In Control Australia News

New In Control Australia newsletter out now.

You can access the September issue of the In Control Australia newsletter by clicking on the link below.

This issue contains news about Bruce Uditsky and Anne Hughson's visit to New South Wales and South Australia, the release of a Victorian audit of Individualised Funding, and your chance to have your say in Western Australia.

You can also read Annie's story - about how self-management has opened doors to new experiences and career choices.

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Bruce Uditsky's workshop on Self-directed funding: Practical lessons from Canada on 15 August 2011

Purple Orange is pleased to invite you to a workshop on Monday 15 August 2011 by international practitioner Bruce Uditsky on Self-directed funding: Practical lessons from Canada.

The workshop will highlight what is needed by way of individual and family vision, community resources, government policy, funding, service provision, and other related features if self-directed funding is to be of value and benefit.

Individuals, families, support staff, service agencies and government agencies are encouraged to attend this full-day workshop, which will be enriched by the lived experience of families from Canada.

Limited sponsorship places are available for people on lower income.

The workshop will be held at Our Space, 104 Greenhill Road, Unley, South Australia from 9.00 to 4.30pm

Further details and registration form are attached. Places are limited. For enquiries please call (08) 8373 8333 or freecall 1300 857 327.

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InControl - Getting Personal and Getting a Life in NSW

Dear In Control Friends in NSW,

As many of you are aware the NSW Government is about to begin over 100 state-wide consultations on person centred approaches. This is a great chance for you to further debate, discuss and progress the introduction of self-directed supports in NSW.

NSW In Control Members have prepared the attached paper, which we hope you find thought provoking as you prepare to have your say at these important consultations.

We are asking people to consider:
• What it takes to get personal and get a life?
• What a person centred approach means to you?
• What you will really need to make this happen?

This is definitely a time for people’s voices to be heard about self-directed supports – so please raise your voice.

More information about the consultations can be found at http://www.adhc.nsw.gov.au/

Kind Regards,
Aine Healy
On behalf of In Control NSW

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In Control Newsletter Special Edition out now

Click below to access the latest edition of the In Control Australia newsletter.

This edition considers the Productivity Commission's final report on the future of disability care and support. It is not a critique of the report - rather provides a flavour of initial repsonses to it.

Tell us what you think on In Control's Facebook page or email material for newsletters to admin@incontrol.org.au.

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Dougie Herd's BiG Event Presentation is now available!

Thank you for your patience!

The transcript of Dougie Herd's Big Event Speech is now available (we are working on getting the video content up soon too).

Dougie has generously allowed us to reproduce his speech in full - and is allowing anyone to quote it providing that he is acknowledged as the author.

Please click the link below to access the presentation as a Word document. A PDF is also available from the BiG Event document library.

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In Control Australia Newsletter June 2011

Including a wrap up of the BiG Event and the National Disability and Carer Congress, you can read the latest edition of the In Control Newsletter here.

To contribute towards the monthly newsletters please email admin@incontrol.org.au

To have the newsletters emailed direct to you each month please sign up as an In Control member.

It is free to join, and your details are not passed to any third parties.

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Presentations from the Big Event 2011 NOW AVAILABLE

We are pleased to announce that most of the presentations from The Big Event 2011, held in May in NSW, are now available.

Thank you to all of the presenters for making this information publically available to the In Control community.

We have uploaded these as PDFs in order to protect the integrity of the files - but if you would like them sent to you in a different accessible format please email admin@incontrol.org.au

The remaining presentations and photos will be uploaded as soon as possible. Some photos are now available on In Control Australia's Facebook page now.

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In Control Australia's Facebook page launched at the BiG Event!

Thank you to everyone that attended and participated in the BiG Event held in Sydney, NSW on May 10th & 11th.
Presented by the NSW Chapter of In Control Australia, the theme of this year’s BiG Event was Self-directed Support: Making it Happen, and was a BiG success.
The presentations, photos and testimonials from the BiG Event will be uploaded on this website and Facebook shortly, and we will notify all participants by email & Facebook when this has been done.

In the meantime, please join In Control Australia on Facebook by clicking the link below:

Link for In Control Australia's Facebook page launched at the BiG Event!

A Message from Robbi Williams - National Convenor, In Control Australia

Greetings fellow In Controllers
Please follow the link to our latest newsletter, which will now come to your inbox monthly. Feel free to forward this to people in your network, and encourage people to join our mailing list.
This edition contains some inspiring material; The 100 Leaders Project, a campaign victory in NSW for bipartisan support of a Supported Living Fund, and an account of the Big Event 2010 - the success of which is driving this year's Big Event in May.
Part of the reason we have been able to recommence our newsletter is the arrival of Brigette Elliott who has taken up the role of Executive Officer for In Control Australia. For further information about anything in this newsletter, or to make a contribution towards content, please contact Brigette at admin@incontrol.org.au.
Regards, Robbi

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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.

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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

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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.

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In Control Australia News November 2009

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

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In Control Australia Media Release Nov 09

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

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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.

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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.

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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'.

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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.

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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.

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