Tenant Voice
Do you live, work or own SDA? We want to hear all about it!
Rewatch Tenant Voice’s Annual Forum.
It’s been almost ten years since Specialist Disability Accommodation was launched as a housing option for NDIA participants. In the rush to scale and build new properties, the focus has been on the developers and the money, and we’ve forgotten to listen to the most important people in SDA – people who live or want to live in SDA.
Tenant Voice centres the experiences, successes and concerns of people with disability to ensure that tenants in SDA have a seat at the table for policy, design and implementation of SDA. Some of the challenges experienced by developers and providers in the SDA market could have been avoided if they could understand the perspective of their potential tenants or consider their ongoing needs.
Our annual forum is informed by our SDA Reference Groups experience in SDA and we shared our findings, hosted a panel of experts including Senator-Steele-John, and focused on ‘Innovation and Curiosity’ and how consumers can engage with reform.
Rewatch Tenant Voice’s Annual Forum.
You can also download PDFs of our presentations here:
- Main session with Stacey Copas
- Tristram Peters presentation on safety
- Accessible Homes Australia presentation on safety
- Curiosity and Innovation
- Turn an idea into something real with Marco Polo
- We’re going to need a bigger table with Lee Archer
Have you read our latest articles?
As well as facilitators, we fancy ourselves as wordsmiths! Please check out our latest articles on the state of SDA and accessibility in society more broadly – and if you have a request, let us know. Happy reading.
- Living in SDA? Time to get the police on speed dial.
- The Unfunny Dunny: Because real inclusion has a price tag.
What does good SDA look like?
What do the numbers say about SDA?
Over the past few months, we’ve been taking a deep dive into the numbers around SDA – to understand why it’s not living up to its promise. You can read some of our findings here.
A big thanks to SDA Services for sharing their participant satisfaction surveys, highlighting the positive impact SDA has when done well, and Joseph Connellan for his insights into SDA vacancy rates.