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Building Capacity of Aboriginal People with Disability
1. The World Conference
I pay my respects to those Elders
both pass, present and future leaders.
June Riemer
Deputy CEO
First Peoples Disability Network
BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF
AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY
I would like to pay my respects to all
Indigenous people and their Elders
both past and present.
June Riemer
Deputy CEO
2. This is a once in a life time social change
and their can be no more deserving group
in Australia today then Aboriginal people
with Disability.
Thank you for listening
First Peoples Disability Network (Australia)
• We are the only National Aboriginal peak,
that is formally directed by Aboriginal people
with disability.
• We represent Aboriginal people with disability
through systemic advocacy, ensuring that their
story is heard.
3. Disability in Aboriginal Communities
There is no accountable word for disability
in traditional Aboriginal language
Disability is viewed as family business and
is not labeled as a deficient, but more to
watch out for that one
4. Disability in Aboriginal communities
Disability in Aboriginal
Communities
There is no accountable word for disability in traditional
Aboriginal language in Australia
Disability in some Aboriginal regions is viewed as family and
community business only or wronged marriage
Disability is generally not labeled in Aboriginal communities, as
as a deficient, it can be spoken more in terms of watch out for
that one as he may not learn the same as the rest of the mob
DISABILITY IN AUSTRALIAN’S FIRST
PEOPLES
• Anecdotally it is believed that 50% of the
population have some form of disability
• Aboriginal people with disability are the
most disadvantaged of all Australians
• They have the highest incarceration rates in
Australia today
5. Disability in Aboriginal communities .
Designed as a social model of disability care rather then the
medical model of disability
If its true to its design, should support our most
disadvantaged Australians today, being Aboriginal people with
disability
Gives the individual the choice of how their life can change
with the appropriate supports
Has the potential to create a substantial workforce in
Aboriginal communities
National Disability Insurance
Scheme
BUILDING CAPACITY
• With the inception of a National Disability
Insurance Scheme
• Our journey is to ensure that our most
venerable are ready
• We ensure that culture is inclusive always, to
improve equitable access to services
6. • Designed for the individual, while Aboriginal families are a
collective
• Seeking outside support can be the last resort due to fear of
formal processes that have impacted on Aboriginal
communities in the past
• The scheme was never designed for First Nations people,
incorporating culture, traditions and geographic isolation
NDIS and our Aboriginal
Communities
LANGUAGE AND LITERACY
• English is not the first language for many
of our Aboriginal communities
• Important we develop resources that all
can access
• Literacy rates being an issue in many of
our communities
7. This is a once in a life time social change
and their can be no more deserving group
in Australia today then Aboriginal people
with Disability.
Thank you for listening
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING
Now I will show our “Proper
Way” film