My Home, My Way

A full-day in-person workshop exploring individualised and innovative ways that people with disability have used to create their own homes while getting the support they need

Home is a vital part of our lives. It provides us with security, privacy, comfort, and control. It also reflects our identity and adulthood, giving us a deep sense of who we are and how we connect to and belong in our neighbourhood.

Yet for many people, particularly those with intellectual disability and Autism, home is designed by others. Individuals are left with little control over the decisions that most people take for granted. Some families wonder if it’s even possible for their family members to live in their own homes.

In this practical and interactive workshop, we will explore individualised and innovative ways that people with disability have used to create their own homes while getting the support they need.

What we will discuss in this workshop

• What it really means to have your own home
• The essential elements that make a person’s home their own
• How to feel confident that a person with disability can find a place they can call home
• Creating and holding a personalised vision for home
• First steps to consider when creating a home of your own that’s unique to you
• How to test ideas to live in your own home, and how to implement the ones that work
• A range of home options and creative supports
• Working collaboratively to address common barriers, challenges and fears
• The concept of Home as a part of having a good life within a community and neighbourhood
• Setting up for long-term safety and success
• Stories about people living in their own homes with a range of support.

Who is this workshop for?

This workshop will be relevant to people with developmental disability, their families and supporters as they think through how they might move into and thrive in a home they can call their own.

If you have previously attended this workshop, we hope you’ll register for this one, as we’re adding some brand-new content based on topics people have told us they want to hear more about.

If you have any pressing questions that you want this workshop to answer, please let us know through your registration form or by emailing Anne at anne@imaginemore.org.au

Workshop details

• This is a one-day workshop in Canberra
• From 9:30 am until 5:00 pm on Wednesday, 25 February 2025
• 59 Cameron Ave Conference and Event Centre, Belconnen ACT
• Registrations close at 5:00 pm on Monday, 23 February 2026 AEDT
• We aim to ensure that everyone has equal access to our events. If you need alternative formats or other reasonable adjustments, please contact Anne via anne@imaginemore.org.au with your request by Wednesday, 11 February 2026, so that arrangements, where possible, can be made.

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How to register

Understanding your ticket category

Please read these options carefully before you register. If you have any questions about ticket pricing, please contact Anne at anne@imaginemore.org.au

There are two categories of tickets available.

• People with disability and their family members: People who are attending to learn about home for a family member with disability.
• Professionals: Anyone attending this workshop for the purpose of their work. This category will include education and service professionals, support workers, service providers, government representatives, and people who are attending as employees of other organisations.

People with disability and family members

*To ensure the registration cost price is no barrier for people to attend this workshop, we invite people with disability and their family members to nominate their own ticket prices. Pay what you can easily afford.

This flexible pricing is strictly available to people with disability and members of their families only.

Indicative pricing: People with disability and their families are welcome to contribute any amount between $0.00 and $20.00*

Professionals

This pricing applies to support workers, teachers, service providers, government representatives, and other relevant professionals.

• Individual professional – $44.00
• If this price is a barrier, please contact Anne at anne@imaginemore.org.au to discuss.

This is a fully catered event with limited places. Regardless of the ticket category you have purchased, we kindly request that you provide as much notice as possible if you are unable to attend. You can read our refund policy here.

This workshop is brought to you by Imagine More as part of the My Home, My Way initiative by the National Alliance of Capacity Building Organisations (NACBO). It was financially assisted through an Information, Linkages and Capacity-Building Grant from the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability, and Ageing.

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Resources about Home developed by NACBO partners

My Home, My Way website

This website contains many resources, often written or produced by people with a disability and their supporters. These resources will help each person hold a vision of living in their own home with a range of personally tailored supports, no matter their needs.

My Home, My Way podcast

This podcast contains information and stories from people with a disability and their supporters.

ILO (Individualised Living Options) Toolkit

A toolkit to support people with disability who are interested in pursuing an Individualised Living Option (ILO) through the NDIS. To get support with ILO arrangements, please reach out directly to your local NACBO organisation.