A Note from The Chair
H
ere we are in 2020, the One way or another, 2020 promises
beginning of a new decade. to be a challenging year. The Board
I hope you’ve all enjoyed some time and I will continue to work with
with loved ones over the Christmas/ Wendy to be responsive to the needs
New Year period. of our clients, and to ensure the
We have all seen and read about
the terrible bushfires across much If you’ve made a New Year’s
of the south east of Australia, and resolution, and you’re still sticking
particularly here in the Adelaide Hills to it, well done! If you haven’t made
and Kangaroo Island. Probably some one, or made one and it’s gone by
of you will have friends and family the wayside, don’t stress about it.
who have been directly affected. In the light of what so many fellow
My relatives on Kangaroo Island are South Australians have endured
amongst those to have lost a house, recently, and will for many months,
but thankfully they are all safe. if not years, to come, it really isn’t
All of the EBL family knows what it
is to face challenges, and over many,
many years all of the EBL family
understands about the strength
needed to keep going in the face
of seemingly endless hurdles. All
of the EBL family knows what it
is to sometimes feel that you face
these challenges alone. Perhaps we,
because of our unique circumstances,
can more deeply understand what
the fire-affected people of South
Australia are now grappling with.
Take a few minutes now and again
to remember that now the numbers
of people with ‘special needs’ have
suddenly been swelled by bushfire
victims. They will be profoundly
affected for a long time. Even though
the NDIS still has flaws and areas that
need amendment and change, the
infrastructure to deliver supports and
funds for our clients is pretty much
in place. I fervently hope that for all
those affected by the bushfires, the
promised supports both financial and
physical, are delivered quickly and
where they are most needed.
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continued financial stability of EBL.
too important. Let’s all get on with
our lives the best way we can, and if
you can lend someone a hand, or an
ear, or a hug, you’ve done something
pretty special.
Sue Chapman
Chairperson
EBL Disability Services