Disability Sector Podcasts by National Disability Services (NDS)

People living with psychosocial disability have faced a number of barriers in navigating the NDIS and in implementing their plans. This podcast consider what psychosocial disability supports can look like, a pathway for entry into the Scheme for people living with psychosocial disability and the interface with mainstream mental health supports.

This episode is hosted by Dave Relf, NDS National Practice Lead, Zero Tolerance Initiative, featuring studio guests Christian Astourian from Diversity and Disability at the Migrant Resource Centre and Mini Dahiya from Action on Disability within Ethnic Communities, as they discuss support for people from diverse cultural backgrounds as part of the Zero Tolerance initiative. The Zero Tolerance Fram...

The NDS Ticket to Work team share findings from their recent research about what happens when you give young people with disability opportunities at school to experience work, career development and to see themselves as workers.

This episode is hosted by Dave Relf, NDS Victorian Manager, Quality and Safeguards, featuring studio guests Nathan Despott and Ella Joyce about what they are doing in their organisations to prepare for the changes to quality and safeguarding under the new national system. They provide useful perspectives from organisations of varying sizes, including an organisation that operates across a number o...

This episode is hosted by Dave Relf, NDS Victorian Manager, Quality and Safeguards, featuring studio guests Eva Sifis and Cameron Bloomfield from Voice at the Table (VATT). A project of the Self-Advocacy Resource Unit (SARU), aiming to increase the number of people with cognitive disabilities sitting on boards, committees and advisory groups within government, service providers, community and main...

This episode is hosted by Dave Relf, NDS Victorian Manager, Quality and Safeguards, and features studio guest Peter Johnstone, NDIS participant, about what service providers need to consider in relation to people who use their services, including informing people of the changes and ensuring that people with disability are involved in meetings and decision making processes.

In this episode, Fiona Still, NDS NDIS Transition Manager, speaks to Dave Relf, NDS Victorian Manager, Quality and Safeguards about the changes to behaviour support and restrictive practices under the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Framework.

In this episode Dave Relf, NDS Victorian Manager, Quality and Safeguards, speaks to our studio guest Arthur Rogers, Victorian Disability Services Commissioner about the role of the Disability Services Commissioner and the changes to complaints processes that will come into effect from 1 July 2019.

In this episode Dave Relf, NDS Victorian Manager, Quality and Safeguards, and Fiona Still, NDS, NDIS Sector Transition Manager discuss the transitional arrangements for Victorian service providers. Listen to this short episode to gain knowledge and guidance about worker screening, the NDIS Code of Conduct, incident reporting, registration and quality assurance.

Learn about using the COAG Principles when considering the responsibilities of the NDIS and the other 11 mainstream service systems. These service systems, along with the disability sector have a key role to play in achieving the vision of an inclusive Australian society. This episode is hosted by Savanna Jewell, NDS Senior Sector Support Coordinator and features Fiona Still, NDS NDIS Transition M...

Community participation is a significant activity funded by the NDIS, being an element in approximately 50% of all plans. In this episode we explore what is community participation and how providers can design effective supports to facilitate community participation. This episode is hosted by Fiona Still, NDS NDIS Sector Transition Manager and features Professor Christine Bigby, Director of the Li...

NDIS participants have the right to seek appeal of a decision made by the NDIA through the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT). Listen to this episode to hear about lessons learned during NDIS planning meetings and further your understanding about what the AAT means for providers and NDIS participants. This episode was hosted by Fiona Still, NDIS Sector Transition Manager and featured our studio...

Learn about navigating the intersection between the health services sector and the NDIS. You will hear about the findings that emerged from a joint roundtable on the case study of one NDIS participant. This episode was hosted by Sarah Fordyce, NDS’ Policy Manager, and featured Bronwyn Morkham, National Director of Young People in Nursing Homes National Alliance (YPINH) , Deb Farrell, Senior Adviso...

In this episode, we focus on the changing landscape of quality and safeguard arrangements under the new NDIS Commission, commencing its operation in Victoria on 1 July 2019. A consistent national approach to quality and safeguarding ensures high quality supports and safe environments for all NDIS participants. Listen to our NDIS Sector Transition Manager, Fiona Still and NDS Victorian Quality and...

In this episode we explore how Reporting on Outcomes impacts the lives of people with a disability and utilising innovation to measure outcomes. As the NDIS is fundamentally an outcomes based framework, Reporting on Outcomes is imperative in supporting participants to gain the services they need to achieve their goals such as gaining employment and living independently. It is critical that our sec...

In this episode we take on one of the most convoluted issues 'transport under the NDIS'. Listeners will hear from NDIS participants and gain advice from our policy team and the transport experts from StreetFleet. By taking a collaborative approach to 'Transport under the NDIS', together we can get somewhere.

In this episode we find out what it takes to successfully support people under the NDIS to build capacity. We are joined by our studio guest, Leanne Napper, Manager of Community Inclusion and Projects at genU, one of the first providers to trial the NDIS. GenU has taken a strategic approach to capacity building, which has resulted in successful outcomes for participants in areas of employment, ind...

If your organisation is delivering NDIS services, it must abide by Australian Consumer Law. In this episode, David Moody and Pascale Dreyer dive deeply into exactly what this means for NDIS Participants and service providers alike.

We all have a moral, ethical and legal responsibility to actively prevent the abuse and neglect of children. The Victorian Child Safe Standards are a result of recommendations of the Betrayal of Trust inquiry and evidence of what works to prevent child abuse. In this episode, David is joined by leaders within the disability sector, including: Julie Duke, Georgina Frost and Dr Deb Absler, as they e...

Their drivers need to be your drivers: No matter what sector your organisation operates in, you need to deliver high-quality, client-centered services - that maximise value and minimise losses. To deliver services under the NDIS, you'll be adhering to the capped prices in the NDIS Price Guide, which makes operating an efficient business more important than ever... In this episode, David is joined...

In this episode, we’ll be taking a deep dive into strategic and operational aspects of NDIS planning - so service providers can better support their customers with NDIS planning - enabling people with disability to have that all-important choice and control. The driving motivation behind a successful NDIS for Australians with disability. We’ll look at a person’s rights during their planning meetin...