There’s a common phrase that dog is man’s best friend. Whether you love our four-legged friends, or you’re not their biggest fan, there’s evidence to suggest therapy dogs can reduce people’s stress and increase their oxytocin – a hormone that plays a role in social bonding.
My Plan Manager began at the kitchen table of founder Claire Wittwer-Smith in 2014. Today, we’re Australia’s largest (and leading!) plan management provider - and we’re headed to a new home.
Claire Wittwer-Smith’s determination for people with disability to have the same opportunities as everyone else is unwavering. It was her vision for a fair and inclusive Australia that led her to establish My Plan Manager at her kitchen table in 2014. Fast forward eight years and My Plan Manager is now Australia’s largest (and leading!) plan management provider.
While it is recognised that family members of National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants provide invaluable support to their loved ones, exactly how the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) decides what is reasonable to expect from families can sometimes seem confusing.
Melissa is a My Plan Manager client, passionate podcaster and talented jewellery maker. She recently gave us an insight into how her National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) plan supports her small business journey as the owner of Love Creates Jewellery, and the advice she’d give to someone wanting to start their own business.
Quite often, I have found that neurotypical people are unable to understand the autistic way of thinking and vice versa. In many cases, autistic people – such as me – do not use subtext, sarcasm and inuendo, and so much can be lost in translation.
A report issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has declared assistive technology ‘a life changer’ that ‘deserves greater attention now than ever before’.
An understanding of culture, community and country is essential for providing National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) plan management that meets the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) peoples with disability.
Twelve years ago, while teaching a class of 30 young children - three of them with cognitive and physical disabilities - I became a statistic. I was a burned out teacher who left the profession within five years of training.
