WhatsUp May/June 2018 Magazine

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Welcome CONTENTS

What are the politicians of Australia thinking?

So in May 2013 we had the Gillard Government introducing a 3 stage increase to be effective from 1st July 2014 in the Medicare levy from 1.5% to 3%, this was successfully completed twice, then the same Labor people propose that only those earning over $87k should have the Medicare increase, the Senate cannot come to an agreement and therefore the current Liberal National Government say OK no increase, but we will give out tax cuts instead. What the?

There will be an $8 billion short fall but the politicians state that they will have this covered in the budget. While this is going on the NDIA engage an outside consultant for several $million to review the current pricing and produce a report of their findings.

Steven Paull

JP (Qual) President

WhatsUp In Disability (the magazine) was first published in 1994 to give local people with disabilities and carers, information on a growing multitude of local disability services, local news and issues, with the purpose of not only supplying information to people with disabilities, but of giving choices to people and to give local services a specialist media outlet where they could give information on their services.

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Cover Page Bell Street Mall Art

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Budget Blow

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Budget Points

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Budget Healthcare

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Budget Carers

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Prader-Willi Month

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Supporting Families

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Advocates Forum

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NDIS Updates

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Travel

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Health Matters

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VET Disability Service

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National Disability Coordination Officer Program

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Identities

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Down and Across

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Every Australian Counts

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mycommunity directory

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Around Toowoomba

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RED25

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Senator Steele-John

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Duty of Care

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Com’wealth Games

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Special Olympics

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What’s Happening

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Copyright and Disclaimer Notices

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Advertiser’s Index

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Budget Blow

Budget blow for people with disability Media release 26 April 2018 People with disability around Australia are reeling after the Treasurer’s backflip on funding “We are stunned at the news that the Federal Government is walking away from the commitment to fully fund the NDIS, now and into the future.

Last year, the Prime Minister said that the increase to the Medicare Levy was essential so that “it is fully funded so... you will know the money is there,” said Ms Therese Sands, Co-CEO, People with Disability Australia.

“People with disability feel betrayed and ambushed by this decision and are left wondering The revenue measures announced today by the Treasurer are only for this year, and will not guarantee funding for the NDIS in the future.

“The Medicare Levy increase was intended to guarantee funding for the NDIS in the long-term.

Now, we are back to the uncertainty around the NDIS, and fighting for funding at every budget,” said Ms Sands.

“Last year, we joined with ACOSS and AFDO to call for secure, sufficient and sustainable funding for the NDIS. A strong, well-funded NDIS benefits our whole community, as people with disability are better supported to fully participate economically and socially.”

As reported, in his speech, the Treasurer will say that people with disability should have ‘faith in the big heartedness of Australians’ and that this was ‘about helping your mates’.

Hon Dan Tehan MP Minister for Social Services

integral part of Australia’s social infrastructure,” said Ms Sands.

heart of every decision that is being made,” said Ms Sands.

“We are now left to go cap in hand, like charity cases, at each and every budget. This is unacceptable.”

Civil Society NDIS

People with disability are deeply concerned about this decision from the Federal Treasurer and will come together to campaign to restore funding for the NDIS. “We are sick of what is happening to the NDIS and call on the Government to put people with disability back at the

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http://dpoa.org.au/call-forstronger-engagement-withpeople-with-disability-in-thenational-disability-insurancescheme-ndis/ Joint statement with ACOSS and AFDO on NDIS http://dpoa.org.au/jointstatement-to-secure-ndisfunding/ El Gibbs Manager Media and Campaigns.

“The NDIS is about providing essential daily supports for people with disability, so we can fully participate in society. We are not second class citizens that should be reliant on so-called big hearts. Our supports must be an

People with Disability Australia

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Major Points

Australian Treasurer Scott Morrison delivered his 3rd Federal Budget on 8th May

insurance policies they have not asked for or do not need

The Treasurer said spending had been brought under control leading to a stronger economy and more jobs.

Additional $250m for the Skilling Australians Fund to develop the people and skills needed to grow businesses

The proposed Budget measures focused on changes to taxation, spending on infrastructure and increases aiming to boost education and aged care.

Rural and agribusiness

Taxation Those earning up to $37,000 and paying 19 cents in the dollar would have their tax reduced by up to $200 per year The $37,000 threshold would be lifted to $41,000 and the $90,000 threshold would be raised again to $120,000, preventing 1.8 million Australians paying 37 cents in the dollar.

Superannuation Ban on account exit fees when changing superannuation funds Prevent superannuation funds from forcing people under 25 or with low balances to pay for life

Small Business

Additional funding to protect against pests, disease and weeds Infrastructure $75bn, 10-year infrastructure plan

rolling

Upgrades to the Outback Way Aged care Government to increase the number of home care places by 14,000 over four years at a cost of $1.6bn $83m for increased support for mental health services in residential aged care facilities, especially to combat depression and loneliness Wage subsidies of up to $10,000 for employers who take on older Australians who choose to stay in work

Education Extension of the National Schools Chaplaincy program on a permanent basis, with an anti -bullying focus Extension of the National Partnership Agreement on universal access to early childhood education for a further year at a cost of $440 million July 2, the Government's new child care package will come into effect Protecting Australia Additional investment to improve scrutiny of visa processing and passenger screening, and clearance of visitors and goods at our borders $160m to help police, criminal intelligence and domestic security agencies fight crime and prevent terrorism, including $68.6m to disrupt, prevent and investigate child exploitation and abuse Any changes must be passed by both the House of Representatives and the Senate

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WhatsUp Healthcare An extra $1.4bn for listings on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), including medicines to treat spinal muscular atrophy, breast cancer, refractory multiple myeloma, and relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, as well as a new medicine to prevent HIV

Lifeline Australia to receive additional support, as will funding for Mental Health Research with $125m over 10 years from the Medical Research Future Fund

Healthcare

$20.9m to support parents and infants by funding tests for new conditions and to ensure that debilitating conditions are picked up at the earliest opportunity

port for ongoing veterans' mental health and employment initiatives

$154m to promote active and healthy living, including $83m to improve existing community sport facilities, and to expand support for the Sporting Schools and Local Sporting Champions programs In rural and regional areas, funding for a plan to get more doctors to where they are needed through a new workforce incentive program $112m for veteran centric reform package, as well as sup-

Increased financial support for the Royal Flying Doctor Service to guarantee rural and remote access to dental, mental health and emergency medical services

Wellways Healthcall Toowoomba, Brisbane, Roma Mackay and Townsville Providing: 1. In home and out of home disability support and nursing services 2. Day Services 3. Providing respite services through Siena House in Toowoomba Please call 07 4638 7159 or 1300 363 898 99a Russell Street Toowoomba We look forward to discussing your support needs.

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WhatsUp Integrated Carer Support Services This measure introduces an income test for Carer Allowance from 20 September 2018.

To receive Carer Allowance or a Carer Allowance Health Care Card, the combined income of the carer and their partner must be under $250,000 per annum.

Most carers will remain eligible.

Carers

The income test for Carer Allowance will be similar to the income test for the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card. It will assess the carer and their partner’s adjusted taxable income for the previous financial year.

From 20 September 2018, Carer Allowance claimants and recipients who do not receive an

income support payment will be asked to provide their income details.

Income reviews will be introduced to ensure carers receiving Carer Allowance remain eligible.

The new income test will fund a range of new tailored supports and services for all carers from October 2018.

The new digital support services can be accessed through the Carer Gateway and include: 

national phone and counselling services

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online peer support

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online coaching services, and

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educational resources.

This measure is subject to the passage of legislation.

Who is eligible?

The income test will apply to Carer Allowance claimants and existing recipients from 20 September 2018.

Carer Allowance Health Care Card only claimants and recipients will also be affected.

Carers or their partners who are receiving an income-tested Centrelink or Department of Veterans’ Affairs income support payment will be exempt from the Carer Allowance income test.

From 20 September 2018, Carer Allowance claimants who are not exempt will be asked to provide income details for themselves and their partners when they claim.

This measure will start on 20 September 2018 and is ongoing.

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WhatsUp Prader-Willi Syndrome

By Sandra Wiseman May is Prader-Willi awareness month.

syndrome

Prader-Willi syndrome is a genetic disorder, a condition caused by an error in one or more genes.

Although the exact mechanisms responsible for Prader-Willi syndrome haven't been identified, the

Prader-Willi Awareness

problem lies in the genes located in a particular region of chromosome 15.

the fridge. If he heard it being opened, he had to run and stop her from getting and eating food.”

People with Prader-Willi syndrome want to eat constantly because they never feel full (hyperphagia), and they usually have trouble controlling their weight. Many complications of Prader-Willi syndrome are caused from obesity.

Sandra had to tell Kim’s mother if Kim bought any food from the shop.

Sandra had a dear friend called Kim who had this disorder. Sandra said “When I when to sleep at my friend’s house, her mother kept locks on the food cupboards and got her son to keep an eye on

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“I was stuck in the middle” Sandra said. “I had to be loyal to my friend Kim as she asked me not to tell her mother. But when her mother asked me I tried to say “No. She didn’t but I went bright red in the face. Sandra cannot tell a lie!!!!!

Many years later, Kim passed away. No one was able to determine the cause of her passing.

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WhatsUp Implementing Queensland's new child protection laws The Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women is continuing to prepare for the commencement of the Child Protection Reform Amendment Act 2017, with a new team established to drive implementation and oversee the department’s readiness activities.

The Child Protection Reform Amendment Act implementation team has been working with other government agencies, peak bodies and partners such as Queensland Family and Child Commission, Office of the Public Guardian and Legal Aid Queensland to raise awareness of the changes and assist agencies to identify implications for their work.

Supporting Families

Readiness for commencement of the Amendment Act later in 2018 will require leadership and commitment from all stakeholders to ensure policies, practices and procedures reflect the intent of the legislation so that Queensland can deliver the best possible outcomes for children, young people, families and communities.

