Right Way to Treat People with Disabilities -NDIS Disability service in WA

Inclusiveness is the hallmark of a healthy society. Putting aside the redundant stereotypes and allowing people to embrace their real selves with dignity is the first step towards this destination. People with disabilities are a community that suffers the brunt of society’s judgmental gaze.

Do you want to know how not to be offensive to someone with a disability?

• Stop objectifying them

People with disabilities are not your object of entertainment. Don’t label them as victims and stop with your patronizing words. While it is important to be respectful, your gazes of shock and incredulous admiration could make a person with a disability uncomfortable. Look at them as you will at any other human being because that’s what they are striving for.

• Ask before assisting

Just because a person has some kind of functional impairment, doesn’t mean they are looking for sympathy. Many feel proud of accomplishing personal tasks on their own. So, ask before trying to help them or wait for the person to ask. Because even if what you are doing is coming from a good place, it could make the other person uncomfortable.

• Make Eye Contact

While interacting with a person with a disability, make eye contact. If they have someone to take care of them, don’t avoid the disabled person and talk to the carer only. Doing so is taking away their power as an individual. Like anyone else, people with disabilities also like to be treated with respect.

A funding scheme regulated by NDIA, National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has brought profound changes in the way disability funding service works and the quality support disabled people receive in Australia.

Why NDIS?

The scheme brings you one step closer to the dreams and aspirations you found unachievable due to disability. The funding received through the NDIS will help you purchase reasonable and necessary disability supports. You can apply for the NDIS Disability Support if you are an Australian citizen under 65 years old age with a significant and lifelong impairment, which requires you to seek help from others or assistive technology to be able to fulfil daily tasks and to participate in community activities.

In addition to providing physical disability support, NDIS provides Mental Health Support for those who are with Psychosocial Disabilities. NDIS acts as an independent scheme and it will not affect any other pension or government funds you are receiving such as disability pension.

What should you do?

If you think of yourself as eligible for NDIS, you need to create an NDIS plan incorporating the goals you hope to achieve and the supports you need. You can either manage it on your own or seek the help of a trusted Service Provider. With a legacy of over a decade, Aastha Community Services is a registered NDIS provider who can offer you the best NDIS Support Service available in Western Australia. Reach out to us. We can brief you through the scheme and help you put together an NDIS plan with the preferred supports and also to liaise with the NDIA. Depending on the funding you are receiving, Aastha can provide you with a variety of Disability Care Services that supports, Day to day tasks and personal care, Community Participation, Psycho-social Recovery (NDIS Recovery Coach )and other supports that comes under NDIS Core support.

• Language

It is not just actions, but language is also changing to be more accommodating and inclusive. Terms like handicapped and abnormal are considered offensive in this day and age. If you are keen on attempting to be a decent human being, make sure to address disabled people with the right terms.

Aastha Community services is a registered NDIS provider committed to making a positive difference in the lives of the disabled community of Australia through NDIS. Reach out to us to know more about our NDIS Support services In Western Australia