Jacob Hughes

“Mum went away for the weekend and I had a party…… as you do”

Opening session: NDIS Where are we now?

Linda Hughes

Dreams are important:

they come from your

own heart and your

own mind.

Opening session: NDIS Where are we now?

Opening session: NDIS Where are we now?

NDIS Questions and Answers sessions.

And we find out that Leigh is single and looking for love….

The room is packed!

Lots of people and lots of questions about the NDIS.

NDIS Questions and Answers sessions.

Will the NDIS affect my pension? Can the NDIs help me

move out of home?

Can I use the

NDIS to get

taxis?Can I tell my support person I am the boss?

NDIS Questions and Answers

Can the

NDIS help

me get a

girlfriend?

Are there safeguards in place to keep the NDIS in check? How will it

involve

me?

Will it help me

with my

housing?Will the NDIS help me win the Lotto?

NDIS Questions and Answers

When is it

coming to

me?

Before you can make a plan you need to have a dream?

My Dream

Planning and goals lets get started .

Can I move out of home?I want to learn to cook.I want to be a fitness trainerI want to to be on the CID boardI want to to get a job Can I go on holiday?

A plan is like a ladder of steps to your goal

Planning and goals lets get started .

To reach your goal you need a plan

Planning and goals lets get started .

Planning and goals: lets get started.

What order do we do these steps in?

Being a leader.Caroline and Quang

My name is Quang and I am good at

talking about transport.

First we introduced ourselves and said where we were from.

People came from as far away as Coolangatta.

Being a leader.

What is a leader? A leader

helps make change.

A leader is a good role model.

A leader helps others to be heard

Being a leader.

Paul is a leader. He got changes made to his local

traffic safety

Tara is a leader she got lifts put in!

Everybody can be a leader

Nick spoke about what a is leader is.

Being a leader.

What kind of qualities and skills do you need to be a good leader?Being assertive.Show initiative.Supporting others.Help and support others.Be persistent.Negotiating skills.Challenging.

Leadership can be big or

little.

Being a leader.

We went into small groups.And talked about what tips you need to be a good leader.

Sometimes you need a plan B.

A Good Life

We started with thinking about a good life.What kind of things make a good life ?Looking for love- A close relationshipMoving out of home.Being with your friends. Maybe going to a movie?Having a carer that is a similar age.Being safe.Trust.Support networks- good people are you.

How do we take control of our

lives?

A Good Life

She has a plan!Alanna shared her story.She wants to move out of home in ten years time.

She keeps herself safe when she travels.She only makes friends with people she knows in real life on facebook.She has friends her age, they go to the movies and they love animals!She loves her family, going to church and her friends there.She loves making art.

A Good Life

What does Alanna want in her life?What are her dreams.

She want to go to a performing arts course.She wants to do more publice speaking. She wants to write a book.She wants to start an anti bullying campaign.

Alanna loves animals. She loves going to the zoo with her friends.

A Good Life

What else?Is having fun the same as having a good life?

You want the right to be listened to.Do you want to do stuff with your support people or someone else?

Relationships!Good friends are very important.

I need money. I want a job.

A Good Life

We all need these.

Tell everybody what you want! Tell them your dreams.

Dreams

Self esteem

Belonging, friends and family and community

Feeling and being safe

Food, water and shelter

A Good Life

A good life.

Something meaningful to do

Something to look forward to.

Someone to love and be loved by

Jack says doing volunteer work for the police force is meaningful to him.