LEADing Change Forum – 19 May 2016
For full details about the LEADing Change Forum click on the link: Leading-Change-Forum-Flyer.pdf
Category: General News
QDN’s Chairperson and Regional Facilitator interviews
QDN’s Chairperson, Nigel Webb, and Regional Facilitator, Gary Matthews, were interviewed by ABC radio in relation to the Queensland National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) rollout.
NDIS and Queensland roll out
National Disability Insurance Scheme information packs
Information packs on the Queensland roll out have been developed as a resource for providers and
ILC Commissioning Framework Consultation
The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) has scheduled consultation sessions on the Information, Linkages and Capacity building (ILC) Commissioning Framework Consultation Draft in
Minister O’Rourke visit to QDN
Great to have Minister O’Rourke come to visit us at QDN on Tuesday to talk about our work with peer leadership, NDIS participant readiness and important policy issues raised by QDN members including
Griffith University NDIS Symposium – Housing for people with disability: a place to call home
QDN was pleased to partner with Griffith University and Community Resource Unit to host this important NDIS Symposium on Housing on the 15th February, 2016. The Symposium provided an opportunity to hear about the latest research, creative strategies individuals have taken to meet their housing needs and what is currently happening in government and the housing sector.
A webcast (video-on-demand), along with accessible copies of the PowerPoint presentations and a full transcript of the live captions is available via the Griffith University website at http://events.griffith.edu.au/events/griffith-university-ndis-symposia-series-housing-for-people-with-disability-a-place-to-call-home-/event-summary-349ee9d230904a5290aa15c84035e1d0.aspx
Key highlights included:
- Dr Ilan Wiesel reported on the latest AHURI research
- The NDIS shared its housing strategy
- People with disability shared their experiences of finding a place to call home
QDN Board Director Grahame Robertson, QDN & A&TSIDNQ founding member Willie Prince and QDN Board Director Peter Gurr.
The Honourable Mick de Brenni, Minister for Housing and Public Works, Professor Lesley Chenoweth, Pro Vice Chancellor and Head of Logan Campus, Griffith University, Paige Armstrong, CEO, QDN and Margaret Rodgers, Director, Community Resource Unit.
Symposium attendees listening to an address by the Honourable Mick de Brenni, Minister for Housing and Public Works
Minister welcomes My Learning Passport
Minister for Disability Services, The Hon Coralee O’Rourke MP, has congratulated QDN on its commitment to improving the lives of people with disability, with the launch of a new online NDIS
2015 ASID Conference “Making it real together”
In the driver’s seat, on the road to the NDIS
Ready to go peer facilitators Donna Best and Daniel Rivers, along with Paige Armstrong (CEO) and
Off The Grid Forum
Intellectual disability, complexity and the National Disability Insurance Scheme
NDIA Announces Housing Pricing Framework
The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) has released “The Specialist
Disability Accommodation Pricing and Payments Framework,” describing how it will calculate and pay