Appendix

Association for Children

with a Disability

Ten Point Plan to provide accommodation support including:

increasing government spending; families pay annual fee for maximum 10 years;

accommodation rebate to families; Commonwealth subsidy to each service

( like Aged Care); resident contribution of 85% of DSP; and a birth levy.

Parent and church-funded house for 5 intellectually disabled people;

support funding from NSW government.

HomeShare model - Benevolent Society

and Wesley mission

Links older people with younger people to provide assistance and

company (vigorous interviewing and reference checks). Could be adapted to disability.

Proposal with Brisbane Housing Company providing housing and

Endeavour Foundation providing support; seeking funding from DSQ.

A Family-centred collective with a paid coordinator where care and support arrangements

are shared between paid support and families and friends of people.

Each individual has some funding and 10 people are supported in a home of their own.

Affordable Housing Innovations Unit,

Department of Families and Communities

Several units on one property; each owned by person with mental illness with

a communal facility and carer support.

Provides long term accommodation for young adults with mild intellectual disability;

family or individual purchase property; support funding from Vic government

and fundraising.

Proposal for small cluster of independent units surrounding a common house;

sharing support hours and funds; volunteer and peer group support;

cooperative "ownership" of common house; people with acquired

brain injury or cognitive impairment.

Alternate Family Care,

Perth Home Care Services

Person with a disability lives in the home of an alternate family.

The alternative family carer receives a carer reimbursement for care &

support provided and respite is provided monthly and annually.

Volunteer visitation service to see person with a disability is well looked after;

advocacy role; fee for service.

Up to $200 000 non-recurrent, to develop service models and strategies not

reliant on recurrent State funding.

Subiaco and Western Suburbs

- Independent Housing Group (SWSIHG)

Eight two-bedroom units for people with intellectual disability;

with plans for six two-bedroom units with a four bed-sit cluster and communal facility.

Support Accommodation Support Group

(SARG) (sic)

Proposal for Activ Foundation to provide carers for 10 young people with

disabilities and Foundation Housing Limited provide the property;

group submission for funding.

Cromehurst Foundation's proposal

for an "intentional community"

People with a disability and a support team live and work alongside each other -

a community of mutuality and life-sharing.