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5 reasons you should buy Australian made gifts created by a person with disability this Christmas

Choosing Australian made gifts will help local businesses get back on their feet this Christmas, as Australians in the country’s two most populous states make plans to reunite with friends and family after months of lockdown.

Raising a child with Intellectual Disability

If you are a parent of a child with intellectual disability, the prospect of raising your child can be overwhelming. Like every parent, you’re embarking on a lifelong journey to equip your child with the skills and knowledge to help them live and thrive.

How to talk to kids about disability

If you’ve found this small little corner of the internet, you likely have a child in your life who is growing and learning about the world but you’re not sure how to tackle the topic of disability. Perhaps you’ve had an encounter out in public where your child has said something about someone with disability that has made you feel embarrassed or not sure of what to say.

Love on the Spectrum: Season 2 review

Love on the Spectrum is back for season 2!

If you haven’t seen it, it’s a heartwarming show that follows adults with autism as they navigate the unpredictable world of dating. Originally created for ABC, the series has been picked up by Netflix and getting rave reviews. Below is just one of them!

Our resident reviewer Luke from Geebung has written a review of the show:

9 things your support coordinator wants you to know

The job of a support coordinator is to help us understand the NDIS, connect to support services, and understand what our funding can be used for.

You may have funding for a support coordinator in your NDIS plan. If you do, it would be under the funding category ‘capacity building’. There are three levels of funding when it comes to support coordination:

Disability diagnosis: why it’s so important to get it right

Getting a correct disability diagnosis can take a lot of time, money and paperwork, but it is one of the best things you can do to make the most of your NDIS plan. Your disability support providers can only provide supports that you have funding for. If a diagnosis isn’t quite right, this can sometimes mean that people miss out on the services they need.