Understanding the NDIS, SIL and Accommodation

Understanding the NDIS, SIL and Accommodation

NDIS, SIL and Accommodation The NDIS has brought significant changes to the disability support landscape in Australia, none more so than the provision of accommodation services for people with disabilities. Barkuma understands it can be overwhelming to dissect the...
Supported Independent Living (SIL) with Barkuma

Supported Independent Living (SIL) with Barkuma

For many people living with disability and their families, the decision to move away from home is a big one. Barkuma offers a range of specialist disability accommodation services to support customers with independent living, right throughout adulthood –...
What’s the difference between SLES and DES?

What’s the difference between SLES and DES?

What is the difference between SLES and DES? It’s a question we get asked a lot… The main difference between School Leaver Employment Supports (SLES) and Disability Employment Supports – Open Employment (DES) is how ready someone is to enter the employment world. SLES...