IDareU in Ringwood North, Victoria, Australia | Community organisation

IDareU

Locality: Ringwood North, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 468 854 186

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25.01.2022 Today we announced the introduction of Independent Assessments in 2021. This video explains the purpose of an Independent Assessment and how they will benefit current and potential NDIS participants. Tap to learn more: https://bit.ly/3bfexCp

25.01.2022 When are these people going to get their heads out of the sand and prevent a major crisis.Seriously, people with a disability are less likely to get COVID because of the NDIS !! No wonder the NDIS is a mess with fools like Robert Bruce (or is it Bruce Robert) in charge. If Scomo stands up and says all the disability deaths were unforseen and he is deeply sorry... I may need a new tv. These guys are as dodgy as!!

25.01.2022 Grab some friends and dine out at Grill'd Burwood and put your token in the iDareU box. Share and boost here once done

25.01.2022 Fathers Day is just around the corner, and weve got you covered! Check out these unique, hand-made Fathers Day cards made by a person with a disability. Get in quick, because theres only one of each and when theyre gone theyre gone forever! Weve also got amazing hampers full of (mostly) locally made treats, cordial, beers, and other goodies. Each hamper comes with a handmade Fathers Day Card made by a person with a disability.... Keep yourself and your family safe and take the stress out of gift shopping during isolation by ordering online. Well even write on the card for you if you want your hamper shipped straight to Dad (just let us know what to say in the order notes)! Preorder now for Fathers Day. Hampers will be shipped from August 25th onward. Each hamper contains the following: From iDareUs Kitchen (all homemade from scratch): 1 x Berry Jam 1 x Chutney 1 x Cordial 1 x 100g Packet Biscotti Other: 1 x Cooler bag 2 x Public Brewing Co Beers (1 Light, 1 Full Strength) 1 x Set of 5 Fruit and Veg bags 1 x Stress Ball 1 x Fathers Day Card Cost: $60 plus $18.50 postage *OR Pick up available within 5kms of Ringwood North, and personal delivery available within 20kms

23.01.2022 These results are exactly what iDareU is seeing on the ground. We have been extremely busy keeping forgotten families safe in their own homes in lockdown and advocating for mire support from the NDIS. And still little is done to recognise the extra challenges of these people during covid. #FundItAndFixIt #LeftBehindInPandemic #RobertBruceMP #BillShortenMP #ScottMorrisonMP #DanielAndrewsMP

23.01.2022 We went to Grill'd Burwood on Sunday for lunch with some friends, and family. We had a lovely lunch, food was amazing, and just being able to sit and chat with someone from outside our family was great too. The burgers were amazing, we have decided the Mighty Melbourne and Simon Says was the Pick of the Day. The complementry Chip platter was Beautiful. Zucchini Fritters were the pick on this platter ;) Remember to mention iDareU and put the token that you get when you order your burger into the iDareU jar. I hope you enjoy our month at iDareU. We are already planning our next visit.

22.01.2022 Its been awhile since my last Vlog...enjoy We are NOT all in this together - Disability has been ignored https://youtu.be/o0XQyTTavz0

20.01.2022 Inspiring people with Disabilities though Awareness, Resources, Empowerment and Unity. Call Us On 0468 854 186 and or visit our shop => https://www.idareu.org.au/shop/ #iDareU

