The World Conference

I pay my respects to those Elders both pass, present and future leaders.

June RiemerDeputy CEOFirst Peoples Disability Network

BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY

I would like to pay my respects to all Indigenous people and their Elders

both past and present.

June RiemerDeputy CEO

This is a once in a life time social change and their can be no more deserving group in Australia today then Aboriginal people

with Disability.

Thank you for listening

First Peoples Disability Network (Australia)

• We are the only National Aboriginal peak, that is formally directed by Aboriginal people with disability.

• We represent Aboriginal people with disability through systemic advocacy, ensuring that their story is heard.

Disability in Aboriginal Communities

There is no accountable word for disability

in traditional Aboriginal language

Disability is viewed as family business and

is not labeled as a deficient, but more to

watch out for that one

Disability in Aboriginal communities

Disability in Aboriginal

Communities

There is no accountable word for disability in traditional

Aboriginal language in Australia

Disability in some Aboriginal regions is viewed as family and

community business only or wronged marriage

Disability is generally not labeled in Aboriginal communities, as

as a deficient, it can be spoken more in terms of watch out for

that one as he may not learn the same as the rest of the mob

DISABILITY IN AUSTRALIAN’S FIRST PEOPLES

• Anecdotally it is believed that 50% of the population have some form of disability

• Aboriginal people with disability are the most disadvantaged of all Australians

• They have the highest incarceration rates in Australia today

Disability in Aboriginal communities .

Designed as a social model of disability care rather then the

medical model of disability

If its true to its design, should support our most

disadvantaged Australians today, being Aboriginal people with

disability

Gives the individual the choice of how their life can change

with the appropriate supports

Has the potential to create a substantial workforce in

Aboriginal communities

National Disability Insurance Scheme

BUILDING CAPACITY

• With the inception of a National Disability Insurance Scheme

• Our journey is to ensure that our most venerable are ready

• We ensure that culture is inclusive always, to improve equitable access to services

• Designed for the individual, while Aboriginal families are a

collective

• Seeking outside support can be the last resort due to fear of

formal processes that have impacted on Aboriginal

communities in the past

• The scheme was never designed for First Nations people,

incorporating culture, traditions and geographic isolation

NDIS and our Aboriginal Communities

LANGUAGE AND LITERACY

• English is not the first language for many of our Aboriginal communities

• Important we develop resources that all can access

• Literacy rates being an issue in many of our communities

This is a once in a life time social change and their can be no more deserving group in Australia today then Aboriginal people

with Disability.

Thank you for listening

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING

Now I will show our “Proper Way” film