New quick reference guide for Carers At the Partners in Care workshops, foster and kinship carers said they wanted clearer information about the financial supports available to help them look after the children in their care.

A new quick reference guide has been developed to help answer the question "who pays?".

It explains the full range of carer allowances and child related costs which carers may be eligible for in one simple and easy-to-read document.  Carer Allowances  Regional remote loading  Dual payments  Establishment Allowance

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 Start-up Allowance  High Support Needs Allowance (HSNA)  Complex Support Allowance (CSNA)

Needs

 Child related costs  Carer Business Discount Card Queensland Child Protection Week Activity Grants Held during the first week of September each year, Queensland Child Protection Week aims to raise the profile of all issues connected with child protection.

Events held during the week provide excellent opportunities for schools, businesses, community groups and government organisations to rally together to help spread the important message that protecting children is everybody's business.

Applications are now open for small grants to help eligible organisations get involved with Child Protection Week.

Activity grants of up to $1,000 are available for events that support the theme and aims.

Regional grants of $5,000 are available for each of the six regional areas of Queensland.

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By Alyce Nelligan It has been over a week since our Disability Advocates NDIS Forum and I have not had a chance yet to reflect and thank everyone.

Firstly what a success it was!

Our aim was to raises awareness to the fact that there is massive failings within the scheme and the stress and burden that the scheme has placed on people with disabilities and their families. People are going without essential supports and services.

We did that!

Advocates Forum

Sullivan. To the many organisations helping us with out with our cause we thank you.

To my fellow organisers, Paul Wilson, Rhonda Miles, Toni Mitchell and Judy Trigger. Thank you!!! Your passion and relentless strength will propel our vi-

sion forward and save others from the heartache you have experienced. Thank you for fighting for justice.

Moving forward from here we have a long way to go. The fight has just begun to ensure that the NDIS is fully funded.

People came and told their stories and we are so grateful for your bravery!

A heartfelt thank you to the politicians who were willing to join us and just listen. Senator Claire Moore, former Senator Malcolm Roberts, Rohan Matthews, from the Office of the Hon Jane Prentice, Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services & local Councillor Megan O'Hara

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WhatsUp NDIS Updates NDIS Contact Operations

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Outsourcing Operations The NDIA have announced their intention to outsource their contact centre operations to global giant, Serco for the next two years. This decision is truly baffling.

Serco Seriously?

Serco currently operates private prisons and 11 of Australia’s onshore immigration detention centres. To say that Serco is not "values aligned" with the NDIS is a massive understatement. The company has been accused of serious fraud by the UK government and covering up sexual abuse of immigrants in a UK removal centre.

Closer to home, Serco Watch, a WA-based civil society group has formed "to monitor and disseminate information about the activities of Serco". Their Facebook page has close to 3,500 members and no shortage of problems to report.

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Disability rights groups, Labor and the Greens have slammed a decision to hire the multinational outsourcing giant Serco in a key role administering the national disability insurance scheme.

The NDIA announced on Friday afternoon that Serco, a company with a chequered corporate history, would help run its contact centres under a two-year contract.

The decision would put the company at the frontline of the NDIS, interacting frequently with people with disability and service providers, many of whom are still grappling with a vast, complex and sometimes confusing scheme..

“Sourcing our contact centre services from Serco will give ongoing flexibility, responsiveness and value for money,” the NDIA said in a statement.

But the decision has outraged disability rights campaigners, who say Serco’s poor history abroad and its lack of experience in disability should have precluded it from any role delivering the landmark scheme.

People with Disability Australia co-chief executive, Matthew Bowden, said he was “gravely concerned” that Serco would, like other third-party providers, fail to uphold the values, objectives and principles underpinning the NDIS. “We have no details on what expertise Serco have in providing communication services for people with disability, or why the NDIA has decided to outsource such a vital part of its services,” Bowden said.

“The NDIA needs to hire more staff and make their communication avenues with people with disability more transparent. Instead, they are offloading their responsibilities, and requirements, to deliver services to people with disability.”

Paralympian Kurt Fearnley was among those expressing concern at the decision, saying Serco would be “racking their brains on how they can bring lived experience of disabilities into their workplace”.

“The NDIS will be worthless if people with disabilities aren’t at its core!” he tweeted.

Quality and Safeguards Commission

and responsibilities of participants, providers and their staff.

An independent Commonwealth body is being established to oversee the delivery of quality supports and services under the NDIS.

The NDIS Commission will support NDIS participants to exercise choice and control, ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for NDIS supports, and establish expectations for providers and their staff to deliver quality support.

The 2017-18 Budget included $209.0 million to fund the establishment and operations of the Commission over the next four years.

The NDIS Commission will implement the NDIS Quality and Safeguarding Framework which was released by the Council of Australian Governments Disability Reform Council in February 2017. The Framework will come into effect as each state and territory reaches full scheme NDIS. The Framework sets out a national system to support NDIS participants, carers and providers – upholding the standards that participants deserve, and ensuring clarity on the rights

From 1st July 2018 registration processes and requirements will change for providers as the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission begins operating in New South Wales and South Australia.

Providers operating in these states will apply for and manage their NDIS registrations with the NDIS Commission rather than the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA).

Registration Requirements 

Comply with new conditions of registration and NDIS Practice Standards.

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Complete a self-assessment against the NDIS Practice Standards.

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Complete an audit against the NDIS Practice Standards by a certified auditing body approved by the NDIS Commission.

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Comply with the new NDIS Code of Conduct, and support your workers to also meet the Code. - Ensure all workers are screened through a new national worker screening process.

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Have an in-house complaints system and support participants to make a complaint.

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Establish and maintain an incident reporting system and report serious incidents to the NDIS Commission.

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Meet new behaviour support requirements, including reporting restrictive practices to the NDIS Commission.

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WhatsUp Health Matters

By Marrissa Moore Just a friendly reminder that NOW is the time to get your flu jab. Only $9.95 if done through Chemist Warehouse or approximately $20 from any local pharmacy or GP. Seasonal influenza is a major global health concern. Worldwide, annual influenza epidemics result in three to five million cases of severe illness, and about 250 thousand deaths each year.

In industrialized countries, most deaths associated with influenza occur among our older community members, who are also up to 30 times more likely to be hospitalized due to influenzarelated complications.

Everyone plays an important role in stopping the spread of flu. As an ex-health services worker who has seen people with severe cases of influenza, I’ll explain why.

Getting an annual flu shot is not just good for you but also for the larger community. About 70 percent of the population needs to have the flu vaccine each year to ensure what we call “herd immunity.� That happens when a critical portion of a community is immunized against a contagious disease, thus protecting everyone else. When that occurs, most members of the communi-

ty, including those who are not vaccinated, are protected against disease because there is little opportunity for an outbreak to spread rapidly. Even those who are did not get vaccinated get some protection because the spread of contagious disease is contained.

Once you get your vaccination Influenza antibodies develop in the body after about two weeks and will provide protection against infection with the strains that are included in the vaccine.

They may also be of benefit in mitigating symptoms for closely related strains.

The World Health Organisation works with labs across the world collecting specimens from hundreds of countries to determine which viruses might be most commonly spread each year.

Since flu strains move fairly predictably around the world, the decision about which strains of flu should be included in the annual vaccine is made months in advance.

While the vaccine has been shown to be one of the most important preventive measures against getting the flu, you can do other things, too. Wash your hands. If you cough or sneeze, cover your mouth or nose with your jumper sleeve, or better yet cough into your elbow and not into your hands as this contains almost all of the spray. Avoid those who are ill.

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VET Disability Service Queensland Toowoomba campus.

She has begun a Certificate II Kitchen Operations and is proud of her achievements.

Elise lives with dyslexia, a mild intellectual impairment and is on the autism spectrum.

The experience has been positive.

Elise, excelling in study through NDIS and VET Disability Service collaboration Elise has paved the way for future students as the first student with an NDIS plan to commence studies at TAFE

Elise had an NDIS plan in place prior to study which was tremendously positive.

Her support worker is with Elise all the time - selected partly due to her experience in kitchen operation, her knowledge of the VET sector, and her personality - made turning up for the first day and all through the course beneficial.

Knowing that Belinda was close by during the course alleviated any first day nerves and enabled Elise to grow and fly.

Many months prior to commencing at TAFE Elise’s family met with disability services to discuss courses and accommodations and this provided them with confidence that all that could be implemented was done. Belinda throughout the course has direct communication with TAFE disability services to discuss course progression, advocate for accommodation needs such as assignment extensions, and general supports to ensure learning was productive and rewarding.

Belinda work collaboratively with the TAFE provided disability worker. Having these supports allowed a clear means of monitoring Elise’s learnings.

Elise is looking to secure work in food preparation in a childcare centre, nursing home, or school cafeteria.

Further Education, the NDIS and You resource with more stories like Elise and tips on who does what in post school education and training and tips for success will be launched soon through the National Disability Coordination Officer Program.

Employment Services Supporting people with a disability to gain and maintain employment that is valued by the client, the employer and the community.

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WhatsUp What’s been happening...

Thank you everyone for reading my regular articles and supporting our program. If you are considering looking at education, training and employment I hope these articles are useful, and please don’t forget to look at our website for handy resources and web links.

Big Meet – University Specialist Employment Partnership promotion As a NDCO Australia-wide group we are looking at ways to improve graduate employment through our university speciality employment partnership.

We have exciting information to share soon which includes working with progressive employers and why they encourage university graduates to share personal information in the application process.

Organised by the Australian Association of Graduate Employers and arose from employer feedback to look at cheaper and more efficient ways to promote themselves to potential candidates.

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Career Development Association of Australia Working with NDCO colleagues from Tasmania and Victoria we recently presented at the CDAA conference on Raising Self Efficacy in People with Disability as they commence further education and employment.

We highlighted that 6.3% of domestic undergraduates and 4.5% of vocational students identified as having a disability and that these graduates take 56.2% longer to gain full time employment than other graduates.

