands or take some time for yourself. It can also involve using a home care agency to provide a temporary caregiver who will come to your loved one’s home and get to know them in their normal environment. This is often easier on the caregiver, as it removes some of the stress of leaving them with a stranger.

Other types of respite care services are more structured, such as adult day centers, family-type homes, and assisted living facilities. These are usually more expensive than in-home services, but they can provide a more comprehensive level of care. They can also offer a chance for the care recipient to interact with other individuals, which may be helpful for those with dementia or other cognitive impairments.

When selecting a respite care program, it is important to do your research and find the right fit for your family. Ask for references and referrals and visit a few sites before you make your decision. You should also discuss your budget and determine how much you can afford to pay for respite care before committing.

Caring for a loved one can leave you feeling exhausted and stressed, so it is essential to plan ahead and set aside time for yourself. Whether it is spending time with friends, pursuing hobbies, or engaging in relaxation techniques like yoga and meditation, taking a few breaks can help reduce your stress levels and restore your energy. In turn, this can help you be a better caregiver for your loved one.

My Horizon Community Services was created for people with special needs, friends and families who need a better way to access individualised disability support. We provide a wide range of tailored, flexible and quality disability services and support coordination for people living with disabilities for their choice and needs. We are based in Brisbane, Queensland.

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cinil-19 · 14 days

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Rosamma Care: Short stay accommodation Canberra

Rosamma Care is a leading NDIS service provider catering to individuals with disabilities in Canberra and Victoria. Specializing in specialist disability accommodation, Rosamma Care offers tailored support services to enhance the quality of life for residents. Our commitment to excellence ensures that individuals receive the highest standard of care and support, empowering them to lead fulfilling lives. With a focus on creating a supportive and inclusive environment, Rosamma Care stands out as a beacon of hope for those seeking specialized disability services.

Whether it's short-term or long-term accommodation, our facilities are designed to meet the unique needs of each individual, providing a safe and nurturing space for all. Join us at Rosamma Care and experience the difference in disability care and support. We take pride in our expertise in providing specialist disability accommodation NDIS framework, ensuring that our clients receive the highest quality of care and support.

#aged health #disability #accommodation #ndis provider #ndis services #australia

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pillarsofcare · 14 days

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What is an NDIS Service Coordinator?

NDIS Service Coordinator is a support role that helps you understand your plan, use your supports and connect with other services. A good NDIS Service Coordinator will also help you build your skills to manage your own supports in future, if this is one of your goals.

Your NDIS Service Coordinator will need to provide the NDIA with regular reports on how they are helping you use your supports and pursue your goals. They will talk with you about your experiences, including whether you have been happy or unhappy with the quality of services provided by your NDIS funded providers. They can also help you resolve disputes and make complaints with your provider if necessary.

As an NDIS Service Coordinator, you will need to have a strong understanding of the NDIS and how it works. You will also need to stay up-to-date on any changes to the NDIS. This will allow you to provide accurate information and guidance to participants. Moreover, you will need to be flexible and responsive to any changes or challenges that may arise.

A good NDIS Service Coordinator will be proactive and will seek solutions to any issues that could impact the quality of services for people with disability. You will also ensure that the needs of individuals with disability are met and their rights are protected at all times.

NDIS participants can access a Support Coordinator as part of their NDIS funding, wherever this is considered “reasonable and necessary”. There are three different levels of support coordination offered by the NDIA:

Level 1: Support Connection. This is a lower level of support that involves helping you understand your NDIS planning and budget, and helps you learn how to use your supports and connect with informal funded supports. This is often used to help you live independently, manage relationships with service providers and overcome complex barriers.

Support Connection can be provided by a registered NDIS provider, and is usually a fixed amount per month. If you’re interested in accessing Support Coordination, speak with your Local Area Coordinator or Planner who will be able to assess your eligibility and help you request funding for this within your NDIS plan.

NDIS Specialist Support Coordinator is a higher level of support that can be provided by any registered or non-registered NDIS provider, as long as they comply with the NDIS participant code of conduct. This level of support is for participants who have a very complicated situation or who need extra help to coordinate their supports and overcome difficult barriers. This can include people with complex health conditions or those who need a lot of help managing their supports and overcoming barriers to their independence. NDIS Specialist Support Coordinator can be designed to suit the specific circumstances of individual participants and their families. It can be delivered in your own home, or in the community. It can also be combined with a range of other support services to provide more comprehensive assistance.

At Pillars of Care, it’s about more than just support – it’s about empowering you to build independence and realise your full potential. We believe true fulfilment comes from achieving your aspirations, and we’re here to help you navigate the path to independence.

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nando161mando · 18 days

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Review details NDIS commission's failures on autism program | ABC News

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independentlifestyleservices · 3 months

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What Is Post Op Care Nursing?

Post Op Care Nursing is the treatment you receive after having a surgical procedure. It usually involves medication management and wound care. It starts right after your surgery and may continue for the duration of your hospital stay or even after you’ve been discharged from the hospital. It’s important to find a home nurse who has experience with the type of surgery you had and your medical history.

