KGS Coordination Services

12/10/2025

08/10/2025

We love our labels. My client. My service user. My participant. Each one draws a line, you there, me here. Each word creates distance, a buffer of professionalism. Every word starts with my. Ownership. Possession. Subtle, but real and dangerous. Not long ago, and still in some places today, people have been held captive, their lives controlled by the professionals meant to support them. How many have lived years under someone else’s rules, routines, and definitions of them?

The people we support aren’t ours. They belong to themselves. Forget that, and we stop supporting and start managing. Use people's names whenever you can. When that’s not possible, use language that is person-centered and respectful. For example, the person I support, the person I work for, the people I assist. Words matter.
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ID: Image shows a man sat on a chair looking sad and reflective. To the left text shows that words are being spoken at him as follows: My Consumer, My Individual, My Client, My Service User, My Friend, My Participant. To the right is a speech bubble that reads: I am not your anything I am Nigel.

27/09/2025

All NDIS providers – registered or not – must deliver supports and services safely and competently, with care and skill, under the NDIS Code of Conduct.

Our new video uses a real-world example to reveal what can go wrong when care and skill aren’t applied. It walks providers and workers through the key actions they should take at every stage, to protect participants and abide by the Code of Conduct.

The video also highlights why worker training and competence are essential to delivering safe and quality supports and services.

▶️ Watch here: https://bit.ly/NDISCodeSafety

12/09/2025

🙋‍♀️ Are you an autistic woman aged 15–24 in Jimboomba, Beaudesert, or Flagstone? We want to hear from you!

We're looking to learn from your real experiences and honest perspectives on friendships, social connection, and community—what works, what doesn't, and what truly matters to you!

🥰 Small & comfortable sessions (just 8 people) to share and feel heard.
🤝 Facilitated by autistic women: creating a safe, supportive space.
💰 Your time is valued: eligible participants will receive $50.

We will be holding 3 sessions across Jimboomba, Beaudesert, and Flagstone to be held in late September (exact venue to be confirmed after application), and one online session TBD in 2026. Choose a session that works best for you! Come along to share your thoughts, ideas, and experiences. Light refreshments will be provided at face-to-face sessions.

Learn more: https://buff.ly/cL35pS9
Register interest: https://buff.ly/szdkSZy

10/09/2025

Don't forget to ask your mates, your Neighbours or anyone not just on
R U Okay Day but any day, everyday.

R U OK?Day 2025 is this Thursday (11 September) but ANY day is the day to check in and support those who might be struggling.

If you’re not sure how to start the conversation, use these 4️⃣ steps.

1️⃣ Ask R U OK?
2️⃣ Listen
3️⃣ Encourage action
4️⃣ Check in

Find more tips at https://bit.ly/2ZcG05n

08/09/2025

The NDIS Commission will soon be moving from PRODA to myID and RAM for provider identity verification.

This aligns with recent changes at the National Disability Insurance Agency, as announced by Minister for the NDIS, the Hon. Jenny McAllister MP.

myID is the Australian government’s Digital ID app and RAM lets nominated staff act securely on behalf of providers when linked with their myID. Together, myID and RAM will provide a secure and convenient way to access NDIS Commission portals.

We will make these changes for providers and their nominated staff by December 2025.

Please note: This change will not replace NDIS worker screening checks. Self-managed participants will keep using PRODA to access our portals until further notice.

Learn how to set up myID here: https://bit.ly/46siHVu

04/09/2025

04/09/2025

How are you, RUOK ? ask your mates, your work colleagues, just a simple question and a bit of time listening can make a world of difference

You heard it here first 🙌

If you're not sure what to say or how to go about checking in, follow our four steps: ruok.org.au/how-to-ask

27/08/2025

27/08/2025

27/08/2025

This week’s episode of Four Corners was all about SDA houses.
But really, and forgive me a little bit of a rant, it really wasn’t. It was actually about shonky developers promising super high (unrealistic) returns to naïve investors who got scr*wed over, while their often poorly built houses in s**tty areas without services sit empty, costing them money.
While some of those investors likely liked the idea of investing in homes for disabled people, it was no doubt the promise of higher than average returns that drew them in – not exactly entirely altruistic. And my grandma always taught me that if it sounds too good to be true, then it probably isn’t true. How right she was!
The episode seemed to imply that these houses, sitting empty, are costing the NDIS/taxpayer. They don’t. SDA funds ONLY flow when an SDA registered house with a registered SDA provider has a resident living there who has approved SDA funds in their plan. These empty houses are only costing the (shonky/ignorant) developers and (I wanna get rich quick) investors (with some exceptions, of course).
I can’t tell you the number of developers who have approached me, trying to “get” our client list to fill their houses. I’ve been offered cash and all kinds of kickbacks to breach client confidentiality. Yeah NAH!
Let it be known that we will happily hand on information about all available SDA homes to the participants we work with, and I will happily work to share info about SDA providers and builders with whom I’ve had an excellent personal or direct experience with. But if you’re building s**t homes in s**t areas, don’t bother speaking to me. Really.
/rant over



pic desc: screenshot from the episode showing the NDIS logo, $110K and images of a person in a wheelchair and a sad looking couple (investors).