The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) provides a wide range of services to its participants. This program is designed to help people with any significant impairment lead independent lives. It funds different types of support for different participants to create an individualised plan for each. Assistance with social and community participation is also funded under this program to allow the participants to meet new people and develop new interests.
This support is funded under both Core Support and Capacity-Building Support budget categories. Participants can get a support worker to assist them in their community activities. This enables them to feel more comfortable in a new setting, and it also improves their skills. They get used to meeting new people and slowly become more independent as they socialise. Here are some of the benefits of social and community participation that bring you closer to your goals.
Boosts Your Confidence
Many NDIS participants lack the confidence to do something on their own, and this is the main issue in their way. This support under NDIS gives a boost to their confidence so they can do everything on their own. Once you participate in a community event, you will not feel under confident about meeting new people, and it will give you a chance to make new friends with confidence.
Creates Job Opportunity
Meeting new people always brings new opportunities, and community participation makes it happen for you. If your goal is to find and keep a job, it can be an excellent opportunity for you to get your dream job. You might meet people who will open more doors for you and bring you closer to your NDIS goal.
Improves Mobility
Staying home all day decreases your mobility because you don’t get to move a lot inside. Community participation gives you a chance to improve your mobility as you have a lot of space to move around with your new friends. It also keeps you fresh and entertained.
Creates Network
As we said, meeting new people brings new opportunities to you. Community participation allows you to expand your network as you meet new people. You can choose people with similar tastes, hang out with them, and conduct economic and social interactions. NDIS participants often have a tough time making friends because of the stereotypes and responsibilities that come with them, but community participation helps you break all those stereotypes and allows you to befriend the people you like.
What Comes Under Community Participation?
If you got community participation funded under your NDIS and have been wondering how you can use this support, here are some places you can use your community participation funds for:
- Participating in a social group.
- Participating in a community activity.
- Visit the library, shopping malls, coffee shops, movies, etc.
- Participating in a sports club
- Enrolling in personal development courses.
- Learning a new skill, hobby, photography, and craft courses.
If you want to know more about assistance with social and community participation in NDIS, reach out to EnableU. They are registered service providers and have an experienced team of support workers to help you get the best services and make the most of your NDIS plan.
