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Community disability services : an evidence-based approach to practice (2006) - eBook and book by Ian Dempsey; Karen Nankervis

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Australian Human Rights Commission. (2014, November). Disability discrimination.
https://humanrights.gov.au/our-work/disability-rights/disability-discrimination#:~:text=The%20Disability%20Discrimination%20Act%201992,places%2C%20because%20of%20their%20disability.
Creative Support. (2017, May 25). What makes a great support worker? [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/68-xbRTxibc
Council for Intellectual Disability. (2017, November 7). Nothing about us without us.
https://cid.org.au/our-stories/nothing-about-us-without-us/
Dempsey, I. (2005). Belief systems and disability services.
In I. Dempsey, & K. Nankervis (eds.), Community disability services: An evidence-based approach to practice (pp. 58-59). University of NSW Press.
Disability Gateway. (2021). Australia's Disability Strategy: What is Australia's disability strategy 2021- 2031?
Department of Social Services. https://www.disabilitygateway.gov.au/ads/glance
Disability Gateway. (2022). Australia's Disability Strategy 2021- 2031.
Department of Social Services. https://www.disabilitygateway.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2021-11/1786-australias-disability.pdf
Greystanes Disability Services. (2015, February 6). Module 2 Values and beliefs support workers video talk [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/vRFLfCrfIYs
NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission. (2021, November). NDIS practice standards and quality indicators.
https://www.ndiscommission.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-02/ndis-practice-standards-and-quality-indicatorsfinal1.pdf
NSW Department of Communities and Justice. (2022, September 9). Disability Inclusion Act for people with disability.
https://www.dcj.nsw.gov.au/community-inclusion/disability-and-inclusion/disability-inclusion-act-for-people-with-disability.html
NSW Department of Communities and Justice. (2023, August 9). NSW Carers (Recognition) Act.
https://www.dcj.nsw.gov.au/community-inclusion/carers/nsw-carers-recognition-act.html

Aruma formerly The Tipping Foundation. (2017, June 2). A day in the life of Warunda House [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/t-h2Xgq12Ro
Department of Social Services. (n.d.). Information, linkages and capacity building: Individual capacity building: Successful applicants.
https://www.communitygrants.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2022-07/5256-31082020-individual.pdf
Department of Social Services. (2013, December 6). What is individual advocacy [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/xBQfYkqLaoQ
Department of Social Services. (2024, November 25). Funding for disability projects.
https://www.dss.gov.au/funding-disability-projects
Department of Social Services. (2016). NDIS quality and safeguarding framework.
https://www.dss.gov.au/system/files/resources/ndis_quality_and_safeguarding_framework_final.pdf
Nankervis, K., & Stancliffe, R. J. (2005). Assessing and managing the risks associated with making choices.
In I. Dempsey, & K. Nankervis (eds.), Community disability services: An evidence-based approach to practice (pp. 98-103). University of NSW Press.
NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission. (2022, June 28). How an advocate can help you.
https://www.ndiscommission.gov.au/participants/how-advocate-can-help-you
NDIS Review. (2023, April). NDIS Quality and Safeguarding Framework issues paper.
https://www.ndisreview.gov.au/resources/paper/ndis-quality-and-safeguarding-framework-issues-paper
Scully, A., & Merchant, J. (2018, June 21). Hip-hop video by advocacy and peer disability support group uses technology to break new ground.
ABC News. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-21/aussie-hip-hop-and-disability-support-group-breaks-new-ground/9893718
United Nations. (2006, December 6). United Nations convention on the rights of persons with disabilities.
https://www.un.org/disabilities/documents/convention/convention_accessible_pdf.pdf
Warr, D., Dickson, H., Olney, S., Hargrave, J., Karanikolas, A., Katsikis, V., Katsikis. G.,Ozge, J., Peters, D., Wheeler, J., & Wilcox, M. (2017). Choice, control and the NDIS.
University of Melbourne. https://socialequity.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/2598497/Choice-Control-and-the-NDIS.pdf

