Supporting My Rights app

Health app | By: Down Syndrome Australia

In summary

About: human-rights based app providing practical advice to increase the skills, knowledge and confidence of people with disability to exercise their rights when accessing NDIS services and support
Suitable for: people with disability
Cost: free, however, there may be data charges applied to the user for watching the podcasts if they are not connected to WIFI
More information: Visit this page. (Opens in new tab)

Supporting My Rights app (Opens in new tab) was created in co-design and co-production. Down Syndrome Australia (DSA) worked with a team of people with intellectual disability to produce the resources and make sure the app was accessible. The app went through several rounds of user testing with more members of the DSA community including people with Down syndrome, their families, carers and support workers, and service providers.

This free app supports people with disability to understand their rights when accessing NDIS services.

The app offers:

Easy Read content for people with disability
Practical tools and activities to support learning
Video, podcasts and resources on key topics about human rights
Auslan translations of podcasts
Guidance for service providers on rights-based support

Supporting My Rights app is free to download from the Supporting My Rights app - Apple App Store (Opens in new tab) and Supporting My Rights app - Google Play Store (Opens in new tab).

_{NOTE: This app is provided by one of Healthdirect Australia's trusted information partners (Opens in new tab). Please consider if this app is appropriate for your own individual circumstances. There may be costs to use the app or it may be free. You may also be charged for data from your telecommunications provider. For 24-hour health advice call healthdirect on 1800 022 222 or if you need help now these emergency and crisis helplines can provide immediate support.}