LISA...
Is a parent support and lobby group, for parents and families with a family member having an intellectual/multiple disability, and living in a supported accommodation group home in the State of Victoria, Australia.
| "Quality of Life, Not Minder Care!" |
| LIFESTYLE IN SUPPORTED ACCOMODATION..... It is our mission to help the families dealing with a loved one who has disability... |
News, Articles & Information
Federal DHS, Annual Report (the Federal DHS incorporates Centrelink, Medicare and CRS Australia)
Eccentric and Confronting Rulings by VCAT - Victoria
Community Attitudes to People with a Disability - University of NSW
Shake-up for Students with a Disability - National
Deakin University Wheelchair Research
Reading Group for Carers - Moreland, Victoria
Disability funding is no indulgence Mr Abbott!
Victoria presses case for Disability Plan!
Dr Paul Brock's personal support for a NDIS
Feedback sought on SRS Regulations - Victoria
Grow out of Autism - US study suggests
Values & Attitudes Workshop, by field - Victoria
DHS, Victoria, lashed by a Mebourne Magistrate, 12 Jan 2012
"A Case for Change Report" - DHS Victoria - Dec 2011
Disability Expectations - Investing in a better life (3.6Mb download
Restrictive Practices - DHS Victoria
"The Living Camera" - Man with Autism!
BBC Science Program on Autism & Dyslexia - Audio Link
State bungling blamed for IT blowouts (Victoria)
PricewaterhouseCoopers Report on NDIS (link to download full report)
Government Crackdown on DSP Eligibility
Julia Gillard at the National Disability Awards - Nov 2011
Special Report from the UK on Autism - Education
Education Department Behaviour Management in Victoria
Low levels of Zinc and Autism - UK Mail, 4 Nov 2011
'Autism can be an advantage' - UK Mail, 4 Nov 2011
Poor Support - South Australia
Communications Dispute - Victoria
CRISES in CARE - Herald Sun, 17 September 2011
Northwest Metro Disability Expo - Broadmeadows - 13 Oct 2011
NSW Calls for Disability Council Members
Whittlesea Disability Network Financial Forum & Expo (VICTORIA)
Disability Support Workers Conference, MCG, Melbourne
LIVERPOOL NSW - DISABILITY EXPO - NSW
Northwest Metro Disability Expo - Melbourne
VALID - Two day conference on ISPs & SDAs
VALID - Conference Registration Form
LEADER NEWS - NDIS & BRI/06/811
"What a Sick Lot!" - DHS Victoria, only state!
Accommodation Options by Professor Bigby, La Trobe Uni
Senate Report on Planning for a Better Future
Justice System Research Project
Physical Restraint Direction Paper, DHS Victoria
ISP/FSP Review......... (Victoria)Minister snows Secretary on Statewide TV - Victoria
"It's sad what people will do!"
Butlin's Ban on Adult Group - Britain
A New Study into Autism - New York Times July 4, 2011
The Australian National Disability Agreement is flawed!
CDDH Victoria - Research Project
Autism - New Brain Scan - June 2011
Tribute to Dr Rhonda Galbally - June 2011
Housing Assistance to People with a Disability
Disabled, World's Largest Minority
Carers Plan to Build Protection for Disabled in Victoria
KEEP CHURINGA (Victoria) OPEN, SAY PARENTS
Our Society's Shame - Disgusting Abuse!
Box-Ticking Bureaucrats let Abusers off the Hook
Wages for Disabled Challenged - The AustralianNational Disability Strategy (Australia)
Mother Punished by Bureaucrats for Daring to Question Services - NSW
Comments from US Parents to the Times Article Abused and Used - New York Times, March 2011
LISA on NDIS - Diamond Valley Leader, Melbourne
The System is Sick! Revolving Door Policies & Practices by DHS, Victoria Government or Non-Government Care in Australia - The Luke Modra story.
Big Test Looms in DHS Row "Sometimes You Get There" A family's good and bad experiences!
Universities Review Supported Accommodation Group Homes for those with high support needs - Australia and the UK
Special Disability Trust Petition - Support Needed!
Quality of Life Active Support Avenues - Expand our list, please!
