Individualised Living Conversations: Creating Home Through Host Arrangements

• 13 July 2026
• 06:00pm - 07:00pm
• Online via Zoom

Creating Home Through Host Arrangements

Individualised living conversations bring together people with disability, their families, allies and professionals with knowledge and experience in individualised living to discuss how we can create opportunities for people with disability to live in a home of their own, with the support they need to thrive. Our panellists come from around Australia sharing their ideas, experiences and insights.

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Join us for a conversation about host arrangements and how they can support people with disability to live connected, valued lives in their communities. Through real stories, we'll explore different approaches to host arrangements, including living with families or individuals, and the relationships that develop along the way.

We'll also hear practical insights into what matters when setting up a host arrangement, including building trust, matching well, and keeping the person at the centre.

A host arrangement is when a person with disability lives in the home of a host. Hosts can be a single person, a couple, or a family. By living together, the person becomes part of the hosts’ home, relationships, and community, while the host also becomes part of the person's life. The host offers friendship, companionship, and some day-to-day support. The host may receive a payment to help cover the costs of providing a home and support.

Guest speakers:

Our guest speaker is Leanne Pearman. Leanne is CEO of the Australian Inclusion Group, with more than 35 years’ experience across disability and human services, including over a decade in executive leadership. She brings over 20 years’ experience in designing and developing individualised services with people with disability and their families, including individualised living approaches. She has led reform across policy, practice and service design at both state and national levels.

Leanne’s work has centred on supporting people with disability to live as citizens in their homes, at work, and in their communities, with valued, reciprocal relationships, autonomy, and the right support around them. This includes supporting the shift away from system-imposed congregate models towards supports built around the person, their culture, their community, and their life.

Leanne is a proud mum of two adult sons. She has a love of animals and is a long-time Comic-Con Supernova fan, enjoying the creativity, connection and sense of community it brings.

Facilitated by Linda Hughes

Linda is a parent to Jacob. Jacob lives in his own home with his housemate Gavin and is a social media influencer in his community. 

Linda works with Resourcing Inclusive Communities and is coordinator of the individualised living project.

 

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