On Thursday 2 September, Lake Joondalup Baptist College hosted our Diversity Expo for students from Kindy to Year 12, showcasing a variety of local services that are on offer through the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The primary focus of the NDIS is to create individual plans for each person in the Scheme to give them the support they need to live a fulfilling life. The evening commenced with a heartfelt and inspiring talk by Audrey Rose, from The Neurodiversity Network, on her personal journey to a diagnosis as an adult and beyond. Representatives from the following agencies specialising in providing support to students and families in the Joondalup area, presented on the evening.

The Neurodiversity Network (Audrey Rose) - assisting clients with individualised support to navigate the NDIS to develop and achieve lifelong person-centred goals.

Your Way Personal Coaching Services (Sarah MacDermott) – Information and coaching to empower and support families to engage more confidently with the NDIS.

APM – helping families with disability access the support they need.

Australian Foundation for Disability (AFFORD) - national provider of disability supports that inspire and enrich lives every day.

Autism Association of WA – supporting personal development, equality of opportunity and community participation of people with Autism.

People’s 1st Program – specialising in providing education and counselling in resilience, self-esteem, hygiene plus much more.

Smart Talk – offers speech pathology and services that help students from speech to social skills.

AIM Therapy for Children – offers speech and language, physiotherapy and occupational therapy services.

Direction Psychology – offers individual therapy, group therapy and psychometric testing for learning behavioural disorders.

Edge Employment – assisting people to find meaningful employment.

Following the presentations, parents, students and teachers enjoyed walking around looking at stalls as well as socialising with one another.  This was a great opportunity for parents to meet the Learning Enhancement Team from K – 12 and to share their experiences.

Sarah Ferreira 

Acting Head of Secondary Learning Enhancement