About R4NED
The R4NED website has lots of information and resources for NDIS Providers and NDIS Participants to use to help get ready for, manage, and recover from emergencies and disasters.
These resources also help NDIS Providers meet the requirements of the NDIS Practice Standard for Emergency and Disaster Management.
Why is this website important?
We have had many emergency events in Australia in the last years like bushfires and floods and the COVID-19 pandemic. These events showed us how important it is for NDIS Providers to be prepared for dealing with emergencies and disasters.
This means having up-to-date emergency management plans that have been tested. It also means planning for how supports can continue during emergencies and disasters. This is to make sure that NDIS participants are safe and still get the support they need.
Who made the website and resources?
Kaleidoscope Focus made this website and the resources.
We are a consulting company that works with people and organisations so that they can better support the people and communities they serve.
Find out more about us at www.kaleidoscopefocus.com.au.
The making of the website and resources were funded through a grants program managed by the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission.
How did we design the website and resources?
Information and resources on this website are the result of a two-year project.
In the project we:
- looked into best practice and resources about dealing with emergencies and disasters by and for people with disability, and
- designed and collated resources, in collaboration with NDIS Participants, NDIS Providers, emergency services staff, the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission, and other government partners.
What are the website’s accessibility and usability features?
This website has some features that make it easier to use for people who have different communication needs.
For more information about how to use our website click here.
Who helped us?
Many people and organisations worked with Kaleidoscope Focus to make this website.
We would like to thank all of you who told us your stories and shared your experience and knowledge.
In particular we would like to thank the NDIS Participants who worked on the resources with us and give a shoutout to the people who appear in the videos.
Thanks also to the businesses and people that helped us make the website and resources.
Website: KP Web Design
Logo design: Jordan Clarke
Video production and document design: Exactamundo
Auslan (for videos): Rosie Lipman
First Nations resources: Keogh Bay
Easy Read (for website and printable resources): NSW Council for Intellectual Disability
Accessibility (of printable resources): Meet Aandi
Translations (of printable resources): Ethnolink
The Artwork
Special thanks to Uncle Richard Campbell, a Gumbaynggirr and Dunghutti man from the NSW mid north coast, for the Aboriginal artwork used on this site.
The goanna is an Aboriginal totem and is considered a symbol of transformation and regeneration. Uncle Richard tells the story of how goannas in large numbers would walk across a mountain in the area where he lived and that the spiritual image of a goanna would appear on the front of the mountain.
