Individualised Living Webinars

Individualised living arrangements support people with disability to thrive in homes tailored to their preferences. They may choose to live alone or with housemates, potentially including those without disabilities who offer practical or social support. These arrangements emphasise strong connections and shared lives, based on what we all typically value about home (because home is a lot more than a roof over our head).

The webinars below cover aspects of Individualised Living that will help you get started.

In our "How to find a supportive housemate" guide we share many of the ideas and resources discussed in the "Living with Housemates" webinar listed below. In this step by step guide, we look at some of the ways people with disability can share their home with housemates who provide companionship and support.

Individualised Living Conversations: Q & A Session

In this video you will hear from Leighton Jay, Marita Walker, Karen Schwartz and Linda Hughes – all with hands on experience with creating and sustaining individualised living arrangements. Following a short prestation, panellists answer questions from the audience.

Explore and Design - person centred planning

Explore and design is the first stage in planning an Individualised Living Arrangement, tailored to a person with disability. In this webinar, Karen Tippett facilitates conversations with Meg Sweeney and Linda Hughes. Meg and Linda are both parents of adults with disability, and will discuss how they have taken a person centred approach to support their family member to live in their own home.

Introduction to Individualised Living

Individualised living is a personalised approach to creating home with a person with a disability. It takes time, discovery and planning. It is truly person centred. This webinar will introduce you to creating unique and individualised living arrangements where people with disability are supported to live and thrive in their own home.

Living with Housemates

Housemate arrangements are always uniquely tailored to the person with disability, where they choose who they live with, with an emphasis on friendships and sharing lives as well as mutual benefit to all involved. In this webinar, a panel of people with disability, family members and housemates share their valuable experiences and learnings on this topic.

Working Well with Providers Webinar

The right working relationship with service providers requires intentional thinking and action on the part of the person with disability, their family, and a commitment from the service provider to work “one person at a time” and share power and authority.
In this video you will hear insights and ideas on how to work well with a provider and establish a mutual understanding of provider responsibilities, individual/family/circle responsibilities, and the necessary flexibility.

A conversation with Jo Nunn

In this video, Jo talks about her son Jo talks about her son Dan
- living in his own home,
- having a shared management agreement and working in partnership with a service provider
- the importance of having a vision for a good life.