OUR PROGRAMS
DISABILITY SUPPORT SERVICES
Empowering people with disability to live the life they choose
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
What this program is
Nawiri Disability Support Services is built on one belief: every person with disability has the right to set their own goals, make their own choices, and live a life of meaning and connection.
We exist to close a specific gap in South Australia. There is a real shortage of culturally safe and linguistically accessible disability support for NDIS participants from migrant and refugee backgrounds, and a broader shortage of relationship-based support for people with complex needs. We are working toward registration with the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission so we can deliver funded supports.
WHO IT IS FOR
Who we work with
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NDIS participants living across Greater Adelaide
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People from migrant and refugee backgrounds facing language and cultural barriers
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People with complex support needs, including psychosocial disability, acquired brain injury and multiple diagnoses
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Children, working-age adults and older participants
WHAT WE OFFER
How the program works
Daily activities
Assistance with personal care, meal preparation, household management and medication, delivered in your own home.
Community participation
Support to get out, take part in social, recreational and economic life, and build connections that last.
Support coordination
Help to understand and use your NDIS plan, connect with services, and build the confidence to direct your own supports.
Capacity building
Supports that grow your skills and independence over time, toward the goals you set.
Group programs
Structured activities that build skills and social connection in a culturally inclusive setting.
CULTURAL SAFETY
How we make it work for you
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Support workers who speak your language.
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Cultural matching between participants and workers wherever possible
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Professional interpreters for assessments, planning meetings and key sessions
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Respect for cultural norms, religious practice, gender preference, dietary needs and family structure
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Family involved in planning where you want them to be
CULTURAL SAFETY
How we make it work for you
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Your own home, for most daily living and personal care supports
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Community settings across Adelaide, including centres, libraries and recreational facilities
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Our Wayville office, for coordination meetings, planning and group programs
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Partner organisation sites, for joint delivery with health and allied health services
OTHER PROGRAMS
People rarely need just one thing
NAWIRI FAMILY CONNECT
Strengthening families, protecting children, building futures
Early intervention and practical family support, working alongside parents before things reach crisis point.
NAWIRI HOMEWARD BOUND
Meeting people where they are, walking with them toward home
Street outreach, case management and tenancy support for people sleeping rough or at risk of losing housing.
NAWIRI COMMUNITY BRIDGES
Building bridges between communities and the support they deserve
Navigation and settlement support for migrant and refugee communities, delivered in community languages and community spaces.