EBL QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER • SUMMER EDITION • JANUARY 2019
In this edition
Welcome Our New Chair.......................................1
Welcome Our New Chair
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New Respite Service at Andrews Farm.........1
Christmas Party...........................................................1
e are thrilled to welcome EBL Disability
Services' Board Chairperson, Sue Chapman.
Sue is incredibly passionate about EBL and brings
Note from The Chair................................................2 with her a plethora of experience when it comes
A Word from Wendy..............................................3 to advocating for and working with people with
EBL Advisory Group.............................................. 4 a disability. Sue joins our inspirational carer-led
EBL Carer Forum......................................................5 Board, and together with our wonderful staff and
From Our Carer Information Kit.......................6 EBL community, we are all very excited to see what
EBL Innovation Committee.................................8 2019 will hold.
Governance & Risk Committee.........................9
Introducing Jeremy Moore..................................9
NDIS Quality and Safeguarding
Commission & Complaints Processes..........10
No "opt out" for NDIS Participants............... 12
Challenging & Complex behaviours:
the ABC approach..................................................14
Defining Intellectual Disability.......................... 15
Siblings Australia.....................................................16
Supported Independent Living....................... 17
We will miss you Brian, Alyshia turns 21..... 18
Christmas Party........................................................19
NDIS Updates, Autism Workshops..............20
Christmas
Party New Respite Service at
Andrews Farm
As always, everyone had an amazing Located on a quiet street, our new respite service is situated in Andrews
time at the EBL Annual Christmas Farm. This 4-bedroom home is being used for smaller groups of people with a
Party! Thank you to everyone disability and allows for those who don’t do so well in larger groups, to flourish.
who came along, it was absolutely
fantastic to see so many smiling
faces come together to celebrate
another wonderful year!
At this stage, the house is set up for adults, and with the expansion of our Day
Options program, we will also be using the house for our cooking program and
life-skills program where people can learn everything from washing clothes,
ironing, general cleaning and more.
In addition to the lovely garden outside area, incorporated in this home is a
“Sensory Chill Out Space” using one of the lounge rooms with the hope to have
feature assistive technology for controlling lights and music, so stay tuned for
that one!
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