We discussed that with the rapport career advisors develop with their clients, they are in an ideal place to build positive strategies for study and work success.

Including how to identify and help establish supports and networks, how to be an empowered learner and understand the myriad of pathways into vocational and undergraduate courses.

We also highlighted the supports offered by disability units in university, TAFE and other training providers.

Primary Health Network (PHN) Darling Downs and Moreton Region I have commenced writing articles for the PHN newsletter that is forwarded to GPs, allied health professionals and others interested in the health sector.

This is the start of building connections and providing education to this group on the supports available in education, training and employment. These professionals have built a rapport with their clients and this allows them to have conversations around retraining to secure work or what is necessary to be put in place to navigate the world of learning to ensure the experience is positive.

Topics that will be submitted will highlight supports available in further education and break down some sector ‘terminology’ such as reasonable adjustments, what is classified at disability/medical condition in post school, assistive technologies, and of course work supports and workplace modifications. The first topic in the next newsletter is all around disclosure and sharing personal information.

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By Marissa Moore It has long been of interest to parents and caregivers the process by which our youth acquire a coherent sense of selfworth. In more recent years we have begun to explore this phenomenon by evaluating the processes that define an individual’s personality traits and their identity development throughout adolescence and into young adulthood. Largely based on social research it can be ascertained that youths of today perceive themselves differently and measure their strengths and weaknesses inconsistently based on who is evaluating them. If a peer, a person who is of comparable age and emotional maturity, were to ask you a personal question your response would likely be different to the answer you would provide to a person you perceive as superior, for example a teacher or a parent. This component of age identity is a powerful factor in how we identify within a certain social group and even within our own family unit. By ensuring we support age and maturity level appropriate relationships and skills development we lower the risk of maladaptive behaviors (behaviors that are not in line with a person’s actual age and maturity level) and stress occurring to those in our care. If we are to support the young persons, we care for to develop a stable and viable identity in line with their own capacity and maturity then it is important to recognize what stressors could

Young Adult Identities

be significantly affecting their rate of psychosocial maturity.

By using a person-centered approach to create young adult profiles (Path Planning workshops or 1-page profiles of participants) we can measure a person’s age identity and development in comparison to their peer group. Open questions such as ‘How old do you feel compared with others your age?’ or ‘How often do you think of yourself as an adult?’ are excellent conversation starting points to determine baseline expectations of maturity for an individual.

While research indicates that young women have older age identities than young men consistently these ‘pseudo-adult’ patterns tend to stem from societal or familial expectations of girls rather then from an evolutionary advantage of possessing two X chromosomes when it comes to developing emotional maturity. We still only narrowly assess the home roles and responsibilities that impact the processes of maturation in youths, thus, it is important to approach evaluating a persons cultural and domestic situation in a non-biased way. Everyone will develop into adulthood at their own pace and ensuring you present topics and activities that are in line with each person’s mindset and capabilities is paramount to ensuring we build up everyone’s self-worth and emotional capacity in line with

their own timeline. Being too passive or too critical in offering your opinions upon an individual’s character or work ethic can often have a negative impact upon a person’s psychosocial adjustment in transitioning to adulthood successfully.

Adults with high self-esteem typically come from safe, warm and honest parental relationships where routine and adequate adaptive resources have been implemented to assist with daily care needs. If we can work together with our participants families to protect adolescents from the distress that is typically associated with puberty by implementing preventative and resourceful strategies that allow individuals to develop communication techniques and a complete mindset that allows for stable interactions and connections with others moving into the future we can feel positive about our role being fulfilling and meaningful in the lives of those people whom we support.

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Down and Across

By Marrissa Moore

stance on what should be considered art in our modern society.

Down and Across

Meet Cute

The novels main character Scott is having a hard time discovering what his true passion is in life, which seems to affect his ability to make big decisions as he transitions away from school and into the big bad world, he is left unexpectedly unsupervised mid plot and befriends a crossword loving girl Fiora.

The collaborative anthology of ‘How we first met’ stories from some well-known authors.

This contemporary coming-ofage saga is perfect for readers who are struggling to find their own place in the world no matter their age and background.

If you enjoyed the book or Netflix adaptation of ’13 Reasons Why’ then this is the next mustread novel for you.

You’re Welcome, Universe Follows the story of a young deaf artist who gets kicked out of school for helping her friends cover up derogatory graffiti with a beautiful mural.

She is an unlikely protagonist and this book is loaded with incredible interior illustrations that will make you rethink your

Whether you are in or out of love this is a book that will make you smile and motivate you to pick up another book soon after finishing People Like Us

Exploring the life of a girl who has meticulously reinvented her self-image and self-worth and the delicate line between fact and fiction that exists in the lives of teenagers From start to finish these new releases will captivate your mind and heart as they are all based on real-life experiences and situations we can all fondly relate to.

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WhatsUp Hi Steven, This week we have taken yet another important step in the long road to the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

This week saw the NDIS fully funded not just in this budget, but in budgets to come.

