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EBL Carer Advisory Group The COVID-19 is in the forefront of most conversations and media at the moment and South Australians should be very proud of themselves and their leaders for the good position we are in at the moment. I hope you have coped with the restrictions asked of us. I have taken the isolation to catch up on a lot of things in the home that have been put aside for when I had more time. No excuses anymore and I am proud to say I have achieved a lot and now enjoying the easing of restrictions. The closing down of the learning and lifestyles programs and limiting of respite services during this time can be difficult for our children to understand and deal with. They like routine and sometimes if this is not occurring it can lead to anxiety. Thankfully these services have slowly been returning and I hope they will settle into their routines again. While this may be the case for some there could be other programs that may not return or will not offer the same that you had before the COVID-19 outbreak. I would hope you have been receiving communications from other services in the same way that EBLDS has been doing with their clients. I would like to suggest that if you have not had the contact you were expecting then you may need to look elsewhere. If you are a valued client they need to make that evident to you. Under NDIS we are able to choose our providers and if you need to make a change your Support Coordinater can help you with this. Unfortunately, the last Carers morning tea had to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak. We hope to be able to invite you to another morning tea in July and an invitation will be sent to you when a date is settled. Please remember the Carers Advisory Group are here for you if you have a concern you would like to discuss and you do not need to wait for a morning tea. My contact number is 041148396 if you would like to contact me. Dawn Brodie Convenor EBL Carer Advisory Group “ Our vision is ” to passionately support individuals and their families to lead fulfilled lives. 4 EBL QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER