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ParaQuad News • Issue 1 Autumn 2016 19
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If you are a person
with a disability and
use a vehicle to get to
and from work you can
claim GST exemption on the
purchase of a new or used
vehicle. You would need
to have a current Disability
Certificate issued by Medibank
Health Solutions which incurs
a cost.
For more information go to:
Bus/GST-and-LCT-on-cars-
you-buy---people-with-
disabilities/
Peer Support QuarterlyTips
As mentioned in the
ParaQuad News 2015
Spring Edition. You may
be eligible for Life Support
rebates for use of electricity
to charge electric wheelchairs
and power CPAP machines,
ventilators and
a range of other disability
support devices. Check out
your eligibility at:
www.resourcesandenergy.
consumers/financial-
assistance/rebates/life-
support-rebates
Good news on the Taxi Transport
Subsidy Scheme.
People with disabilities will have better
access to taxi services in NSW after the
State Government announced measures
including doubling taxi subsidies for people
with disabilities.
For people with disabilities, the Taxi
Transport Subsidy Scheme Cap will double
from $30 to $60 per trip, while wheelchair
accessible taxi driver incentive payments
will increase from $7.70 to $15. These
measures will commence once approved by
NSW State Government early in 2016.
For more information go to:
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Ron provides support
throughout the admission
process and during people’s
stay in a villa, assisting with
paperwork that needs to
be completed, six monthly
inspections that occur and
complex situations like talking
with Centrelink and banks.
“The people I support
can be from diverse cultural
backgrounds and at times
their comprehension of
English is limited. Some of the
conversations can be quite
difficult and I am never quite
sure if the person has fully
understood what was being
discussed. I have made use
of an interpreter service on
occasion, which worked well,
but it I also thought about
different solutions.”
“I made inquiries about how
I could translate a document
from English to another language
and discovered Google Translate. This
program enabled me to type any document
needing to be given to the person in English,
and automatically translated into the non-English
language required.
“Once the report was finished, I gave it to the
person to check if the dialogue was correct and
understood. It proved to be very successful
and since that time I have translated other
documents for this person in this way.
“The outcome for the person is that all
documents relating to the service provided from
Ferguson Lodge are in their language. The person
can readily understand what is happening, which
greatly enhances the person’s ability to make
informed decisions about her life and future plans.
Transitional Liaison Officer Ron Gibson is
one of the first people someone entering a
Ferguson Lodge villa meets.
Peer Support Sydney Phone: (02) 8741 5689 Email:
Peer Support Newcastle Branch Phone: (02) 4969 6388