Life Skills and Development Support
Life Skills are the things we learn along the way that enable us to function from day to day in a complex world full of challenges, expectations, unseen obstacles, and unavoidable circumstances. People living with disabilities often have different experiences where they may not have had the same exposures, or they may face different obstacles, and in turn, they have a different set of life skills.
Whether you or your loved one experiences a disability, there are ample support services available with funding from the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) to ensure you live your life to the fullest.
How can Life Skills and Development Services Help Someone With a Disability?
Disability is a broad term and encompasses many challenges that people face in manoeuvring through the world. It could be that you have a physical disability, impairing your motor functions, mobility and general daily living skills. Likewise, you could have a cognitive or emotional disability, where you’re unable to appropriately interact with the world presented to you. Or it could be a combination of these.
Developing additional life skills allows you to live more independently and achieve your goals for a fulfilling life. This development is not as simple as buying an assistive device; it takes time, mentoring, motivation, and encouragement to reach your goals. But when you do eventually develop more daily living skills, you will have a toolset that enables you to face almost any obstacle, and move past it.
What Life Skills and Development Services Can we Provide?
If you or your loved one lives with a disability that has limited your ability to live independently, Maple Community Services is well situated to provide you the support you need and achieve your goals.Whether you have a well-developed skill-set and need specific training, or you are broadly dependent on others for a whole host of day to day activities, Maple can help you. We will work with you to assess your needs and come up with a plan that addresses any and all specific areas where we can help you live more independently.
Why Choose us for Life Skills and Development Services?
At National Disability Services Australia, we are full service support providers set on helping you achieve your goals. That means we provide continuous support when assessing your needs, developing a plan, and working with you to see it through.
Do I Qualify For Life Skills and Development Services Under the NDIS?
Life Skills and Development are covered under NDIS Plans when a person’s inability to perform them are related to their disability. The NDIS covers Core Supports, Capacity Building, and Capital Funding which are different categories of support required by people living with disabilities. Depending on how your disability affects your ability to live independently, the funding may be classified under Core Supports or Capacity Building.
What Life Skills and Development Services are Available Under NDIS?
The NDIS provides funding for anything reasonable and necessary in support of independent living as a person living with a disability. This may include everything from morning routines to how to make friends and improve community participation. If you are unsure if your needs are covered under the NDIS’ Life Skills and Development funding, we’ll be happy to walk you through every step and find out exactly what’s included in your personalised NDIS Plan.
How Do I Access your Life Skills and Development Services?
If you or your loved one need help to live more independently through everyday life skills and development services, get in touch with us online, by phone, or in person! We can meet with you, help assess your needs and what’s covered and available to you under the NDIS, and then partner you with the right people. Together, we’ll create a plan that works for you to make sure you’re meeting the challenges you face every day head on.
Can you use NDIS funding for Life Skills and Development?
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) funds reasonable and necessary supports for people living with disabilities and can provide you with funding to avail of Maple’s Life Skills and Development services if this is something that will help you to live a happier, healthier life. Depending on your disability and level of impairment and need, Life Skills and Development can be covered by NDIS.