We heard the Treasurer say that every single dollar and every single cent needed for the NDIS was in place - and always will be.

But we want to send our own very clear message to the Treasurer - we will hold you to that.

We want to make sure the NDIS is always funded - not just when things are looking good, but in each and every budget, every single year.

People with disability need certainty. They need to know the scheme will be there for them when they need it. They are relying on the support the scheme provides - and relying on the government to deliver it.

And it's not just people with disability and their families who care deeply about the NDIS. Ordinary Australians have made it very clear they also expect the Federal Government to fully fund the NDIS.

The day after the budget, the National Disability Insurance Agency very quietly announced what we have all known for some time - they are behind schedule in rolling out the NDIS. The NDIA said this week the roll out in SA is now six months behind schedule.

For thousands of people with disability and their families in South Australia desperately waiting for support, this is devastating news.

And while it is good to hear that the NDIA is now throwing everything they have at it to try and get people in as fast as possible, any delay is too long for people who really need help now .

This week’s announcement is yet another reason we need everyone to get behind our campaign to Fund it and Fix it – we need to work together to get the NDIS back on track.

We won’t stop until we get the scheme we fought for – and we know you won’t either.

And we will make sure that they always do,

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Enhancing the Lives of Individuals Respite care, Community Access and In Home Care are provided to people in innovative and flexible ways working within the principles and guidelines of the Disability Services Act. Director: John Hart ABN: 43 092 474 872

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We encourage client input and control over the service they request.

New website We’ve relaunched the Every Australian Counts website and its chock full of new and useful information.

We know understanding and navigating the NDIS can be difficult, so our new website is designed to be as simple and clear as possible.

We’ve got explanations of NDIS processes and other useful tools and resources we have found around the web.

NDIS Review System The Commonwealth Ombudsman has released a report on the administration of NDIS reviews.

Among other things, it noted that as of February 2018 there were 8,100 reviews on hand, and a further 620 new review requests each week.

Scaled up to full Scheme participation of 460,000 people, this would equate to over 100,000 review requests a year.

Crikey.

What is the NDIA learning from the review process, and how is it using this valuable information to evolve the Scheme’s arrangements?

– The Every Australian Counts team

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Toowoomba Region Community Directory Proudly Sponsored by

Toowoomba Community Care Transport Inc

Service is only available within the Toowoomba City limits.

A referral from your G.P is necessary to access this service (all services are subject to small fees due to no government funding).

This project of The Rotary Club of Toowoomba was initiated in the 1995/1996 Rotary year to transport needy persons who need medical treatment.

Volunteers provide their own vehicles and time as directed by an employed coordinator An Administration fee of $15.00 enables a person to be transported from their home to receive medical treatment and return.

Forty-four volunteers transport 6,000 residents of Toowoomba from their homes for medical treatment or attention annually.

Toowoomba Community Care Transport Inc. is a service that provides transport to and from medical facilities for aged and reasonably mobile persons who may not readily have means available to them. The service is provided for non-urgent, nonstretcher, non-wheelchair cases.

The service is available by phoning 4646 3270

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Toowoomba Rotary The Rotary Club of Toowoomba is Toowoomba’s oldest Rotary Club. The Club has been serving the community since 1930.

Our sister Rotary Club is the Rotary Club of Mitsukaido, Japan.

The Rotary Club of Toowoomba meets each Monday night except Public Holidays.

We meet at the Irish Club Hotel, 80 Russell Street. At these meetings we gather at 5.30pm for a 6.00pm start so as to allow fellowship over a few friendly drinks before our meeting.

Meetings conclude at 7.30pm.

Visitors Welcome If you wish to visit our Club please contact our Secretary, Andrew, to book in - email rctoowoomba@rotary9630.org

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WhatsUp Battle of One Tree Hill

By Bronwyn Herbertson Fantastic to see new signage at Duggan Park acknowledging Meewah, Multuggerah and the Battle of One Tree Hill!

The Battle of One Tree Hill took place on September 12, 1843 and was fought between the Jaggera Tribe (Multuggerah was the leader of the tribe) and the white European settlers. The Jaggera tribe fought to protect their sacred land from the settlers making their way inland

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Around Toowoomba

from Moreton Bay, known now as Brisbane.

Wheelchair Found

The Jaggera Tribe tried to stop the settlers from trespassing on their land by ambushing sheep and supplies, and the settlers retaliated. Multuggerah and his tribe sought refuge on the top of One Tree Hill, where sadly Multuggerah was killed.

Taylah’s custom-built wheelchair has been found. It was stolen from Mt Lofty in Toowoomba early Thursday morning along with the family car.

A more accurate account and an appealing and prominent sign.

Well done Toowoomba Regional Council.

A great way of recognising our shared history!

ABC Southern Queensland April 27 at 7:02pm

Police found the vehicle this morning and the wheelchair has been returned.

The family has thanked everyone for their support and kind messages,

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that 25% of Australia's blood donations are secured.

By Sandee Thompson

We’re thrilled to have BigDog Support Services join Red25 and I look forward to building a strong working relationship with you, so that we can help save more lives – together!

