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The Brotherhood of St. Laurence (BSL) are putting together a submission for a Senate inquiry into the Disability Support Pension (DSP).

You can out find out more about the inquiry here: Purpose, intent and adequacy of the Disability Support Pension – Parliament of Australia (aph.gov.au)

We want to include the perspectives of people who have recently applied for a DSP, either for themselves or someone they care for.

We are interested in hearing about people’s experiences of:

• the general application process
• whether you could find ...

We’re leveraging our digital platforms to make it easier to connect with the Brotherhood of St Laurence (BSL) NDIS team.

Our web chat service on the BSL NDIS website provides an additional communication channel for people with disability, family members, carers and the community to connect with us.

The web chat allows visitors ...

Workforce Advisor from Brotherhood NDIS Services, Helene Dore, was invited to share her experience to help Cambodian non-profit organisation Children’s Future International (CFI). 

Children’s Future International (CFI) supports children experiencing extreme disadvantage in rural Cambodia with social work and educational services.

At the Brotherhood, Helene is Workforce Advisor for our Local Area Coordination team, and has a background in disability service and development advice.

Invited to share her expertise on disability and mental health as part of an outreach program, Helene joined ...

Finding her talent in floristry, Maddy one day hopes to open her own florist and gift store.

Over the last 12 months, Maddy, 22, who has an intellectual disability has developed a new outlook on life and is harnessing her creative talents.

But for Maddy, trying new activities and being out in the community wasn’t always easy.

Struggling with ...

The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) has announced the introduction of a six-month interim plan for young children to resolve the delays and backlogs for children with disability in accessing Early Childhood Early Intervention (ECEI) supports through the NDIS.

Details of how this will be implemented and when it will commence will be known in the next 3-4 weeks. We will be able to provide more information after this time and will post these updates to our ...