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2024, April 23). People with disability in Australia.
https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/disability/people-with-disability-in-australia/contents/justice-and-safety/violence-against-people-with-disability
Collard, S. (2022, July 14). First Nations people in remote areas miss out on disability services due to lack of support, inquiry hears.
The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jul/14/first-nations-people-in-remote-areas-miss-out-on-disability-services-due-to-lack-of-support-inquiry-hears
Council for Intellectual Disability. (2018, June 5). Robert: A place of his own [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/UOk93jK4VQ0
Dew, A., McEntyre, E., Vaughan, P., Cooney, E., Dillon Savage, I., & Dowse, L. (2018). No more waiting: A guide for organisations to plan with Aboriginal people with disability.
University of New South Wales. https://www.arts.unsw.edu.au/sites/default/files/documents/NO_MORE_WAITING_PLANNING_GUIDE_2018.pdf
(pp.10-19)
(pp. 20-31)
Disability Services Division. (2012). Supporting decision making: A quick reference guide for disability support workers.
Victorian Government Department of Human Services. https://providers.dhhs.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2017-07/Supporting-decision-making-quick-reference-guide.pdf
Edmunds, C. (2022, July 16). 'Desperate situations' of First Nations people with disability living in remote communities laid bare at royal commission.
ABC News. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-16/royal-commission-ndis-first-nations/101239698
Endeavour Foundation. (2019, August 20). Housing options under the NDIS.
https://www.endeavour.com.au/about-us/our-stories/blog-posts/housing-options-ndis
Hermans, V. (2018, November 23). What’s limiting our mob from accessing the NDIS?
Power to Persuade. https://www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/whats-limiting-our-mob-from-accessing-the-ndis
Michael, L. (2019, February 8).Culturally diverse people with disability struggling to engage with NDIS.
Pro Bono Australia. https://probonoaustralia.com.au/news/2019/02/culturally-diverse-people-disability-struggling-engage-ndis/
NDIS. (2024). Cultural and Linguistic Diversity (CALD) Strategy 2024-2028.
https://www.ndis.gov.au/about-us/strategies/cultural-and-linguistic-diversity-strategy#the-action-plan-2024-2028
NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission. (2024, April). The NDIS code of conduct: Guidance for NDIS workers.
https://www.ndiscommission.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-10/Code-of-Conduct-Worker-Guidance.pdf
National Disability Practitioners. (2016). NDP factsheet: What is a person centred approach?
https://www.ndp.org.au/images/factsheets/346/2016-10-person-centred-approach.pdf
Tomevska, S. (2021, August 16). National Disability Insurance Scheme 'too complex' for people from diverse backgrounds, agencies warn.
ABC News. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-16/ndis-participation-among-culturally-and-linguistically-diverse/100375824

Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board. (n.d.). One page profiles.
https://www.happyhealthylives.uk/staying-happy-and-healthy/improving-access-experience-and-outcomes/learning-disability-autism-and-neurodiversity/neurodiversity-autism/one-page-profiles/
Endeavour Foundation. (2016). What could my NDIS plan look like?
https://www.endeavour.com.au/media-news/blog/what-could-my-ndis-plan-look-like
Gadow, F., & Riches, V. (2014). Practice guide to person centred clinical risk assessment.
Department of Family and Community Services, Ageing, Disability and Homecare. https://pdf4pro.com/view/practice-guide-to-person-centred-clinical-risk-assessment-5f6d11.html
Helen Sanderson Associates. (n.d.). Decision making profile.
https://www.helensandersonassociates.com/decision-making-profile/
InclusionMelbourne. (2013, May 31). It's my choice film 1 [Video].
YouTube.https://youtu.be/gJCA0sKfPuQ
Inclusive Solutions. (n.d.). One page profile guide: Supporting the development of person centred inclusive approaches..
https://inclusive-solutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/person-centred-planning-together-web-resources-3.1.pdf
Jean's NDIS plan - Carers NSW. (n.d.)
PDF4PRO. https://pdf4pro.com/amp/view/jean-s-ndis-plan-carers-nsw-3b7f33.html
Nankervis, K., & Stancliffe, R. J. (2005). Assessing and managing the risks associated with making choices.
In I. Dempsey, & K. Nankervis (eds.), Community disability services: An evidence-based approach to practice (pp. 98-103). University of NSW Press.
National Disability Insurance Scheme. (2021, November 24). Supports funded by the NDIS.
https://www.ndis.gov.au/understanding/supports-funded-ndis
National Disability Insurance Scheme. (2023, January 6). How the planning process works.
https://www.ndis.gov.au/participants/how-planning-process-works
NDIS Australia. (2018, December 7). How your NDIS support budget works [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/_wjL3WJhSnQ
NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission. (2021, November). NDIS practice standards and quality indicators.
https://www.ndiscommission.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-02/ndis-practice-standards-and-quality-indicatorsfinal1.pdf
Summer Foundation. (2023, July). Sample NDIS plans: For younger people aged under 65 years living in, or at risk of entering, residential aged care and their families, supporters, guardians or nominees.
https://assets.summerfoundation.org.au/app/uploads/2023/08/02085952/Sample_NDIS_Plans-July2023.pdf

