We want to hear about the experiences of NDIS providers in recent emergency and disaster events, and how registered Providers plan to meet the new regulatory requirements in this area.

We are also consulting with people with disability, their supporters, and emergency services representatives.

As part of the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission’s Support for NDIS Providers Program, we have been awarded a two-year grant to develop a toolkit for Emergency and Disaster Management.

This toolkit is intended to assist NDIS Providers meet the requirements of the new Emergency and Disaster management NDIS Practice Standard and other relevant new and amended NDIS Quality Indicators.

We are looking into best practices for supporting people with disability in the planning, preparedness, response, and recovery associated with events such as flooding, bushfires, pandemics.

To help us with this, we want to hear about the experiences of NDIS providers in recent emergency and disaster events, and how registered Providers plan to meet the new regulatory requirements in this area.

We are also talking to people with disability, their supporters, and emergency services representatives.

We would like to invite you to be involved in our consultation process by participating in a small group discussion on Zoom and/or by completing a survey.

Each Zoom session will take approximately one hour and will involve up to eight NDIS Providers from around Australia. The sessions will take place from November 2022.

The sessions will not be video recorded; however, a transcript of the discussion will be kept. No personal details will be used in the report we will prepare for the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission.

If you are unable to attend a group Zoom session or feel uncomfortable talking in a group, it is also possible to complete a survey.

By participating in a Zoom group discussion or completing a survey about your experiences of emergency and disaster situations you will be sharing your unique stories and views, which will potentially lead to the development of new resources for helping others in the future.

As this is a national project, your stories and views will also form part of an Australian snapshot into what it is like to have experienced supporting people with disability during emergencies and disasters.

If you have been seriously affected by emergencies or disasters in the past, it is possible that participating in this group might remind you of the negative aspects of these experiences.

Your involvement in the project is voluntary, and you have the right to withdraw your participation at any time if you are too uncomfortable to continue.

I would like to get involved and sign up for a Zoom session or complete a survey. What do I do next?

Read and accept the consent form below, then complete the registration form.

>> Consultation Consent Form <<

To find out more information about the project before deciding to participate, contact Michelle from Kaleidoscope Focus on 0439 468 670.

Thank you for considering to be involved in this important project. We look forward to welcoming your contribution.

If you are happy to join one of our consultations please complete your details below and select a consultation to attend.

Register for the consultation

Consultations times are all AEDT.

From the two lists below choose a first and second consultation time that best suits you.

First choice consultation time *
Second choice consultation time *

Please provide us with some more information about your organisation and your experience with emergencies or disaster situations.

Enter your phone number - no spaces
Location *
Where in New South Wales? *
Where in Northern Territory? *
Where in Queensland? *
Where in South Australia? *
Where in Tasmania? *
Where in Victoria? *
Where in Western Australia? *
Organisation size by active NDIS Participants *
Do you provide Telehealth services? *
NDIS supports provided *
Has your organisation had direct experience of any of the following disaster events in the past five years? *
Has your organisation been involved in more than one of the same type of event – or two different events close to each other - in the past five years? For example, two floods or bushfires in the same year. *
Do you need an Auslan interpreter provided? *
Do you need a language service (interpreter) provided? *
Thank you for submitting your application to take part in the consultations. We will be in touch to confirm your preferred session date and time and a Zoom link will be sent to you the day prior to your session. We will be in touch with you soon to provide further details.
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