All the basics you need to know as a parent, carer or person with disability navigating disability, community and mainstream supports
🧰 Resource Kit: Includes a Checklist, Links for further reading, a live workshop and recording with auto captions and transcript and other resource materials as appropriate.
🎥 Live Workshop Online: 24 November 2026, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM ACST (SA Time)
💲 Price: $0.00
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💡 All the Basics
FREE In-Person Workshop
🌟 This workshop helps those starting out in the disability community find good support across NDIS, community and mainstream.📍 Where and When
🧭 This is an in-person workshop.
📆 It is on Tuesday, 24 November 2026.
🕤 It starts at 10AM.
⌛ It will finish at 12PM.
📍 It is held at Aurora Skydeck.
🏢 The address is 147 Pirie St, Adelaide SA 5000.
💰How Much Does It Cost 💵 It is free with grant funding.
🧒 Who Is It For 👨👩👧 This workshop is for parents and carers starting out.
🧠 All disabilities are welcome.
🌱 This session will help people who are new to disability supports.
💬 What Is It About
🧭 Where to start when everything feels new and overwhelming.
📋 Which support may help with different needs.
🏡 How to find local community, government and other support options.
💜 The first steps for the NDIS.
🔎 How to choose providers and find good information.
🧭 Where to start when everything feels new and overwhelming.
📋 Which support may help with different needs.
🏡 How to find local community, government and other support options.
💜 The first steps for the NDIS.
🔎 How to choose providers and find good information.
💡 Why It Matters
💬 Starting disability supports can feel confusing.
💡 Clear information can help you know what to do next.
🤝 Peer support connects you with people who understand.
🏡 You can learn about supports beyond the NDIS.
💬 Starting disability supports can feel confusing.
💡 Clear information can help you know what to do next.
🤝 Peer support connects you with people who understand.
🏡 You can learn about supports beyond the NDIS.
❓ What Will You Learn
📝 How to choose what needs doing first.
👩⚕️ How different health professionals can help.
🔎 Ways to find if providers are legal before choosing them.
🏡 Find out about free and local community supports.
💜 Some first steps for the NDIS.
🤝 Where to find help for parents and carers.
📝 How to choose what needs doing first.
👩⚕️ How different health professionals can help.
🔎 Ways to find if providers are legal before choosing them.
🏡 Find out about free and local community supports.
💜 Some first steps for the NDIS.
🤝 Where to find help for parents and carers.
🎥 What Happens In The Workshop
🤝 Meet the presenters with lived experience.
📂 Sort important jobs into now, soon and later.
🧍 Match different needs with the right professional.
🚩 Practise finding warning signs when choosing providers.
🗺 Find useful supports in your local area.
🤝 Share questions and ideas with other people.
📝 Take home practical guides and support information.
📂 Sort important jobs into now, soon and later.
🧍 Match different needs with the right professional.
🚩 Practise finding warning signs when choosing providers.
🗺 Find useful supports in your local area.
🤝 Share questions and ideas with other people.
📝 Take home practical guides and support information.
👨👩👧👦 What Will Help You Join
💛 We want this workshop to work well for you.
💬 What would make joining better for you?
🍃 You can tell us as much or as little as you like.
🤝 We will work with you to make it happen.
💛 We want this workshop to work well for you.
💬 What would make joining better for you?
🍃 You can tell us as much or as little as you like.
🤝 We will work with you to make it happen.
♿ Accessibility
🔊 Please let us know if you need help with access.
📄 Easy-to-read handouts will be shared with all parents.
🔊 Please let us know if you need help with access.
📄 Easy-to-read handouts will be shared with all parents.
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❓ Questions?
🌏 Acknowledgement of Country
🖼️ The Growing Space respects the Traditional Custodians of Country in Australia.
🌊 We honour their connection to land, sea, and community.
🌟 We pay respect to Elders past, present, and emerging.
🌊 We honour their connection to land, sea, and community.
🌟 We pay respect to Elders past, present, and emerging.
🤝 Acknowledgement of our Community
💪 The Growing Space thanks disability advocates who came before us.
🌈 We support inclusion and belonging for everyone in the community.
👫 We celebrate people of all abilities, genders, sexual orientations, and races.
🎉 We value diversity and what each person brings to our lives.
🌈 We support inclusion and belonging for everyone in the community.
👫 We celebrate people of all abilities, genders, sexual orientations, and races.
🎉 We value diversity and what each person brings to our lives.
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