for people with disability

This guide explains how you can access and make the most of NDIS funding to look for housing. It forms part of a series of information resources that the Summer Foundation has prepared about accessing housing. It is for... Read More

This guide explains what specialist disability accommodation (SDA) payments are, who they are paid to and how they are accessed. For people who have SDA payments included in their NDIS Plan, it explains how to make the most of... Read More

It can be hard to explain to your support worker how you want to be supported. Making a video for your support workers can be a good way of helping them to understand anything you want them to know. Read More

If you are working in a residential aged care facility, or a health service, you might be supporting a person with disability to submit this NDIS access request. This resource is designed to help you. Read More

If you can’t live in mainstream housing because of your extreme functional impairment or very high support needs, the NDIS may pay for the cost of your housing, through funding known as Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) payments. But the... Read More

The Summer Foundation have compiled a briefing paper to outline the opportunity presented by the Royal Commission into Aged Care to directly address the issue of young people living in aged care. We wholeheartedly welcome this Royal Commission.... Read More

This guide is to help people with disability look for for mainstream housing. It also explains what mainstream housing is and types of mainstream housing. If you can’t find the right type of housing because of your disability you... Read More

Dr George Taleporos is hosting a new podcast series that aims to help make sense of the NDIS. Dr George talks about different topics including understanding the NDIS Act, how to go about making your NDIS plan and more. Read More

This information is for people with complex support needs, eligible for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and who are preparing to move into a residential aged care facility (RACF), or are currently living in aged care – as... Read More

The Summer Foundation has developed sample NDIS plans to share with people aged under 65 years living in, or at risk of entering, residential aged care (RAC) and their families, supporters, guardians or nominees. Read More