19.01.2022 Please stop making this so hard. We are bruised and fragile already, COVID has made us even more vulnerable, and then we have to fight against the very service that is meant to be helping us. Please stop making our needs a battleground, stop assuming we are somehow trying to swindle services we dont need, and just let us have the NDIS that we were meant to get. Back in May and June we asked people with disability and their families about their experiences during the first w...ave of the Coronavirus pandemic. What problems they were facing, how they were coping and what they thought of changes made to the NDIS at this time. And most importantly - what else they thought needed to change. More than 700 people responded to the survey to tell us about their experiences. In short people said they felt forgotten by governments, left out of planning and extra financial payments and needed more help and support from the NDIS. What people said they wanted was: clear simple communication about what was happening more support to manage the challenges they were facing greater flexibility in ways they could use their NDIS funding so they could get what they needed to stay safe and well. These messages need to be heard because this pandemic is far from over. So we will be sharing the results of the survey when we give evidence to Disability Royal Commission today. We want to say a BIG THANK YOU to everyone who took the time to fill out the survey and have their say. We know everyone has so much on their plate at the moment and we are incredibly grateful to every single person who stopped and took the time to tell us about their experiences. You told us you want things to change. We do too. And we wont stop fighting until they do. You can read a news story about our survey report here - https://everyaustraliancounts.com.au/left-out-and-locked-d/ You can read the full report here - https://everyaustraliancounts.com.au/left-out-and-locked-d/ You can watch the Royal Commission hearing live here - https://disability.royalcommission.gov.au #NDISMakeItWork (Image description: A jumble of pages from the survey report. The front cover sits in the middle. It is red with white lettering. The text reads "Left out and locked down: the experiences of people with disability and their families during COVID-19" There is a white banner underneath with red lettering. The text reads "Every Australian Counts survey report August 2020" The Every Australian Counts logo sits at the top.) See more

18.01.2022 There is only 44 Days till Christmas!! Have you finished your shopping yet? Well I (Sue Dymond) have NOT but iDareU has me covered for all the family that don't really need anything as they have everything! I will be sending hampers to everyone. Everything you need. Berry Jam for special breakfast of Croissant and pastries, Marmelade for those that like a nice sourdough loaf, Chutneys and Jellies to go with the Christmas lunch and Dinner, Cordials for the Kids/grandkids or t...he Lemon cordial to add to your Limoncello. Make your own hamper with our Amazing jam, chutney, jelly and cordials. Call us on 0468 854 186 to arange yourhamper. Orders that need to posted, outside our 20km radius will need to be placed by the 10th December. Orders that we can deliver need to be in by Monday 21st December. We are looking forward to helping you celebrate Christmas with our Beautiful localy made produce. Order now and don't miss out! See more here https://idareu.org.au/product/gift-hampers/

17.01.2022 All dressed up and ready to film the official launch of book number 5. What a star!!

16.01.2022 UPDATE: 81 with covid, across 50 sites!! What are you waiting for #GregHuntMP Dear #GregHunt, a couple of facts for you: 1: people with disabilities have lower ...numbers with COVID because they have stayed home or their families have kept them at home for the past 6 months, with very little Gov support and a lot more mental stress and work put onto them. 2: Just in the residentials, there are 71 cases in 31 care home and 2 deaths and rising ( not counting in the day services). #FactsAreUseful What a cop out by your Gov to not assist one of the most vulnerable groups in our country. JOURNALIST: Minister, two issues if I could. Firstly, Victoria, I understand the State Government asked for a state response centre to be set up on disability services like the aged care one, but the Federal Government turned down funding for that. Could you please qualify what the situation is and how well you believe disability services are covered there? The second question is to simply say that Labor argues that your effort towards a vaccine is way too little too late, and there should have been a more active push to win agreements far earlier in the piece, what is your response to that? GREG HUNT: Sure. Look, with regards to disability, the specific question Ill refer to Minister Stuart Robert. But the latest advice that I have is that there are 39 cases in Australia, active cases of people with disability under the NDIS who have COVID-19. All of those are in Victoria. And the other element of that advice is that those with a disability under the NDIS are four times less likely to contract COVID-19 than the general population. So I think that thats worth repeating, that the advice that I have- those with a disability under the NDIS care are four times less likely to contract COVID-19 than the general population.

