Helpful links – Making The Move

Below are some links to external resources and information that might be useful when thinking about and planning to move out of home.

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Disability Advocacy Network Australia

Disability Advocacy Network Australia has a nation-wide Find an Advocate directory. It helps people with disability and family members find an advocate who can provide support and advice.

Disability Gateway

The Disability Gateway has information about different housing options available to people with disability.

Housing Australia

The Housing Australia website has information about housing help and programs from the Australian Government.

Housing Australia page

Housing Hub

Provides a list of available accessible housing, including NDIS supported independent living and specialist disability accommodation.

Housing Hub page

Imagine More

Imagine More has some videos as part of their ‘A Place to Call Home’ program about different people’s experiences of moving out of home.

Inclusion Australia

Inclusion Australia has created talking cards called ‘Your Service Your Rights’

These cards help people with disability understand and speak up about their rights when using disability and other support services.

National Alliance of Capacity Building Organisations

The ‘My Home My Way’ initiative by the National Alliance of Capacity Building Organisations is a series of resources with examples of transition steps other people with disability and families have taken in creating home.

National Resource Centre for Circles of Support and Microboards (NRCCOSAM)

A Circle of Support or Microboard can help with planning and decision-making about moving out of home. This can include talking about goals, exploring options, and supporting the transition to a new living arrangement. A Circle of Support is a group of people who are important to the person and who come together to provide ongoing support. The group can meet as often as needed.

The Circles of Support and Microboards organisation has a National Resource Centre to help guide you through this process.

Siblings Australia

Siblings Australia has resources for parents to help them better support siblings of people with disability.

They also run workshops for people living with disability and their siblings called ‘Life Changes’ to help with life transitions.

Summer Foundation

Summer Foundation have a ‘My Housing Toolkit’.

This guide provides information and tools to support planning a move out of home. It covers lifestyle choices, skill development, and planning steps. It can be used with family members, friends, advocates, or support workers to discuss goals and plan for future living arrangements.