Unregistered NDIS Providers: What Participants Really Think  – Podcast

An opportunity to engage in self paced learning and reflection. Video Description: Did you know that NDIS participants over all spend about 60% of our funding on unregistered providers. And this number is growing. On this episode of Reasonable and Necessary, Dr George Taleporos speaks with Prof Helen Dickinson from UNSW and NDIS participants and …

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National Developmental Educators Week: 23-27 November 2020 Postponed

**DEAI Update Wednesday 18 November: In line with the Premier’s announcement today advising of a six day lockdown being imposed on South Australia as of 12:01am Thursday 19th November 2020, the DEAI 11th Annual General Meeting scheduled for 23rd November is postponed until further notice. As outlined in our constitution, members will be given a …

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Select Committee on Autism – submissions to the inquiry

On 27 November 2019, the Senate resolved to establish a Select Committee on Autism to inquire into and report on the services, support and life outcomes for autistic people in Australia and the associated need for a National Autism Strategy. The committee is to present its final report on or before the first sitting day of …

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Free Online training for VET staff and educators

National Disability Co-ordination Officer (NDCO) Program and Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training (ADCET) have collaborated to develop 2 training programs to explore ‘disability’. Program 1: VET Staff – Supporting Students with Disability Designed for all staff who work in the VET sector and focuses on promoting awareness about the rights of students with …

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Season’s Greetings

The DEAI Committee wishes you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We will be closed for business from 20th Dec ’19 till 6th Jan ‘20. We look forward to another exciting year for the Developmental Education profession.

DSC – Video Recordings: Using the NDIS Commission Portal (Behaviour Support)

From the Disability Services Consulting’s website: Two webinars have been uploaded on the nuances of navigating the NDIS Commission Portal. The first webinar is directed at behaviour support practitioners: Behaviour support plans that contain a regulated restrictive practice must be lodged with the NDIS Commission. This webinar provides tips for ensuring successful lodgement of behaviour support …

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NDIS Workforce Capability Framework

From the NDIS Commission’s webpage: “The NDIS Commission is leading the development of a national NDIS Workforce Capability Framework to support consistency in practice and delivery of quality disability services across Australia. The Australian Government’s strategy to support the development the NDIS market, Growing the NDIS Market and Workforce Strategy, was released in early 2019. One …

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