their able-bodied housemates with the opportunity to gather some experience in disability while also making studying more affordable for them .
To explain how this idea came about , I was admittedly getting pretty desperate to “ move out somehow ” and got in contact with the accommodation team at Northcott . The initial reason I made contact was to find out about Northcott ’ s temporary accommodation service so I could use it as a stepping stone to my ultimate goal of house-sharing with an able-bodied friend or flatmate .
While explaining my ultimate goal in an email I honestly thought that the accommodation team would just view it as a distant hope and give me
the information I needed for my Plan B . Instead , much to my excitement , this was not the case and I came to realise how exciting and realistic my initial plan sounded to the team . I can still vividly remember the feeling of immense hope and excitement that came over me when I read their response to my email .
Although it ’ s been a few months now and it ’ s been a slow process , the initial excitement has stuck with immense help from the accommodation team as well as my amazing manager . I am currently emailing and contacting as many officials as I can and although it will obviously be a long journey I know I have a whole team driving my vision in the hope that one day it will become just one of the many services offered by Northcott .
Would
you like support to find assistive equipment and technology products that will help you with daily tasks and to achieve your goals ?
The Equip Myself app is for you .
A free tablet app to help you explore assistive equipment and technologies through real stories and a virtual world .
Use the app as a planning tool . Create your own profile and share your favourite equipment items with your support team .
Visit www . ilc . com . au / equipmyself for more information .
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