Disability fails to rate a mention in public survey! National Carers Strategy Landmark Victory - UK Autism Act Obscene Jokes about Children with a DisabilityAutistic Children Forced to Run on a Speeding Treadmill How does a Mother cope as Autistic Boys Grow-Up Autistic Students find help with the iPad Bruce Bonyhady spreads NDIS to RACV Three sure steps to a fair go - State Election - NDS Political QandA at DCV - Moonee Valley The Wangaratta Players play, "David's Mother" - December 3rd and 5th
Disability Connections Victoria - Forum - Questions on Disability put to State Politicians proir to state elections
Victoria has 40 Relinquished Children - says Carol Nader of The Age
Families still wait for a fair go - The Age
Bureaucratic Power over People goes on and on! News from the NDIS Team - September 2010
Workforce Gap Analyses Project - Victoria: Submissions close 30 October 2010
Disability Speaks S.A. - Media Release - Damning Report
New ABC Website - http://www.abc.net.au/disability/ Disability Stories and Issues - Site under construction
The DSR Waiting List - Existence Denied by DHS Victoria!
"Horrific Blowout" from SA MORE SUPPORTED ACCOMMODATION (?) Irresponsible Common Law (?)
The Importance of Social Insurance - NDIS by National Disability and Carers Alliance
How is it? How would you like it to be? Survey!
Blood test to diagnose autism! Potential Breakthrough! Whittlesea care lobby bullied by the DHS! Respte Review in Victoria by KPMG - Submissions Until 5 August 2010
Carers Card - Launched In Victoria Bill Shorten's Address to Community Visitors (Victoria) 30 June 2010 Parent suing State Government in Federal Court (Victoria) NDIS - The BIG Questions Kingsdene School to stay open! A Family's Challenge To Bureaucratic Madness State Government (Victoria) Kept $3bn in Contracts Secret
Millions in Rural (Victoria) Grants Wasted Inquiry into Services Provided by ADHC (Dept of Ageing, Disability and Home Care)
National Disability Advocacy Framework (Draft) DOC Educating Future Generations NSW Budget Shock on Disability NSW Stateline on NDIS, 4 June 2010
Smoke, Mirrors & Failure to Implement GPS Personal Tracker/Locator NSW Ombudsman consults with Families with Children with a Disability Carers Shouldn't have to ask for help The Australian, 27 May 2910
Shorten: Champion of the Disabled, Herald Sun, 25 May 2010
Outdated Welfare System Hits Carers" Kelly Vincent, MLC to the South Australian Parliament (360Kb download)
"Needs not met" - The Age, 5 May 2010 Drug restraint 'shame' in care homes, Sunday Age 9 May 2010
ABC TV 7:30 REPORT, 27 APRIL 2010 National Standards Discussion Paper April 2010 (480Kb)
Federal Government Productivity Inquiry into Disability Services - Have your say by June 30 National Standards - Victorian consultation
Your chance to have your say!
Carers Alliance - interview with Alan Jones
29 March re Mad as Hell Campaign (sound)
"Mad as Hell" : And Ready to Fight! Support the "National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Victorian Guardianship & Administration Paper - Summary - for comment and submissions for review
RASAID on Supported Accommodation - ABC Radio 15 March 2010
National Disability Strategy Inquiry: "Be in it!"
HOT NEWS Residents Rights in Group Homes by AMIDA The package is a DVD and Booklet
Australia v Britain on ABC TV
Jon Faine, 774 ABC Melbourne, interviews Max Jackson and Rob Hulls on the issue of legislation which has the potential to mix Mental Health and Disability,userfiles/file/ABC%20Melb.WAV 12 Feb 2010….. Listen to the broadcast. (2Mb download) The Bureaucratic Battle for Kingsdene in NSW! The Battle For Care That's Pulling Families Apart Equal Justice Requires a Disability List, Margaret Ryan, Jan 2010 (Urgent Action Required) PCAS(Person Centred Active Support) as a result of....... Summary of the Report below......... Victorian Parliamentry Inquiry into Supported Accommodation (6Mb Download )
Elderly widowed mother forced to face DHS at VCAT alone! Look towards 2010 - Provide a submission to CRPD Accessing the Disability Services System, by Max Jackson ABC Stateline Exposes the DHS in Victoria<