Red25 is a life-saving social responsibility program where workplaces, community groups, schools and universities around Australia unite to save lives through blood donation.

You can book an appointment for up to 7 members using our online self-service system.

Red25 works towards ensuring

The benefits 

For your organisation: it's a life-saving social responsibility program

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You can get involved without it impacting on your day-today activities.

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Simply make blood donation a part of your organisation's activity calendar and support your people with the time to give blood.

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WhatsUp Senator Steele-John always had a desire to make a difference.

His earliest political memory was as a six-year-old, when the Tampa crisis occurred. “As a sixyear-old, you don’t understand the complex political nuances, but I did understand people were asking for help and we were saying no,” he said. “As a child, you’re told if people are in need, you help, and we weren’t doing that. That really stuck with me.”

The Senator jokes that as a young child, he didn’t go from “turning off Bananas in Pyjamas in favour of Question Time”, but from an early age he got the sense that politics was somewhere you could affect change, especially around social justice.

“I looked for a party that represented my values and my convictions and found The Greens, and never looked back,” he said.

The Western Australian first ran in a federal election as The Greens’ candidate for Fremantle in 2013, when he was 18.

He was third on The Greens Senate ticket in the 2016 federal election.

Then in November 2017, he replaced former Greens co-deputy Scott Ludlam in the Upper

Senator Steele-John

House, following the citizenship saga which plagued federal politics during the second half of 2017.

Steele-John deferred his politics degree with Macquarie University to take on the role of Senator, bringing lived experience of disability to the Parliament.

“I believe our democracy and our legislative processes are at their strongest when the people who participate within them come from, and embody, a diverse group of lived experiences,” said Senator SteeleJohn, who has cerebral palsy.

“I think someone aged 23 is just as needed in our legislative processes as someone aged 73, and someone with disability just the same. We need diversity to get good legislative outcomes.”

Senator Steele-John has a number of disability-focused outcomes he wants to achieve during his term. “First and foremost, is realisation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) as it was promised and laid down – and we’ve got a very long way to go before we achieve that,” he said. www.greens.org.au

Individual Lifestyle Support Service

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Warrina Services is a specialist support agency that has been providing individual support to people of the Darling Downs since 1986.

We support people with a diverse range of needs and also provide mental health services to assist personal recovery.

We can help you to achieve positive outcomes in your life. These may be related to choice and independence, education or training, attending social activities, increasing skills, getting a job or contributing to your community.

If you would like further information please visit our website www.warrinaservices.org.au

Providing Disability Support and Assistance Increased Social & Community Participation Living and Lifestyle Skills and Support Accommodation Support Capacity Building

or Contact us Phone: 07-46 380 399 Email: warrinas@warrinas.com.au or visit our new office at 172 Bridge Street Toowoomba Office hours Mon-Fri 9-5pm

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WhatsUp Do you understand your Duty of Care obligations?

When it comes to people with disabilities, caregivers are supposed to be exactly that - carers, protecting the most vulnerable in our community. In our industry any allegations of abuse, whether it's failure of duty of care by inadvertent omission or verbal abuse, sexual exploitation or assault will be acted on immediately. As they should be. If an investigation finds the claim to be true you're stood down immediately and interned by a police negligence investigation.

The vulnerability of those whom engage the services of disability support workers is unimaginable, they are far more vulnerable than you or I or the general public. Thus, offending against their rights is going to be a far greater wrongdoing. Because their needs are far more complex the barriers to these individuals to report crimes against them are significant. Disabled community members are constantly confronted by strangers as the staff turnover in such an opposing industry is high. Try and imagine how you would feel if you had a stranger coming into your home and doing the most intimate things to you every single day, preparing your medication, showering you, toileting you, helping you prepare meals and choosing

Duty of Care when you can have another drink or change the program on television. If you can put yourself in the shoes of the individuals we are supporting, then you can understand why recognising the signs of abuse in our roles and reporting them as required is so important.

Indicators of Negligence 

Wandering without supervision

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Unkempt appearance

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Dehydration/malnourishment

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Pressure sores and skin infections

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Lack of weather appropriate clothing

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Indiscriminately seeks affection

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Scavenging or stealing food

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Indicators of Financial Abuse

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A person has no access to their own assets

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Produces receipts that indicate wrongful use of an individual’s money

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Person is repeatedly denied attendance to outings and activities

Indicators of Physical and Sexual Assault

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Dislocations, sprains and bruising from unnecessary restrictive practices

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Is prone to self-harm or risky behaviours (E.g. drug and alcohol abuse)

Centre 256 Stenner STREET TOOWOOMBA QLD 4350 Providing information, support and emergency / short term respite to Carers of people who may be elderly, have a disability and chronic or terminal illness.

Information:

1800 052 222

Sexually transmitted diseases could be a result of engaging in sexual activities against their will Describing sexual acts or having knowledge beyond their capacity is likely to have resulted from being exposed to inappropriate explicit videos or activities Notably avoidant or fearful of a particular person who cares for them Indicators of Verbal and Emotional Misconduct Lack of trust and lack of self-worth could be a result of having restrictions to accessing services aimed at improving social, intellectual and emotional growth A participant’s behaviour is markedly disruptive, or they show a tendency towards bullying and aggression.