15.01.2022 A HUGE shout out to Secure Meters. A wonderful business supporting our local Charity during these times by making face shields and ear protectors for us to sell. Shields are great for people working closely with people with a disability and the ear protectors are awesome for people whose ears dont like elastic around them or people having to wear their masks for a long period. All proceeds go towards supporting people with disabilites and thier families Go to: https://www.id...areu.org.au/shop/ to place an order or email us on: [email protected] What are other businesses doing during this time to support people in need? https://www.securemeters.com/in/global-locations/australia/ #ShieldsProtectsPeople #BusinessesMakingaDifference #SecureMeters #idareu

15.01.2022 Please share among your networks. Small education grants available to students with disabilities, funding round closes 30 September 2020 I am very happy to announce that the Australian Disability and Indigenous Peoples Education Fund continues to provide small grants for students with disabilities studying in Australia.... We are currently accepting applications from students with disabilities for their education or learning and our funding round closes next month on 30 September 2020. Please go to our website at http://www.adipef.org.au/ to download an application and return it to us.

14.01.2022 Last chance to book for our CUPPA AND COLOUR event! https://idareu.org.au/calendar/cuppa-and-colour/ #IDareU

13.01.2022 A huge shoutout to the staff at Commbank Westfield Doncaster for their generious $500 donation to iDareU

12.01.2022 Weve been lucky enough to have some great local businesses support us during this crazy year, and Public Brewing Co. is one of those businesses! The kindly donated some of their incredible beers to us for our Fathers Day hampers. Even though were in lockdown, you can still order online or pick up an order from The Public Brewery in Croydon if you live within 5kms. Make sure to check them out and keep supporting local businesses! Thank you for your support!... http://publicbrewingco.com.au/ See more

12.01.2022 We are very excited to invite you all to go to Grill'd Burwood this month. Book your family a table they have lots of outdoor space and space for 10 inside. Contact Grilled Burwood on 03 9802 0362 to make your booking., Cyrus and his team will look after you and make it a great night. Once you order you recieve a token to place into iDareU's jar to help us win $300 if we have the most token's in the jar at the end of November. So PLEASE help support iDareU and Grill'd for the Local matters month. GET YOUR GROUP TOGETHER FOR A NIGHT OF BURGERS AND TOKEN VOTING!!!

11.01.2022 Learn how to Sew your own Face Mask - Last Chance to book into our Sew your own mask class. On 9th September. Log intohttp://idareu.org/events and book into making your own mask session. Cost is $5 It looks like we will be wearing them for a while so great time to start sewing. Only 4 spots left. First in best MASKED!!... Bookings close on the 2nd Sep so we can send out the materials you need. Looking forward to seeing you there. #iDareU

11.01.2022 Have you had a chance to try our berry jams or sauce yet? If you have (or even if you havent), join us in thanking Berriworx for donating some absolutely delicious fresh strawberries and raspberries without them, we wouldnt have been able to open up this whole new avenue of fundraising! Keep an eye out on their Markets page to find out where you can get your hands on some of their incredible berries. You might have to wait until coronavirus restrictions ease, but trust us - its worth the wait! Thank you Berriworx https://berriworx.com.au/

09.01.2022 We are half way through the Grill'd local Matters Challenge. Go to Grill'd Burwood with a group of friends and enjoy a lunch or dinner and support iDareU by adding the token to the iDareU charity jar. We could will $300 if we have the most by the end of the month

08.01.2022 DONT MISS OUT Last Chance to book into our Sew your own mask class. On 9th September. and book into making your own mask session. It looks like we will be wearing them for a while so great time to start sewing. Only 4 spots left. First in best MASKED!! Bookings close on the 2nd Sep so we can send out the materials you need. See in COMMENTS for where to book... Looking forward to seeing you there #idareu See more

08.01.2022 We are likely to be wearing face masks and coverings for some time to come, so why not learn how to make your own? This mask has three layers and is comfortable to wear. For just $5, this is an absolute steal - well post your pre-cut fabric and elastic, and Alison will show you the steps to make your very own face mask. As an added bonus, youll receive a copy of the pattern too so you can make all the masks your heart desires! Register now to make sure you dont miss out. Places are strictly limited.

