ACTNOW - Getting Mob NDIS Ready
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Fatmoon Studios and ACTNOW have been working together for over five years creating digital stories and videos that document and encourage the conversation between Aboriginal people and disability support services. This time round, ACTNOW 3 has its focus on Getting Mob NDIS Ready. The aim is to bring Aboriginal communities and the NDIA (National Disability Insurance Agency) together to share stories and create a new way of consulting with community that will make it easier for Aboriginal Australians to make the most of the NDIS. |
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Jessica's Story
Jessica and her mother, Kay, tell of their experience in the Hunter NDIS trial site. Jessica, now in her late twenties, has suffered from mental illness from an early age. Over the past 3 years they have been part of the NDIS trial rollout and things have changed in Jessica's life. Keen to share their experience, Kay says "Jessica's first plan didn't work but we kept going back till we got it right". Jessica tells us, "mental illness is covered under NDIS, I'm living breathing proof".
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Aunty Sue Hoskins Aunty Sue is from the Coffs Region and has brought up many children. She speaks of her experience as an Aboriginal grandmother bringing up her grandson, who has a disability. She tells how family support has changed since she had her kids, "When I had my kids, we had family all around, helping us". Aunty Sue talks of the kinds of disability supports she would like to see under the NDIS. |
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Amy's Story Amy Gilbert's story is part of the 'Where Are They Now' series from the ACTNOW Aboriginal Gathering. Amy has work experience at the local Warialda Nursing Home and it's a win-win for all. Digital Storytelling is a vital part of the ACTNOW Aboriginal Gathering process. |
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Hilda's Story
Filmed for the ACTNOW3 Aboriginal Gathering, this digital story features Hilda. She was told she was blind when she was a little girl but didn't let that stop her doing what everyone else was doing. Hilda has been a foster child and knows what it's like to have people speak for her. Now at 20, she has moved from Broken Hill to the coast in search of love and a better life 'Don't let people speak for you' she advises, 'speak up for yourself.' |
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Susan's Story
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Susan Williams comes from Woodenbong in northern NSW, on Githabul country, near the QLD border. She is an Aboriginal Education Officer at the High School and mother of children with disability. Susan tells of the innovative way she works with the school - assisting Aboriginal children with disability to stay at school and learn skills and confidence. "Here all the kids play together. I feel sorry for those places where kids with disability don't get to mix with other kids."
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