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How we work in co-design
The unique model that ensures everyone gets a say.
At Feros Care, we’re big on collaboration.
Our lived experience allows our team members to work in co-design with people in disability alongside peak bodies and organisations, influencing social policy and building capacity in communities, and working for further accessibility and inclusivity.
This approach works towards ensuring people with disability have full rights to access the services and supports available to other Australians.
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Co-design guiding principles
Co-design in action
Stay up-to-date with how our co-design process is evolving, and the topics discussed and insights gained each time our Local Working Groups meet.
Co-design timeline
What we've done
Our local working groups met most recently in November 2022. They had two main objectives;
- Shape Feros Care’s practices and initiatives
- Co-design a resource based on the challenge: How can employers foster more inclusive workplaces?
Learn more about the insights each working group generated below.
Qld Local Working Groups
SA Local Working Group
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ACT Local Working Group
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National Advisory Group
What's next
Our next Local Working Groups will be held in February 2023, and our National Advisory Group will also come together.
We will be moving into the develop phase of co-designing our inclusive employment resource.
How we came to the Co-Design model
In 2021, we began reviewing and refining our existing consultation process to formalise our Co-design Guiding Principles.
This process included forming national advisory groups and intensive focus groups with a wide range of people with disability from diverse groups.
We collated all the feedback and themes and convened a national workshop that united people with disability, professionals from the community and Feros Care staff to understand the top themes that came out of the national focus groups.
This has since formed our seven Co-design Guiding Principles, which ensure we continue to hear everyone’s voice to create projects with the people they are meant for.
It’s all part of our ‘Nothing About Me, Without Me’ approach, which ensures that a person with disability takes part in every conversation about their life, their services and support.
Photos from co-design focus groups
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Co-design stories
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