08.01.2022 Amen to this....as of sometime 2021, NDIS will be accessable to those who cant afford the costs involved to getting reports the NDIS demand to become a participant.Often hundreds and thousands of $$$ The NDIS will be paying. Will be interesting to see what strategy they come up with to do this. One small step for equality and fairness- one big step for better lives...

07.01.2022 I have seen providers claiming payment for finished servies often. And they claim they werent notified...until the email notification is presented. This also happens with Plan Managed participant. Even know of 1 case where the participant had been suspended, pending a reviewby a provider. Took money out monthly for 9 months but never instigated a review. The participant and family didnt speak english and were too scared to complain!!!

07.01.2022 I am getting ready to file a disability discrimination complaint against Jetstar in the Federal Court next week over their policy to force electric wheelchair u...sers to relinquish their chairs at check-in at Sydney Domestc T2 terminal. People then have to transfer into a Jetstar provided manual wheelchair - either a standard hospital style one or an aisle chair. They then have to be driven to the plane for boarding. This is unsafe (no suitable seating, no proper straps, danger of pressure sores and falling out of the chairs) and of course takes independent mobility away. There is no doubt in my mind this is disability discrimination- and my legal team agree. But I need your help! I need to put in an application to the Court for a maximum cost order- I cant really risk having to PT $100,000 -200,000 of Jetstars legal costs should I loose... In order to be granted a cost cap (of $15,000) I need to show this is a public interest issue - i.e I need to show that this a disability discrimination issue other people struggle with, and resolving it would benefit more people than just out child (which is of course the whole point). I cannot afford to Court without a cost cap - and then Jetstarcan just continue to discriminate against wheelchair users. No. I am not asking for money. I am looking for anyone who use an electric wheelchair and have traveled with Jetstar to and or from Sydney Domestic terminal would be willing to be contacted by my solicitors (Public Interest Advocacy Centre) to give an affidavit on how transferring to the manual wheelchairs provided by Jetstar had impacted you (as in, took away your mobility, independence and dignity, or how you cannot sit safely in those chairs) could you please PM me your contact details? Alternatively, if you are a powerchair user who avoids Jetstar and Sydney Domestic for that very reason, we would be equally interested. Please, at this point, only electric wheelchair users and Jetstar Sydney Domestic only or people using manual wheelchairs with very specific scripted seating who would be endangered by sitting in non-scripted chairs). Can you, or someone you know, help? You wont have to write anything if you dont want to - the lawyers will ring and ask you questions. They will put it into a statement for you to sign (witnessed). Update: please comments from people who can provide help on this issue only. And can people please stop commenting with what I should do instead? I have spends more than a year on this issue. Yes, I am aware of the law. As is my legal team (2 solicitors, one barrister, one senior barrister , all working for free). Yes I have been through the AHRC procedure. [image of our child crying at Jetstar check-in sitting in a Jetstar aisle chair. Photo taken at childs request and shared with permission]

06.01.2022 These guys do great work!

06.01.2022 So the State shadowminister for disability thinks it is OK to mock these same people. Bernie Finn you do not deserve this role...shame on you...

06.01.2022 This is very real for many younger males who have autism, because they cannot tell if they are being deceived/played

06.01.2022 News from the NDIS: In addition to wearing single use surgical masks, disability support workers are now required to wear eye protection when directly working with clients. Weve got you covered with our locally made, 3D printed face shields. Why pay $10 from other providers, when ours are a steal at just $5 each plus postage (or local pick up within 5kms of Ringwood North). Your purchase helps us help people with disabilities and their families access the support they nee...d. Our face shields are lightweight, easy to clean, and can be comfortably worn with a mask so you can be sure you and your support workers are protected. Dont forget you/your service providers can claim the cost of PPE from the NDIS as well. Purchase face shields here: https://www.idareu.org.au/product/face-shield/ You can read more about the PPE updates for disability services here: http://createsend.com/t/t-6C5506E30DE841312540EF23F30FEDED

