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"Home ownership among young people is falling sharply, while renters face
worrying insecurity. Nowhere is this more pronounced than for the 4.4 million
Australians living with a disability and, in particular, the 660,000 plus
Australians with an intellectual disability.
For the majority of these people, owning a home is impossible without financial
support from their families. With the loss of this support, they can find
themselves in precarious or even abusive situations. Stuck in a cycle of
temporary accommodation or forced into group homes (or even nursing homes) with
little control over where and who they live with.
If the entire premise of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is to
give people more choice and autonomy over their lives, then that must extend to
people’s fundamental needs for appropriate housing. To uphold the access and
inclusion rights of people with a disability, their housing needs must be a
priority.
One alternative gaining traction in Australia is the co-design, co-living model
which could offer a range of benefits for people living with a disability."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
