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Low cost ideas for community access

I have noticed since the NDIS has come through that person who qualifies for it doesn’t know what they can do with a support worker in the community, so I am doing this post to do what you can do and this is something that we need to discuss and some of the things would be developmental age approached, but we see that people need to be aware that you can do lots of things with a support worker, the first thing is you need to establish your goals, so do you need help in the house so this is where you can get into a good morning and evening routine.   Depending on your budget there is a lot you can do and then, you can work out the skills that you want to develop it might be housework and cleaning, but then it might be like myself more in-depth so actively looking for things to be off the internet so, I know that  1.          The public library is always a good starting point, so they often have more than just books but games, and CDs I know that mine has basic streaming services, an

What is Community Engagement under the NDIS.

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I have been struggling to write this post as there is so much that is changing around the NDIS but community engagement, can mean different things to different people,  it can mean going to a day center for a person with less capacity and who need a structured environment, that is safe for them to be themselves.  It can also mean going to volunteer somewhere that will accept a person with a disability, or as complex as planning a trip to a comic con or another sort of convention.  It also could be helping you get to the shops basically anything that helps you engage with the community on your terms.  If the support organization is dictating to you what you "are allowed to use" during your community engagement time I would question it and question the organization.  However, we need to remember that there are different classifications of support being in a Sil house they are there to help you in the house.  If you are a Hacks client ( Home and Community access) this is a combi