My main business location is:

Sydney NSW, Australia

I also work in these areas:

NSW

Do I offer services online?

Yes

Type of provider

• Support coordination

Languages I speak (other than English):

• Cantonese
• Mandarin

I have experience supporting people with:

• Acquired brain injury
• Autism
• Blindness or vision impairment
• Cognitive impairment
• Complex communication needs
• Deaf Blindness
• Deaf or hearing impairment
• Health related disability
• Intellectual disability
• Neurological disability
• Physical disability
• Spinal cord injury

More information about my experience:

I have extensive experience in coordinating or managing life stages, transitions, and supports for people living with disabilities including:

• Neurological disorders
• Degenerative disorders
• Congenital disorders
• Intellectual disabilities
• Physical disabilities
• Vision impairment
• Hearing impairment
• Stroke
• Involvement with Mental Health Service, Justice System or Child Protection
• Involvement with Homelessness

I have the necessary skills and experience with NDIS processes to walk alongside Younger People living in Residential Aged Care. My background allows me to establish strong connections with allied health services and local knowledge of the multicultural caring providers. I believe in working alongside you and collaborating with other providers to ensure the best outcome from your government funding and support.

I have skills working with:

• Children and young people with disability
• People experiencing homelessness
• People from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
• People in crisis or emergency situations
• People in hospital
• People involved with the justice system
• People living in or at risk of entering residential aged care
• People seeking mainstream housing
• People seeking specialist disability accommodation (SDA)
• People with ageing or seriously ill parents/family
• People with complex communication needs
• People with high and complex health needs

My formal qualifications and professional memberships include:

Bachelor of Health Science

I have attended the following UpSkill training workshop(s):

• Working with people with complex needs in complex systems

A little bit more about me:

Iris is the Alongsiders Multicultural Community Services founding Director and Chief NDIS Support Coordinator. Armed with a Bachelor of Health Science, ample knowledge of the NDIS, and a wide range of professional specialist networks, Iris delivers with equal experience, intellect, and enthusiasm.

Her experience varies across humanities aids, community housing, home and community care, and the NDIS for not-for-profit organisations and peak bodies in Australia and Hong Kong. Her passion in particular is affiliating with those suffering from Younger Onset Dementia whose daily lives are impacted upon and require complex needs.

Iris translates her personal experience of being a young carer for her mother who suffers from chronic spinal injury into a profound understanding of the challenges behind the effects of disability. Aligning with her values and ideology in social justice, Iris believes the NDIS will deliver greater equality within communities to people living with disabilities

My professional values are:

Our Values
We at Alongsiders Multicultural strive to enable participants, their families, and informal supports to reach out into the community, build social networks and keep updated with relevant advice.

These are the values underpinning our mission:

Integrity: Quality-driven, Responsive and Client-focused

Social Equity: Advocate for disability, Culturally & Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background

Compassion and Caring: Person-centred, Sympathy, Listening

Creativity: Carers support, Peers support, Aspirations-orientation

Registered NDIS service provider:

ABN:

49621252597

Contact Number:

iris@alongsiders.com.au

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