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Content note: this blog mentions ableism, internalised ableism and trauma.
Liel K. Bridgford is a proud disabled person and former mental health counsellor. She shares some thoughts on living with a disability and supporting your mental health, including the benefits of opening up and finding role models in the disability community.
When politicians announce changes to the services we use it can often make us stressed, worried and anxious.
For some people, it can feel like those most affected by the change are excluded from the decision-making process. And this can add to the fear that one day we’ll discover the vital services we rely on may no longer be available.
But the reality is it can take years for policy ideas to become a reality.
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is rolling out across Australia. This is good news! But if you’ve started exploring your options you may have been confronted by acronyms, processes and jargon.
With the help from Break Thru we’ve answered some of the questions many people ask about this new program.