📣 It’s time to renew your NDS membership In the past year NDS has: ✅ Championed your concerns in the #NDISReview and pricing reforms ensuring the inclusion of an independent pricing authority. ✅ Kept you informed on #DisabilityRoyalCommission requirements and recommendations and changes to the Supported Employment Services Award. ✅ Played a key role in the reform process with the State of the Disability Sector Report, highlighting service delivery roadblocks and sector recommendations from 432 providers. ✅ Shone a spotlight on excellence and innovation in the sector at the #NationalDisabilityAwards NDS is here to support you in 2024/25. You won’t want to miss the resources, advocacy, insights and connections provided through your membership. Renew your NDS membership by 31 August. Learn why our members love being a part of NDS. 👇#NationalDisabilityServices #NDS https://nds.org.au/renewal
National Disability Services
Public Policy Offices
Sydney, New South Wales 57,632 followers
National Disability Services (NDS) is Australia's peak body representing non-government disability services.
About us
Australia's peak body for disability service organisations, representing more than 1,000 service providers. Collectively, NDS members operate several thousand services for Australians with all types of disability.
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http://www.nds.org.au
External link for National Disability Services
- Industry
- Public Policy Offices
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Sydney, New South Wales
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1945
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Employees at National Disability Services
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Peter Hannon
Membership Development Specialist at National Disability Services
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Katrina Hawkins CPHR
Head of People & Culture at National Disability Services
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Sam Sooialo, MBA
CEO at Finding Yellow Ltd | Registered NDIS Provider | NFP/NGO
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Phil Hayes-Brown
CEO Wallara , Adjunct Professor (Research) at Monash University MAICD
Updates
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Finding it hard to set strategy and direction in your organisation? Then our Board and Senior Leaders Network Meeting on addressing pressing financial sustainability issues is for you. 📅Tuesday 17 September 📍Online We're here to give you the best advice on mergers and legal alternatives - including questions to ask yourself before merging, benefits and risks in merging, legal alternatives, the process of merging, and more. We'll also walk you through the tough decisions around investment, client base, workforce development and future opportunities you're currently going through as you make this leap. Learn to merge with confidence. If you're a Board member or senior leader, don't miss this timely session on addressing pressing financial sustainability issues and register today.👇 #BoardMember #SeniorLeader #Disability https://lnkd.in/gPMm2Bdz
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We know these are challenging times for the disability sector - so what tools are available to keep your staff's engagement and productivity high? 📅Wednesday 11 September 📍Online Alongside our friends at SACS Consulting, our 'Leadership in Tough times for the Disability Sector' workshop will, in the words of SACS Managing Director Andrew Marty, "look at these challenges and suggest evidence-based methods drawn from the world of organisational psychology". We'll also show you the latest research on stress and resilience - and allow you to come away with initiatives that you can use immediately in the workplace. If you're a senior leader or executive, frontline worker, or operation manager, this opportunity is not to be missed. Register today on our website. 👉 https://lnkd.in/g2u9Z77H You can hear more about the workshop from Andrew Marty below.👇#Disability #DisabilitySector #Resilience #Productivity
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We’re delighted to announce our #keynote speaker for the Quality, Safeguards, and Practice Governance Conference as Disability Discrimination Commissioner of the Australian Human Rights Commission, Rosemary Kayess.👏 📅 Thursday 5 September 📍Canberra, ACT Rosemary will share her expertise on "Human Rights, Quality, and the Way Forward," exploring what quality and human rights look like in the disability sector – as well as actions providers can take in relation to the #DisabilityRoyalCommission. As a leading advocate for human rights of people with disability, Rosemary brings invaluable insights to this critical discussion. Don’t miss the chance to hear from one of the leading voices on disability in Australia — secure your spot today. #QualityandSafeguards #QualityandSafeguarding 👉https://lnkd.in/gifMj3Fm
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NDS recently surveyed 882 support workers on their experiences working in the sector, and now we're ready to share the data with you. On Wednesday 28 August, join us and Painted Dog Research to hear how we can improve workforce development efforts and discover effective ways to upskill staff. We'll answer questions like: ✅What motivates workers to undertake training? ✅How do workers with accredited qualifications compare to those without? ✅Do qualified workers stay in the sector longer? ✅Do they experience more career progression? Or is in-house training better equipped to answer the training needs of our sector? If you're in HR, Learning and Development, or a Senior Leader, register today. #Disability #Skills #Training. 👉https://lnkd.in/g_2Wbx5W
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In a time of sector-wide change, NDS is in the midst of it all, fighting hard for reforms that address the real challenges providers are facing every day.✊ But we need an accurate picture to share what’s happening with disability services - and that's where you can help. 📅Survey closes on Friday 6 September The NDS State of the Disability Sector survey is in its 11th year; independent, authoritative, and providing insights like no other, the survey is an annual health check on the disability services sector - and is referred to by both the Australian Government and the National Disability Insurance Agency. Contribute to a truly representative picture of the disability sector. Complete our survey before it's too late. #NDIS #Disability #Survey 👉https://lnkd.in/erjzEWNv
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We're proud to be an industry partner of the upcoming Virtual Disability Conference - a conference built on discussions around #policy, #serviceprovision, and the #humanrights of people with disability.✊ 📅Wednesday 25 September 📍Online This one-day conference organised by the University of Melbourne and Scope (Aust) is focusing on the theme of "New Frontiers" - a chance to bring together fresh ideas from the opportunities presented in the #DisabilityRoyalCommission, to create a truly considered community. Our NDS Interim CEO Emily Forrest will also be at the conference, chairing a session on systematic advocacy. Learn more about the conference - and how to get your seat - at their website below. #DRC #Disability #PeopleWithDisability 👉https://vdc.arinex.one/
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By this time next week, your team could have the skills to use #ArtificalIntelligence effectively and practically in the context of disability service provision. Ensure your staff and organisation keep pace with the AI revolution! 📅Wednesday 28 August 📍Online Our #AI Fundamentals: AI Tools in the Care Sector workshop is specifically designed to show how this revolutionary tool can be used to offer greater personalisation and innovatively meet the needs of the people you support. With a focus on learning how to use it effectively and practically within disability settings, and how it can support high-quality and safer services, this important session will walk through the best ways to use AI to support your clients. Register now.👇#Disability #Technology https://lnkd.in/g6RJtWAE
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We’ve got some exciting news about the Quality, Safeguards and Practice Governance Conference – our preliminary program has been released!🎉 This is your chance to take a sneak peek at the thought-provoking sessions we’ve got planned - which includes: ✅Increasing the inclusion and participation of people with disability in your boardroom ✅Changing perspectives of leadership in inclusive governance ✅Rights based support under pressure ✅ Building better services ... and much more! See the preliminary program on our website now – and secure your ticket too.#QualityandSafeguards #QualityandSafeguarding 👉https://lnkd.in/gifMj3Fm
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Our Quality, Safeguards, and Practice Governance Conference tickets are currently selling at an early-bird, discounted rate – but it all ends at midnight tonight! 🕛 This is your last chance to get tickets that are: ✅19 per cent off for NDS members ✅22 per cent off for non-NDS members Buying your ticket today means you’ll get to experience fantastic conference topics like Harnessing innovation for quality care, Building Better Services, and Changing perspectives of leadership in inclusive governance – all for a discounted rate. Get your early-bird ticket before it ✨ disappears ✨. Learn more on our website. #QualityandSafeguards #QualityandSafeguarding 👉https://lnkd.in/gifMj3Fm
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