In Control Australia News

SA Conference with Ted Kuntz, Canada

Family Advocacy Inc. together with In Control Australia and the Julia Farr Association present ‘TAKING CONTROL, TAKING ACTION’, an event for people living with disability, family members and supporters.

The Conference is on 16 and 17 September 2010 with speakers - Ted Kuntz - Vancouver, Canada, Judith Ellis - NSW and Dell Stagg – SA, plus presentations from In Control Australia and Family Advocacy SA

Please see attached flyer and registration form for further information.

Document for SA Conference with Ted Kuntz, Canada

Purple Orange

Have you visited the Purple Orange blog yet? There you will find an ongoing series of postings from Julia Farr group CEO Robbi Williams, covering a range of issues relating to disability and ordinary valued lives. Topics include personalisation, individualised funding, safeguards, standards, disability insurance and more.

New postings are regularly added, and you can also post your own comments in response to the issues raised.

Take a visit by clicking the link below or type http://juliafarrrobbi.blogspot.com/ into your browser.

Link for Purple Orange

National Inquiry into Long Term Care and Support Funding Assistance

Get Involved in the National Inquiry into Long Term Care and Support

The Australian Government has funded AFDO to assist people with disabilities and their organisations from rural and remote areas to participate in the National Inquiry into Long Term Care and Support. Assistance can be provided for
• Getting your members together to develop your ideas
• Help with putting a submission together
• Travel costs to attend a public hearing
• Other ideas
There are 2 stages to the Inquiry. The first stage finishes on August 18, 2010. The second stage finishes April 2011. Assistance can be for one or both stages. For more information about the Inquiry go to http://www.disabilityrightsnow.org.au/node/79

Document for National Inquiry into Long Term Care and Support Funding Assistance

WA In Control Meeting 9th June

There will be an In Control meeting held in Western Australia on Wednesday, 9th June from 11am to 3pm.

Agenda

1. Confirming our shared understanding of Individualised Funding

2. Describing the emergence and work of In Control Australia, and summary of activities in other parts of Australia and elsewhere

3. Confirming the extent of Individualised Funding in WA

4. Identifying the potential for a collaboration within WA and nationally, in support of Individualised Funding

5. Contributing to the In Control Australia submission to Productivity Commission regarding a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)

6. Next steps, and staying in touch through In Control Australia

Please see attached document.

Bookings are essential!! RSVP to admin@in-control.org.au or (8373 8333)

Document for WA In Control Meeting 9th June

IN CONTROL AUSTRALIA'S MAY 2010 NEWSLETTER

Welcome to this update on the work of In Control Australia.

The In Control Australia May 2010 Newsletter covers a range of topics including further discussion on Individualised Funding, resources you may be interested in, and details about successful and upcoming events.

Click on the link below to find out more.

Document for IN CONTROL AUSTRALIA'S MAY 2010 NEWSLETTER

In Control Events in NSW

August 9
Self directed support in action—supported living

October 15
Election commitments for a self directed approach For further information please see document below

Document for In Control Events in NSW

In Control Australia News November 2009

SA trial of self-directed funding; Capacity building in Victoria; new documents; and upcoming forums.

Document for In Control Australia News November 2009

In Control Australia Media Release Nov 09

SA government initiative on self-management trial falls short of expectations.

Document for In Control Australia Media Release Nov 09

In Control Australia News September 2009

Information from the four successful forums held in Adelaide and Brisbane.

Latest update on state moves to self-directed funding in SA, NSW and QLD.

Document for In Control Australia News September 2009

National Disability Strategy Consultation Report Released

The report ‘Shut Out: The Experience of People with Disabilities and their Families in Australia’ was launched by the NPWDACC on 5 August 2009.

* Shut Out: The Experience of People with Disabilities and their Families in Australia

The report provides detail on the key barriers and issues facing people with a disability, their families and carers and highlights the solutions offered by the submissions. The report also compares the level of interest against a range of themes and issues that have emerged and identifies the existing strategies that submissions suggest are working well.

Document for National Disability Strategy Consultation Report Released

Link for National Disability Strategy Consultation Report Released

Australian Federation of Disability Organisations committs to promoting self-directed funding

In Control Australia presented on the model of self-directed funding at the recent AFDO Conference "Policy about us;for us". AFDO made 3 commitments based on discussion at the conference, with the following one being a commitment to self-directed funding:
" AFDO commits to furthering the rights of people with disability by promoting the ideas contained in the UNCRPD, in particular the principles of self-determination, legal capacity and supported decision-making, and specifically for here in Australia, to call for a shift towards a self-directed individualised system of funding and supports."
The In Control Australia presentation and notes are in our documents under 'Leadership and influence'.

Link for Australian Federation of Disability Organisations committs to promoting self-directed funding

In Control Australia News May 2009

Read the attached In Control Australia News for events, news on self-directed funding policy and initiatives, and more info.

Document for In Control Australia News May 2009

In Control UK - our international partner

In Control Australia is a foundation member of In Control International with close links to In Control UK. Through our partnership with In Control UK and other In Control groups around the world we can share information, research, stories, and develop tools to use for self-directed funding.

Link for In Control UK - our international partner