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NDIS funded support
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empowering with innovative specialised and tailored support solutions

Run by a dedicated professional with over 25 years experience working with Family and Community Services (FACS), Ageing, Disability & Home Care (ADHC). Passionate and driven, we love working with people with special needs, empowering them to become active members of the community.

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I am Athellia Dias – a disability and mental health service provider with over 25 years of local experience as a special education teacher, community worker, project officer and manager in various agencies and government departments.

Thanks to the diverse nature of my roles, I have gained an in-depth understanding of Disability Care as an industry along with its alignment with schemes such as National Disability Insurance Scheme – NDIS.

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Exceptional ability to work collaboratively with multiple Government and Non-Government

organisations to achieve best possible outcomes for people with disabilities, drawing on well-established networks and continuous / ongoing networking with new organisations.

Specialises in working with people with disabilities

who are negatively impacted due to their complex situations /circumstances particularly due to having multiple disabilities, being involved in the criminal justice system, due to cultural and language barriers etc.

Actively involved in transitioning

Family and Community Services (FACS), Ageing, Disability and Homecare (ADHC) clients and their funding over to the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA), during the rollout of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and strongly advocated on behalf of clients, especially those in complex situations, when liaising with the NDIA to ensure clients received continuity of funding and support services giving clients and their families peace of mind during a stressful time of change.

Specialises in working with anyone with a disability (0 to 65 years of age)

utilising knowledge, skills and expertise derived from 25 years of working as a Special Education teacher and in various community programs.

Continues to advocate on behalf of people with disabilities

with regards to NDIS eligibility and appropriate levels of funding so that they can access necessary support services to meet their needs thus enabling to live and participate in the community.

Support services (tailored to individual needs and goals)

NDIS funded support
Call 0413 957 379

Services

  • SUPPORT CO-ORDINATION
  • THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT
  • PLAN MANAGEMENT
  • COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
  • EARLY CHILDHOOD SUPPORT
  • ASSIST LIFE-STAGE, TRANSITION
  • ASSISTANCE WITH DAILY PERSONAL ACTIVITIES
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Vision

An all-inclusive, flexible and accessible community, where no one is socially isolated, irrespective of age, disability, language or cultural barriers.

Mission

Links2Community is committed to providing innovative, specialised and tailored support solutions and connecting socially isolated individuals within the community.