Is the community ready for us!

We might be ready for the NDIS

. . . but is the community ready for us?

I have just completed a 18 month leadership program around disability lead projects. These are projects lead by people with disabilities the seek to work on social inclusion.  Regular readers of my blog will know the National Disability Insurance Scheme's key objective is to increase the participation of people with disability in the local community.

I wonder how many potential NDIS participants realise this.  Most people just want adequate funding or more hours.  The is nothing in the transitioning to the NDIS around hours. The whole system is gear towards people achieving the goals.  Working in the sector means, know Queensland is still in the grip of the dark ages, when it comes to supporting people with disabilities.  Support Staff are still referred to as "carers".

I and other people with disabilities are not sick.  We just need to do somethings differently, or assistance at times. I am still ask to put my care on.  Even protentially clients want to speak to my carer. Other people with disabilities do not accept my role.  I am seen by other people with disability as a client' and they tell me to shut up. The norish of disability lead leadership may work is some states but not here. 

The sector has no indication of how to empower people with disabilities to direct their own life.  These clowns are talking to us about finding work and living independently.  I have a degree and a small business and still the check out check will not talk to me. Are you serious?  A change in date July 1 2017, means people will accept I am the business manager and not hang up!

Get real it takes more than money and law changes to build social inclusion. Nothing has been done to address the consistent medical models of disability care in Queensland.  Support workers still refer to themselves as cares, meaning they continue in an authorian position.  Support under the NDIS in not about hours of 'help' . The thing that fightens me the most can I find 4 workers who respect me enough to accept the way I want my house to run. 

I am over 18, I don't run anything past my parents and I never ask to spend my money.  Often I am treated like I'm in Kindy garden. If service providers fail to respect me.  How will the NDIS change anything. In every other aspect of my business I have total respect.

However in the disability sector I am just another person with a disability in need of help/  Are we ready for the NDIS?

No way!!!!!