Australian Department of Social Services. (2023). Younger people in residental aged care (YPIRAC).
https://www.dss.gov.au/disability-and-carers/programmes-services/for-people-with-disability/younger-people-with-disability-in-residential-aged-care-initiative
Bild. (2015, May 20). An introduction to PBS [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/epjud2Of610
Arthur-Kelly, M. Positive behaviour supports: issues and practices
In I. Dempsey, & K. Nankervis (eds.), Community disability services: An evidence-based approach to practice (pp. 171-190). University of NSW Press.
Dew, A., McEntyre, E., Vaughan, P., Cooney, E., Dillon Savage, I., & Dowse, L. (2018). No more waiting: A guide for organisations to plan with Aboriginal people with disability.
University of New South Wales. https://www.arts.unsw.edu.au/sites/default/files/documents/NO_MORE_WAITING_PLANNING_GUIDE_2018.pdf
(pp.10-19)
(pp. 20-31)
Endeavour Foundation. (2019, August 20). Housing options under the NDIS.
https://www.endeavour.com.au/about-us/our-stories/blog-posts/housing-options-ndis
Heneker, K. Zizzo, G., Awata, M., & Goodwin-Smith., I. (2017). Engaging CALD communities in the NDIS.
Australian Centre for Community Services Research, Flinders University, Adelaide. https://anglicaresa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/NDIS-CALD-Report-FINAL-2017.pdf
National Fostering Group. (2022, March 30). Molly's story [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/vhXQ7t0oDdk?si=mbVm1u57TxFt9T6K
NDIS. (n.d.). Cultural and Linguistic Diversity Strategy.
https://www.ndis.gov.au/about-us/strategies/cultural-and-linguistic-diversity-strategy
Scott, S. (2018, June), Culture is inclusion : A narrative of Aboriginal and Torres Strai Islander people with disability.
First Peoples Disability Network.
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Summer Foundation. (2018, June). NDIS report card: Outcomes for younger people in residential aged care.
https://www.summerfoundation.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ndis-report-card-june-2018.pdf
Summer Foundation. (2023, July). Sample NDIS plans: For younger people aged under 65 years living in, or at risk of entering, residential aged care and their families, supporters, guardians or nominees.
https://assets.summerfoundation.org.au/app/uploads/2023/08/02085952/Sample_NDIS_Plans-July2023.pdf
Tomevska, S. (2021, August 16). National disability insurance scheme 'too complex' for people from diverse backgrounds, agencies warn.
ABC News. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-16/ndis-participation-among-culturally-and-linguistically-diverse/100375824

Dempsey, I. (2005). Belief systems and disability services.
In I. Dempsey, & K. Nankervis (eds.), Community disability services: An evidence-based approach to practice (pp. 58-59). University of NSW Press.
Department of Social Services. (2016). NDIS quality and safetguarding framework.
https://www.dss.gov.au/system/files/resources/ndis_quality_and_safeguarding_framework_final.pdf
Dew, A., Collings, S., Dillon Savage, I., & Dowse, L. (2017). Living the life I want: A guide to help with planning.
UNSW. https://www.arts.unsw.edu.au/sites/default/files/documents/Living_the_Life_I_want_PlanningGuide_Black_and_White_version.pdf
Jean's NDIS plan - Carers NSW. (n.d.)
PDF4PRO. https://pdf4pro.com/amp/view/jean-s-ndis-plan-carers-nsw-3b7f33.html
National Disability Practitioners. (2016, October). NDP Factsheet: What is a person centred approach?
https://www.ndp.org.au/images/factsheets/346/2016-10-person-centred-approach.pdf
NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission. (2021, November). NDIS practice standards and quality indicators.
https://www.ndiscommission.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-02/ndis-practice-standards-and-quality-indicatorsfinal1.pdf
Winkler, D. (2023, December 8). Taken together: The NDIS review and the royal commission recommendations could transform disability housing.
The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/taken-together-the-ndis-review-and-the-royal-commission-recommendations-could-transform-disability-housing-216267?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=bylinecopy_url_button

