Resources - Housing/ Home and Living
There is a broad range of information available online about home and living.
On this page, we have provided a range of links to information. You will also find more detailed, specific information by checking our Housing Topics and other Resource pages which you can access from the Let's talk Opening Doors home page. These include:
- Tenancy Resources page: tenancy law/ rental issues
- Advocacy/ Legal Resources page: general advocacy and discrimination assistance
- Home Modifications
- Decision Making.
Resources
My Housing Matters workbook
The My Housing Matters workbook (Opening the Door project) is a free resource that can help you on your housing journey. It will help you:
- Picture the home you want
- Learn about different housing options
- Prepare for your next steps.
You can download it in two formats:
- Standard version (PDF) - this is best for printing and general use.
- Screen Reader version (Microsoft Word) - this is an editable version for people using a screen reader. The content formatting may change when opened.
Housing Hub
The Housing Hub advertises disability friendly homes and apartments across Australia. The resources section has information to help you plan your move.
- Housing Hub website
- Housing Hub resources for housing seekers (webpage)
- NDIS Housing Advice Line (webpage) (free phone advice line; Mon-Fri 10am-4pm (Sydney time)
- Home and Living Support Coordination Service (webpage).
National Alliance of Capacity Building Organisations (NACBO)
- My Home, My Way website - 'Resources to assist people with a disability to thrive in their own home'
- My Home, My Way podcast (website)
- ILO Toolkit: Individualised Living Options (website).
Western Australia's Individualised Services (WAiS)
- WAiS website
- WAiS Mythbusters video series (webpage)
- Creating Home: Individualised Living (webpage) (links to My Home: Individualised Living website)
- My Home: Individualised Living (website).
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NDIS
If you are an NDIS participant, generally refer to NDIS/ For Participants/ Home and Living (webpage).
Also refer to our NDIS - Useful links (MS Word) document. This document provides links to the following, along with some further information:
- Assistive technology explained
- Home and living
- Home and living supporting evidence form
- Support budgets in your plan
- Home modifications explained
- Individualised living options
- Supported Independent Living (SIL) for participants
- Short Term Accommodation or Respite
- Medium term accommodation
- Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) explained
- SDA finder
- Living in and moving out of residential aged care.
Other Information
Need more specific information?
Please complete our information survey or email us at projectofficer@riaustralia.org