Disability Done Different: Candid Conversations

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May 2026

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Join DSC’s podcast series with hosts, Roland and Evie Naufal as they chat with interesting guests who have carved their own path in the disability sector - revealing battle scars, imparting wisdom and talking straight about their journeys. This podcast aims to have the kind of conversations that come about when passionate people aren’t afraid to speak their mind.

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May 27, 202624 min

Frontline Episode 5: Choice & Control

Today, we’re going to look at a little concept called choice & control. Ever heard of it? This is our last episode of the series (sad, we know), but we couldn’t say goodbye without talking about the principles at the heart of the NDIS. In this episode, Sara speaks to people with disability about the distinction between choice and control, and how NDIS workers can support people to sit in the driver's seats of their own lives. Shownotes: ⁠⁠DSC newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DSC Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DSC trainingTRANSCRIPT

March 23, 202621 min

Frontline Episode 4: Communication

Great communication is integral to the provision of high-quality disability supports– but we’re guessing you already knew that. In this episode of Frontline, we go beyond why good communication matters. Instead, we focus on the practicalities of how providers and support workers can level up their communication skills. Shownotes: ⁠DSC newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DSC Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DSC trainingTRANSCRIPT

March 2, 202622 min

Frontline Episode 3: Duty of Care v Dignity of Risk

We all take risks and want to be the boss of our own lives. But how can providers and support workers strike a balance between supporting people to take risks and meeting their duty of care obligations? In this episode of Frontline, Sara speaks to people with disability about the value of risk-taking and the mindset shift from asking ‘Is this safe?’ to ‘How do we make it safe?’Shownotes: DSC newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DSC Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DSC trainingTRANSCRIPT

February 4, 202625 min

Frontline Episode 2: Friendship and Support Work Boundaries

There are few questions in disability supports more contentious than this: Can support workers be friends with the people they support, or does this cross a boundary? In this episode of Frontline, we talk to people with disability about the relationships they like to have with their support workers and offer tips for NDIS providers wading through the nuance. Shownotes: ⁠Not Friends, Not Family - By Dave Hingsburger, ⁠DSC newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠DSC Website⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠DSC training

January 12, 2026Episode 129 min

Frontline Episode 1: Person-centred support

Welcome to the very first episode of Frontline! The podcast for support workers and service providers wanting to level up the quality of support they provide and be guided by people with disability about how to do it. This episode is all about resetting the dial on the term ‘person-centred support.’ Cause if those words are currently enough to make your eyes glaze over- then babe, you’re not alone. Turns out when a phrase gets used a trillion times a day, it starts to lose all meaning. Who knew? But today, we’re all about transforming person-centred support from jargonful to meaningful. As Sara chats to people with disability about how providers and support workers can create services to support the person, rather than trying to fit the person into the system. TRANSCRIPTShownotes: Open Future Learning video - Person-Centered vs System-Centered, DSC newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠DSC Website⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠DSC training

June 19, 202421 min

Disability Done Different: Remembering John Walsh AM

In this episode, Roland is joined by Rhonda Galbally and Sam Paior to reflect on the profound influence John Walsh AM had on the disability sector as an actuary, advocate, and unsung architect of the NDIS. TRANSCRIPT

January 10, 202419 min

Michael Bink on...making space at the roundtable

Kicking off 2024 with Michael Bink of Ability Roundtable, exploring the human aspect of data and the potential for a stronger NDIS 2.0 by fostering broader collaboration within the sector. TRANSCRIPT SHOWNOTES: The Ability Roundtable⁠, ⁠ DSC newsletter⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠DSC Website⁠⁠, ⁠⁠DSC training

November 26, 202336 min

Alice Patten and Carol Berry on...committing to culture

This episode we speak with Alice Patten, First Nations advocate and parent of a child with a disability and Carol Berry, CEO of Disability Trust on their collaborative journey to foster an environment where cultural safety thrives at every level of disability care and service provision. TRANSCRIPT SHOWNOTES: The Disability Trust, ⁠⁠DSC newsletter⁠⁠, ⁠DSC Website⁠, ⁠DSC training

October 16, 202321 min

Christina Ryan on...leading by example

This episode Evie and Sara speak with Dli's CEO Christina Ryan discussing how bringing disabled people into the top jobs will shift long-held perceptions and create momentum in the sector. TRANSCRIPT SHOWNOTES: Disability Leadership Institute, Dli's National Leadership Awards, DSC newsletter⁠, DSC Website, DSC training

September 11, 202332 min

Louise Yabsley on...the art of creative lobbying

This week we chat with Louise Yabsley, director of Watt Advocacy on her unique style of lobbying and what's at the heart of influencing change. And we have our very own Sara Gingold debuting as co-host! TRANSCRIPT, Watt Advocacy & Communications, DSC Website, DSC training