Decrease in social and interpersonal skills You can report anonymously or through our operational team any incidents you feel are worth further investigation. The National Disability Abuse and Neglect Hotline is 1800 880 052 and the contact email is hotline@workfocus.com

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Commonwealth Games

By Steven Paull

and the women’s high jump.

Australia has staged the Commonwealth Games five times – making us the country that has hosted this prestigious event the highest number of times.

The Commonwealth Games are held every 4 years and in this time we have witnessed many feats of strength and world records hard won by our sportsmen and women.

The Rugby 7’s was as an exciting day as any grand final football day could be, with the Kiwis celebrating their victories with the Haka dance.

While many were quick to criticise the Games, I for one was greatly impressed by most of what I saw. This being amazing athletes competing against each other for gold.

The closing ceremony, although criticised by Channel 7 and others, was a feast of dance and song and if Channel 7 had started broadcasting an hour earlier rather than waiting for a My Kitchen Rules to finish, they would have seen the athletes march onto the ground and heard Kurt Fearnly give an interview on his experience of the games as well as seen him carry the Australian Flag!

Watching the finals of the track and field included a number of edge of your seat moments in the relays, javelin, triple jump

Congratulations to all the athletes who competed and a special note to Brendan Hall who won gold in the S9 100m

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backstroke and bronze in the S9 100m freestyle.

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Special Olympics

Port Adelaide AFL defender Jack Hombsch commented on what footy offers people with intellectual disabilities

Smiles say it all as the Special Olympics come to an end It was just four days of sport, but it showed us so much.

The Special Olympics National Games in Adelaide has showcased the abilities of 1200 athletes and left the nation with a greater awareness of intellectual disability.

And therein lies the message of the Special Olympics. It’s not about disability; it’s about understanding and acceptance.

As the athletes and 900 volunteers head home, the success of the Games is being seen as a perfect springboard to the World Games in the United Arab Emirates next year, and Adelaide has again been lauded as the ideal city to stage a sporting carnival.

“It’s a shame Australian Rules Football is unlikely to ever be an official sport on the internationally structured program of the Special Olympics. As a community game, it’s naturally inclusive.”

When a skills clinic was run under the banner of an exhibition sport at the Special Olympics National Games in Adelaide, the attendees were people with intellectual disabilities who face significant challenges in society, but who as footy fans can feel as much a part of the clubs they barrack for as any supporter.

And the same applies when they go out for a kick with their mates.

“Australian Rules Football is a great equalizer, anyone can play, anyone can compete,” says Jack, who with other Power players brought their experience to the clinic, which was supported by the club and the Australian Defense Force. “It gives people a connection ... and a pride and satisfac-

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in May

Toowoomba West Special School Community Expo The intent is to provide families with the opportunity to develop an awareness of the supports available in Toowoomba. We would like to invite you and your team to come and be a part of this celebration on Friday 25 May between 9 – 11 am.

Email: whatsupindisability@bigpond.com

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in June

Red Apple Day 20th June A highlight of Bowel Cancer Awareness Month is Red Apple Day (Wednesday, 21st June 2017), when Australians are encouraged to support the vital work of Bowel Cancer Australia through the purchase of a Bowel Cancer Awareness Ribbon and apple themed fundraising activities.

Toowoomba’s Civic Square will be transformed into a Winter Wonderland and provide a magical experience for young and old. Get your winter woollies on, strap on your skates and glide across the outdoor ice skating rink.

Activities include: Outdoor Ice Skating (11 x 45 min sessions per day), tickets on sale now, free Outdoor Movies Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights, Entertainment , Library events, Art Gallery Tours Full event details and ticket purchase available at www.tr.qld.gov.au/winterwonderland

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Carers

132 717

Disability Support Pension

132 717

Health Care Card

132 490

Family Assistance

136 150

Indigenous Call Centre Emergency Crisis Payment

1800 136 380 132 850

NDIS General Enquiries

1800 800 110

NDIA Toowoomba Office

07 4592 4057

Local Area Coordinator

07 4646 2800

Medicare General Enquiries

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Pharmaceutical Benefits

132 290

MyGov Help Desk

132 307

Queensland Government

Toowoomba Disability Information Office Open 5 days

(core times 10am to 1.00pm) A question on disability or a service you require? Try us, most of our Information Officers have a disability themselves and will be glad to assist you. If we can’t help, we will refer you elsewhere.

Shop 4 / 33 Bell St Mall Toowoomba (07) 4632 6678

Child Safety

07 4699 4255

Disability Services

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Toowoomba Hospital

07 4616 6000

Department Housing

07 4699 4400

Community Groups Carer Advisory Service

1800 242 636

Carer Respite

1800 059 059

Lifeline Darling Downs

1300 991 443

Relationships Australia

1300 364 277

There are a number of support groups for most disabilities available in this region.

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