Aruma. (2019). Our person centred approach and active support.
https://www.aruma.com.au/about-us/about-disability/person-centred-approach-and-active-support/
Aruma formerly The Tipping Foundation. (2015, September 16). Christine Bigby CEO talk [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/PZEl3q9htds
Bild. (n.d.). What is active support?
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Ellis, J., Sherwin, J., & van Dam, T. (2013, January). A brief overview of the elements of person centred approaches.
Consortium for Person Centred Approaches. http://www.sherwinconsulting.com.au/uploads/1/3/0/0/13003978/ellis_sherwin_vandam_overview_of_elements_of_person_centred_approaches_oct13.pdf
Family and Community Services NSW. (2017, September 18). This is how active support works: Expand someone's world [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/gugfciUmG2M
Jones, E., Perry, J., Lowe, K., Allen, D., Toogood, S., & Felce, D. (2009). Active support: A handbook for supporting people with learning disabilities to lead full lives.
Active Support. https://arcengland.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Active-Support-Handbook-updated-2019.pdf
Mansell, J., & Beadle-Brown, J. (2012). Active support: enabling and empowering people with intellectual disabilities.
Jessica Kingsley.
Chapter 2 Enagement in meaningful activity and relationships
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Greystanes Disability Services. (2013, May 10). Leura day options [Video].
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Living with Disability Research Centre, Latrobe University & Greystanes Disability Services. (n.d.). Skills for active support: Module 2: Every moment has potential.
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Living with Disability Research Centre, Latrobe University & Greystanes Disability Services. (n.d.) Skills for active support: Module 3: Graded assistance to ensure success.
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Person-centred support. (2014, October 16). Introduction to the four essentials of active support [Video].
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Adult Learning Australia. (n.d.). Adult learning principles: What is andragogy?
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Izzalicious Designs. (2016, January 30). How to make a vegemite sandwich: Australian vegemite how thick to spread? [Video].
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Jones, E., Perry, J., Lowe, K., Allen, D., Toogood, S., & Felce, D. (n.d.). Active support: A handbook for supporting people with learning disabilities to lead full lives.
Active Support. https://arcuk.org.uk/activesupport/files/2012/03/Active-Support-Handbook.pdf
Reflective practice CD ROM: Examples of learning styles. (2007).
Education Victoria. https://www.education.vic.gov.au/documents/childhood/professionals/support/egsls.pdf

CDAH. (2016, November 11). Our choice our voice: Talking about the NDIS [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/4-Yxb_nQR2g
Family and Community Services NSW. (2017, September 18). This is how active support works: Expand someone's world [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/gugfciUmG2M
Jones, E., Perry, J., Lowe, K., Allen, D., Toogood, S., & Felce, D. (2011). Active support: A handbook for supporting people with learning disabilities to lead full lives.
Association for Real Change. https://arcuk.org.uk/activesupport/files/2012/03/Active-Support-Handbook.pdf
(How to support engagement, pp.11-14)
(Dealing with problems, pp.18-20)
Mencap. (n.d.). Relationships are very important to people with a learning disability.
https://www.mencap.org.uk/learning-disability-explained/research-and-statistics/sexuality-research-and-statistics

Autie, K. (2021, January 29). Using AAC as an autistic person [Video].
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Caron, J., & Light, J. (2016). "Social media has opened a world of ‘open communication": Experiences of adults with cerebral palsy who use augmentative and alternative communication and social media.
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Steel, J. (2018, August 30). How to improve communication for people with disabilities.
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