The responsibilities of a post-operative care nurse include monitoring the patient’s vital signs, dressing and cleaning the wounds, administering medications, promoting mobility, assessing diet and exercise, and providing education to help patients learn how to take control of their health after leaving the hospital. They also teach patients how to manage their pain.

A nurse can also help with other health issues such as depression or anxiety after a surgery. They may also assist with breathing exercises to prevent respiratory complications. They can help patients develop good eating habits and encourage them to exercise, as this will help with the recovery process. Having someone to care for you at home can be a lot easier than having to travel to the hospital for treatments, and it’s an opportunity for you to build a closer bond with your nurse.

For patients with an underlying condition, such as heart disease or cancer, the postoperative care they need can be more complicated than for healthy patients. These patients often need to be monitored in the intensive care unit (ICU) after undergoing surgery. Their nurses must be able to identify signs of infection and other health problems that require immediate attention.

In the ICU, a nurse must also monitor the patient’s blood pressure, heart rate, temperature, and oxygen levels in order to detect problems. They must also check the patency of drainage tubes and surgical wounds. In addition, the nurse must ensure that the patient is properly ventilated and that they are receiving enough nutrition.

Post-op care nurses should be able to recognize signs of pain, hypothermia and nausea/vomiting and provide appropriate interventions. For example, if the patient is experiencing pain, the nurse should treat it promptly by giving them pain medication or a narcotic. In addition, if the patient is nauseated or vomiting, they should be given anti-nausea medications or sat up or turned on their side to prevent aspiration.

Early postoperative care depends largely on the hospital’s nurses and community health nurses collaborating. This will include ensuring that the hospital nurses provide clear instructions to the community health nurses for continuing the patient’s treatment after they leave the hospital. It will also involve educating patients on self-care, wound care and how to perform in bed exercises such as rotating and flexing their arms and legs and contracting their abdominal muscles and gluteal muscles. In addition, nurses should give the patient blood thinning medications and elastic stockings to reduce their risk of developing deep vein thrombosis. They should also encourage them to walk, as this will improve their circulation.

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roshanacg · 1 year

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An insight into agencies offering disability and elderly care services in Australia

Australia is one of the most developed countries in the world and the medical facilities provided by the skilled people here are extremely updated and professional. Apart from hospitals and nursing homes, this country gives in for skilled services like disability services, elderly care and also employment services to people staying in there. The most crucial ones among these services include the initiatives taken for people who are more vulnerable than the other lot.

It is a fact that persons with disabilities are normally more vulnerable and weaker than the other sections of people and need more care and concern all the time. Thus, the professionals are trained and skilled enough to assist people who are clinically facing challenges in life. Disability services Australia are basically designed to enable handicapped people to participate in daily activities to an extent possible. It is not advisable to seclude people from daily lives on account of their physical disabilities and thus certain agencies are diligently at work so as to get them back to normal lives with utmost care and support in every way possible. Besides, Elderly care in Australia too is taken very seriously. The professionals are adequately trained so as to ensure holistic care of people who are aged and weak. They are entitled to take care of their food habits, hygiene and medications and also their well-being. The major part of their task is to provide love and warmth to the people who are no longer able to get things done themselves. There are nurses and caretakers who even take up duties at the patients’ place so as to allow them to enjoy the comfort of their own homes while being treated and looked after. Cooking of meals, domestic assistance and personal care are the major pillars of elderly care initiated here in this land.

It is a fact that there are people who need employees and people who need employment. It is here that Employment agencies come into the forefront. The major task that the professionals do here is that they establish a link between the job givers and the job seekers so that the former can find out the right kind of employees and the latter can get along the right kind of job profiles. This is how these agencies make sure to initiate overall care and support to the needy in the society.

#Elderly care in Australia #Employment agencies #Disability services Australia

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ndiscleaningservices · 2 years

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What Are The NDIS Disability Services in Australia? Know More

The NDIS disability services Australia is now the third largest welfare program in the country. It's common for people to believe that the Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is only now starting and that it will be years before all Australians have access to this new program. This statement couldn't be further from the truth as Australia has been providing disability services for decades.

The value of NDIS home care providers in the community is indisputable, especially when you consider the benefits recipients receive such as employment support, community living support, and even extra financial assistance with home care costs. While this sort of service can be important for people with a disability, it does allow them to engage in meaningful activity in their community.

1. The first benefit is the ability to receive specialist care from a team of medical professionals who have experience working with people with a disability. When most people think of health care for people with disabilities, they think about social workers and psychologists. It also is important to have medical specialists on the team such as speech therapists and chiropractors.

2. The second benefit is that people with a disability can be supervised in their activities of daily living and most importantly, their social activities. At the end of the day, we want to ensure that people with disabilities have not lost their independence. That is why it needs to make sure that they can take part in social activities.

3. The third benefit is a higher quality of life for those who are disabled. People who are disabled may experience normal mood changes like other people but they must have access to proper medical care to manage those mood swings. With proper medical care, they can recover faster and can also feel more stable in their lives again.

To know more please visit a professional agency today!

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