The Creative Ability Hub

Important Information for NDIS Participants

The benefits of engaging in arts practice can assist people with a disability to achieve their goals. Participating in art activities can improve social capacity. Finding common ground through art expression and appreciation enables people to step out of their comfort zone and engage socially.

Participants who have a goal to improve independence may choose to engage in art as skills development in order to develop a professional arts practice.

Participating in visual art activities provides participants with the motivation to push through physical and mental discomfort to continue to engage in an art project. Therefore visual art activities can:

Assist with emotion regulation

Encourage task initiation

Improve balance, mobility and fine motor skills

Enhance connection between mind and body through creative mark making

Reduce anxiety as it encourages mindfulness, focus and a state of creative flow

Build social capacity.

As your tutor at The Creative Ability Hub is a qualified support worker, there are a number of support items in the Core Budget and Capacity Building Budgets, appropriate to fund your participation in one-on-one art activities at The Creative Ability Hub.

However, the NDIS may pay for art as an activity if arts practice is beneficial specific to your disability, if the activity is considered necessary and reasonable and if it is written into your plan by your Local Area Coordinator (L.A.C.). This can be achieved by putting in a request to your L.A.C., outlining how arts practice will benefit you. It is not necessary to wait for a plan review.

Having this additional funding approved will allow you to attend group art workshops while being supported by your usual support person or you may choose to engage your art tutor as your assistant during workshops. If there is enough demand, The Creative Ability Hub may hold small group workshops for those people who have this funding.