🤕 Burnout is when you feel really really tired or stressed after doing something hard for too long.
Aug 2026
We aim to empower people with disability and families through reliable, accessible information and resources.
Aug 2026
🤔 Not sure what the NDIS means by “reasonable and necessary”?
💰 Our Can I STILL Buy It? peer workshop (recording or live available!) unpacks the latest NDIS rules and changes.
Aug 2026
1.📥 Always keep a copy of all documents you send for your records (you can even email them to yourself!)
2. 👤 Put the participant’s name, date of birth and NDIS Number in the header AND…
Sam Paior
Founder and Director
Sam Paior founded and directs the Growing Space. She is solo parent to two with disability. Sam has a degree in Architecture with further studies in Journalism, Accessibility Auditing and Design, and Disability, She has worked around Australia and in the USA in senior Public Relations and Crisis Management roles, run as a candidate with the Dignity for Disability party in 2010 and has worked as a parliamentary adviser focused on disability related issues. She is currently a board member, founder and volunteer Co-Chair of the NFP, Self Manager Hub.
Our Acknowledgement and Commitment
The Growing Space acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to our First Nations people, and their cultures and to Elders past, present and emerging.
The Growing Space also acknowledges and thanks the deep work of the many powerful disability advocates who have paved the way for us, and we support the inclusion and belonging in community of all people of all abilities, genders, sexual orientations and races, and we celebrate the diversity all people and deeply appreciate what they bring to our lives.
The Growing Space team are committed to Good Lives for people with disability and those who support them. We work toward inclusion, respect and honouring the human rights of all people, regardless of ability, race, gender, religion, sexuality, or age.
