Latest News from Aspirico and iplanit
System Transformation Through Co-Design: Beyond Person-Centred Planning
Person-centred planning, practices and terminology are well recognized across disability and community services. Most service providers have some reference to a person-centred approach on their website, so it would be assumed that they practice this client-led...
Managing Complex Client Risks While Maintaining Quality Support
Are you finding that risks override how people supported can participate in their life? Are you looking to endorse personalised risk management to be risk-aware over risk-averse, to empower people living with a disability, improve the quality of service provided, and...
The Role of Technology When Providing Person-Centred Services
Significant changes to disability policies have shifted at all levels of Government across Australia and New Zealand over the decades. Service providers have moved away from institutional, outdated approaches towards more community oriented service provisions. ...
Person Centred Care Planning and Co-design Disability Service Provisions
Since Medicare, the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is Australia’s most significant social policy project. The NDIS promises to revolutionise disability services and give people with disability more choice and control; but is it doing as promised? Are...
NEWS: The new NDIS Mobile Application
NEWS: The new NDIS Mobile Application - We read the Terms and Conditions, so you don't have to! Christmas has come early for some NDIS participants, with the launch of the new NDIS Participant Mobile Application (mobile app). Read on for our summary including the...
Happy New Year from Aspirico
2021 has been an exciting year for Aspirico in Australia and New Zealand . Despite the pandemic restrictions on travel, we continued to grow both the team on the ground and our client base. In order to meet the increased demand of new customer system configurations...
New Zealand Disability System Transformation – Enabling Good Lives
Last week the New Zealand government announced a Disability Systems Transformation: The creation of a Ministry for Disabled People to be led by people with disabilities. New Zealand has been working on Disability System Transformation for more than a decade; the...
Thera Group UK iplanit project wins at Great British Care Awards 2021
The Great British Care Awards – Carnival of Excellence in Social Care, East of England – took place on the 28th of October 2021. The Great British Care Awards, consisting of a series of regional events throughout the U.K., are a celebration of excellence across the...
NDIA Annual Financial Sustainability Report Summary
On the 8th of October, The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) has released its Annual Financial Sustainability Report, but what does this mean for you as a disability service provider and your participants? "An annual financial sustainability report (AFSR) is...
World Mental Health Day 2021
What is World Mental Health Day? World mental health day will be celebrated on the 10th of October. The celebration started in 1994, with the aim of prioritising and focusing on the important aspects of public mental health. Every year, there is a theme. This year’s...
Finalist in The National Learning Disabilities & Autism Awards 2021 – Advance
Aspirico is delighted to announce the shortlisting of Advance for The National Learning Disabilities & Autism Awards in the Supported Housing category. This award seeks to celebrate innovative approaches and good practice to deliver a range of housing options....
RU OK? Day
R U OK?Day was on Thursday the 9th of September 2021 We are busy people and often juggle work, home and school life under one roof; we don't commute far from home, nor do we engage in the wider community, and socialise as we used to. This day, R U OK?Day, is on the...