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Gill is a grandmother of 7 who lives with spinal muscular atrophy. She has been an NDIS participant for almost 7 years and enjoys the greater control that comes with self-management. Gill learnt about the tools available for self-management, including the self-management guide, and found a process that works for her. ‘I downloaded myGov onto my laptop and then linked NDIS services to it. I find it quite easy to submit my invoices on the portal. Once I’m on the NDIS portal I press on My Payment Request and then Add My Payment Request. ‘I put the date that I...

Angela leads The Brain Injury Community, a charity that provides support services to people affected by an acquired brain injury. Her mission is to connect people with a kind and supportive community, one that she created herself.

Traralgon’s Leah van Poppel is successful, selfless and humble. Some may not know her, but she has worked tirelessly to effect change for people with disability in a world where many have been disadvantaged for decades. Leah is a significant contributor and influential leader in several national and state disability advocacy and policy development roles. She is actively involved and invested in supporting the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) to administer the NDIS. Leah sits on the NDIS Board; she is also principal member of the Independent Advisory Council (IAC) to the NDIS, a member of the NDIS Strategic Direction...

Sydney author Desney King can’t wipe the smile off her face. She’s making a wish on a dandelion with 2-year-old granddaughter Zara, who laughs, climbs up on Desney’s wheelchair and cuddles up close to help blow the dandelion with her ‘Nan Nan’ before skipping off for a swing. ‘Zara is so affectionate, so loving, and we have so much fun together, it’s very special for me to have this time together, and special for her too,’ Desney says. It’s a perfect day with her family at Collaroy Beach playground for Desney, who has survived multiple strokes and can no longer...

After moving to Queensland from Venezuela, Nathaly and her family encountered a new set of challenges as they began their new life in Australia.

NDIS participant Shee Lah Moo is a young man on a mission. Now with the right supports he’s determined to make his employment goal, to become a disability support worker, a reality. A Karen refugee, turning 18 on Harmony Day (March 21) Shee Lah says he considers himself and his family lucky to have fled Myanmar’s civil war to arrive safely here in Australia in 2007 to start their new life. ‘My family and I are just so grateful for all the amazing support we’ve received since we have been here. Everyone has been incredibly helpful, lovely and kind,’ he...

NDIS participant Karan Nagrani says Australia has ‘let him be who he is – a blind, partially deaf, gay, man of colour.’ ‘I’m thriving because of where I am, who I am and the people who surround me,’ he said. Karan’s NDIS supports have helped him lead his best life, working at Guide Dogs Australia, and being active in his community as a disability and gay rights advocate. Reflecting on his accomplishments and the support he’s had over the years here in Australia, Karan says there’s still a lot of people who just don’t realise how lucky they are. ‘Travel...