Your right to live how and where you want to. Meet Sean and listen to his story about his home.
This topic will help you identify:
There are six sections, including:
This information is not legal advice.
There are some decisions about your life that you might need to get legal advice about.
If you need legal advice, please contact your local state or territory Law Society or Community Law organisation.
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It is my right to live independently.
I can live independently by myself or with others.
When I live independently, I have:
My home is the place I choose to live.
I have the right to:
Live on my own or with the people I choose
Live in the community of my choice and with the support I need.
In my home I:
My home is decorated with the things I like and are important to me. It is where I spend time with people I like and love.
It is important to me that my home is:
When I choose my home I must decide if I want to:
Everyone is ready to live independently at a different time and age.
I might talk to people I trust about being ready to live independently, but I will know when I am ready to live independently.
When I am ready, I will share my decision to live independently with my:
If I have NDIS funding, I can ask for coordination of supports in my plan so I can have a Support Coordinator.
The Support Coordinator’s job is to support me to reach my goals and help me to plan how I want my home to be.
They talk to me about all the different ways I can choose to live independently and help me to plan for the one that suits me best.
My plan includes:
The NDIS website has a lot of information about housing and living independently.
The NDIS talks about housing choices for:
Activity: My Home
This factsheet will give you more information about different housing options.
You can do this activity by yourself or you can ask family and friends to help you.
Activity – My Home
Resource: My Home – Helpful links factsheet
This factsheet has helpful links that you can look at if you want more information about this module.
You can read these resources and links by yourself, or you can ask your family and friends to help you.
Resource – My Home – Helpful links factsheet
EASY READ – Manage your money Source: Council for Intellectual Disability
EASY READ – Staying safe from house fires Source: Council for Intellectual Disability
EASY READ – Setting Goals Workbook 2: Where do I want to live? Source: Council for Intellectual Disability
EASY READ – My Life, Your Life, Our Life: A Guide to Creating Home Source: Western Australia’s Individualised Services
My Life, Your Life, Our Life: A Guide for Flat-mates, Homesharers & Co-Residents Source: Western Australia’s Individualised Services
Creating Home: Individualised Living Source: Western Australia’s Individualised Services
Planning Booklet: HOME Source: Western Australia’s Individualised Services
VIDEO: Planning for a good life – Home Source: Western Australia’s Individualised Services
VIDEO: The Lives We Lead Home Life Source: Western Australia’s Individualised Services
Curtin Individual Supported Living Manual 2nd Edition Source: Curtain University School of Occupational Therapy and Social Work
List of Household Items Needed for New Home Setup Source: ServiceSutra
Using SDA to buy your own property Source: Summer Foundation
Mainstream housing options: A guide for people with disability, their families and supporters Source: Summer Foundation
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