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Members of the Brotherhood LAC team are currently hard at work at the NDIA Design Hub in Geelong, assisting in the Participant Pathway Review program.

The Participant Pathway Review program aimed to produce a new pathway that would improve the experience participants have with the NDIS.

Across a ...

To commence celebrations for International Day of People with Disability, the City of Port Phillip are officially launching new beach matting and beach wheelchairs. This will allow people with a disability to access the shoreline at St Kilda beach and Port Melbourne beaches in Victoria.

The Brotherhood LAC team will be hosting a ...

International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) 2017 will be held on Sunday, December 3. IDPwD is a United Nations sanctioned day that is celebrated internationally. It aims to increase public awareness, understanding and acceptance of people with disability and celebrate the achievements and contributions of people with disability.

There will be a range of events and activities hosted Banyule City Council, running from November 27 – December 5, for people of all ages ...

The Brotherhood of St Laurence has been announced by the NDIA as the successful provider of Local Area Coordination and Early Childhood Early Intervention (ECEI) in both the Hume – Moreland and Bayside Peninsula areas. 

These new contracts will see our Local Area Coordination team expand to a number of new offices throughout the region.

Continuing on from our work in the north-east Melbourne areas, our focus in Hume ...

A member of the Brotherhood’s Aboriginal LAC team met with a 19 year old Aboriginal participant and his family to develop his NDIS plan.  Having recently moved to Melbourne from Queensland with his family, his community links were limited.  During the planning meeting conversation they discussed goals, current community, mainstream supports and other funded supports that the participant required.

Once the plan was approved, the Local Area Coordinator assisted him to link into an Aboriginal music group within his community, as ...

School Leaver Employment Supports (SLES) is a funded employment support for Year 12 students with a disability to assist in reaching their employment goals. Participants can have SLES and other reasonable and necessary funded supports in their NDIS plan.

SLES supports are tailored to meet individual needs with an aim of increasing confidence and aspirations to find employment.

The attached slide set provides information on School Leaver Employment Supports and how it can benefit you.

This presentation was as part of the Brotherhood ...

The role of an LAC at the Brotherhood of St Laurence is to support all people with disability and their families in the North East Melbourne area in Melbourne.

The main role of LACs is to support people with disability and their families to understand and navigate the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). LACs need to build rapport quickly and communicate with compassion and clarify with people from a range of backgrounds.

LACs are required to develop a deep understanding of the local ...

If you are a current NDIS participant, have an NDIS plan and are receiving NDIS funding, you would have some experience with Local Area Coordination (LAC). Both the Local Area Coordination (LAC) service and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) are new to The Brotherhood of St Laurence, and we want to keep improving over time.

The Brotherhood of St Laurence NDIS is committed to research and evaluation that informs our service delivery. The LAC Evaluation is specifically designed to look ...

This week is Hearing Awareness Week from 20 – 26 August 2017. Hearing Awareness Week is Australia’s annual event to raise community awareness of deafness and ways to protect your hearing.

On Sunday 20 August, BSL LAC presented at the Healthy Hearing Expo which was held at the Abbotsford Convent. Local Area Coordinators Pia Wakefield and Michael Parremore met with deaf and hard of hearing people and service providers and provided information about the NDIS and other services provided by the ...

The Darebin City Council is planning to build four Changing Places in Darebin over the next four years. They are seeking feedback from the community about Changing Places and whether they would be helpful in Darebin.

What are Changing Places?

Changing Places are larger than standard accessible toilets, and have extra features and more space to meet the needs of people with a disability and their carers.

How is it different to a standard accessible toilet?

A standard accessible toilet is designed for independent ...