NDIS Information Session for the Deaf Community

We are excited to collaborate with the National Disability Insurance Agency to present an online NDIS Information Session for the Deaf Community on Tuesday 17 December in the evening. 

With many recent NDIS legislation reforms, this is your opportunity to:   

• Learn about the NDIS legislations reforms  

• Ask your questions to the NDIA directly 

• Understand what this changes mean for your NDIS plan 

• Learn how you can better support deaf participants in your work   

Do you have questions you want to see answered?  

• Submit your questions during registration. 

• Reach out via text/WhatsApp: 0477 551 844 

• Send an email to Deaf Australia at [email protected] 

This event is welcome to all members of the deaf community including those with a NDIS plan and people working to support deaf participants e.g support coordinators, occupational therapists, advocates etc.   

This event is presented in collaboration between Deaf Australia, Deafblind Australia, Deafness Forum of Australia and Deaf Connect.  

Key details: 

Date: Tuesday 17 December, 2024 

Time: Evening across different time zones  

• 7pm AEDT (TAS, VIC, ACT, NSW) 

• 6:30pm ADCT (SA) 

• 6pm AEST (QLD) 

• 5:30pm ACST (NT) 

• 4pm AWST (WA) 

Format: Online Zoom webinar 

Accessibility: This will be facilitated in Auslan with interpreters and live captioning 

Descriptive transcript:
[Shirley is standing against a plain beige background, wearing a blue t-shirt and has shoulder-length black hair that is pulled away from her face. She is signing in a friendly manner directly towards the viewer.] Hello. I’m Shirley Liu, the interim CEO at Deaf Australia.
There are four of us organisations collaborating at present: there is ourselves, Deaf Australia, Deafness Forum Australia, Deafblind Australia, and Deaf Connect – the four of us. We are collaborating to provide a Zoom webinar about the NDIS.
I’m sure you’ve seen over recent times the legislative changes happening, with the provision of information being unclear and confusing. The complexity of legislative changes has been huge. Not to worry, though, this Zoom webinar is the perfect opportunity to learn and understand what is happening in plain language, through Auslan.
As you learn about the changes, you’ll also learn about what impact it’ll have on your NDIS plans; what NDIS will cover and support provided, and what it won’t cover. This will be detailed. You’ll also have an opportunity for Q&A at the end of the webinar. You want to know when this will be happening and at what time? Here’s the information provided.
[White text on black background is displayed that reads: “Tuesday 17 December at: 7pm AEDT, 6pm AEST, 6:30pm ADCT and 4pm AWST”.] This Zoom webinar will provide Auslan interpreters and captioning. The four of us collaborators will be facilitating the discussion to make sure that you are comfortable and can benefit from the information provided. It’ll be worth it.
This webinar is designed for the Deaf community: Deaf, hard of hearing, Deafblind, families with deaf children who have NDIS, support coordinators, support workers, organisations, deaf businesses who want to know more about NDIS – all are welcome to join us.
If you are keen to join, there is a link for you to click and register your information. Once you click on it, you’ll receive a link to enter the Zoom session. If you want the opportunity to ask questions now, you can. You can either write questions in English or send an Auslan video. To send the Auslan video, there will be a WhatsApp or a phone number you can send it to. Here it is!
[White text on black background is displayed that reads: “Contact Deaf Australia on: 0477 551 844 or [email protected]”.] Look forward to seeing you there!