05.01.2022 Colouring in isn't just for kids! If you've ever wanted to just chill out, have a cuppa, and colour the day away our new Cuppa and Colour Carer's Hub gives you everything you need to do just that. Check out these works of art from our last event! Click here for our full list of events: www.idareu.org.au/events/

05.01.2022 Waising Miss Chloe book is the reason iDareU exists! I love my book! It is a great story about a girl from bush QLD having her world turned upside done for the better and how we have worked together to make Chloe the best person she can ever be.... The book is: $29.95 - postage and you can email me or PM me if you want one: [email protected] ... I also have the talking book ( as CDs) Something to do in the weeks left of lockdown, if you are in Vic, heehee. Over the next few weeks, I will also highlight some of Miss Chloes books as well. Yes, She is also an author, but has written 5 books!!!I See more

05.01.2022 We love a business that gives back! Greenlands have been a great support for us this year and have kindly donated produce to allow us to continue fundraising with our fruit preserves. Check out their website for all your produce needs you can shop for your fresh fruit and vegetables online and they offer no contact delivery to all of Melbourne. Thank you Greenlands!... https://www.greenlandsfruit.com.au/ See more

03.01.2022 Just in case you missed it ... At the end of last week, the Disability Discrimination Commissioner Dr Ben Gauntlett released some guidelines about the rights of... people with disability during the COVID19 pandemic. They have been written to make sure people with disability can get the same health care and support as other people in the community during the pandemic. And that their rights are respected and protected. The guidelines have been written to help health care workers and people who work in the disability sector to make good decisions when it comes to supporting people with disability. They give practical examples of what to do - and what not to do - so that people with disability get the care and support they need. They are also useful for people with disability and their families who want to know more about their rights - and how to protect them. And what to do if you think you have been discriminated against. You can find a copy of the guidelines here - https://humanrights.gov.au//guidelines-rights-people-disab And there is also an Easy Read version of the guidelines here - https://humanrights.gov.au//AHRC_EasyRead_COVID19%20_Guide (Image description: A picture of the front cover of the Easy Read version of the guidelines. There is a photo of a young woman on the cover. She is smiling. Another person can be seen in the distance. The text reads "Human rights in health and disability care during COVID19. Guidelines. August 2020." The Australian Human Rights Commission logo is in the top left hand corner. An Easy Read logo is in the bottom right hand corner)

02.01.2022 I fully agree with EAC..yep, yeppers & Hell yeah!!! I wonder if the NDIS will take any notice...time will tell - not too much time, I hope because THAT has been the major issue!

02.01.2022 Fathers Day hampers packed, ready to be wrapped and delivered to lucky Dads this week. #FathersDayHampers #GiftThatKeepsGiving #idareu

01.01.2022 LAST CHANCE!!! Getting our Fathers Day hampers together. Looking Fantastic. Dad will love it so get in now. Order from And it will be delivered by the weekend - with 25ks of Ringwood North. https://www.idareu.org.au/product/fathers-day-hamper/ $60 + $10 delivery

01.01.2022 AMAZING CHRISTMAS IDEAS FOR TEACHERS AND KIDS FRIENDS... These silicone Straws are amazing ONLY $5 Per set. You get a Silicone Straw, Cleaning Brush and a Pouch Check out our Produce Bags, made from 2lt drink bottles, they reduce your use of plastic so you are saving the planet as well ONLY $12.50 FOR 5 bags in a compact pouch. PERFECT FOR A STOCKING FILLER & SCHOOL FRIENDS GIFT. Check out our iDareU shop for other gift ideas... https://idareu.org.au/shop/ #IDareU See more

01.01.2022 Local Matters, iDareU need your token at Grilled Burwood - https://mailchi.mp//local-matters-idareu-need-your-token-a

01.01.2022 This is a great blog... perfectly described a devaluing system that is about to make people even more devalued! I wish people without a disability would take an interest in how the NDIS treats vulnerable humans. I reckon they would get an uncomfortable surprise... Please read and share.