UpSkill is a Summer Foundation program that offers training and resources for NDIS professionals assisting people with complex support needs
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Join the UpSkill Provider Directory by completing UpSkill training. The directory gives people with disability access to profiles of NDIS professionals. Terms and Conditions apply.
Latest posts from our UpSkill blog
NDIS participants living in aged care and registration with the NDIS Commission
Posted on Tuesday 15 November, 2022
Support coordinator, Francine, reached out to the Summer Foundation when she was told the lively 64-year-old she supported must give up access to the NDIS if she wanted to continue living in the residential aged care (RAC) facility she has lived in for 10 years.
SDA with on-site shared support
Posted on Tuesday 13 September, 2022
Specialist disability accommodation (SDA) is accommodation funded through the NDIS for long-term, accessible housing for participants with extreme functional impairment or very high support needs. One option for people who are able to live alone is SDA with on-site shared support.
How to help NDIS participants who are stuck in hospital
Posted on Thursday 1 September, 2022
The recent Disability Reform Ministers’ Meeting (DMM) (held on 29 July 2022) addressed the issue of NDIS participants who are stuck in hospital because they are unable to access appropriate housing and support.