COMMUNITY
Show up locally
Peer groups, community days and accessible social events - connection is a support in its own right.
COMMUNITY & ADVOCACY
Support doesn't stop at the plan. Neither do we.
Good support builds a more inclusive community around it. We show up beyond billable hours - in the community, in participant-led advocacy, and in the reform conversations that shape the lives of the people we support.
WHY WE DO THIS
Support that stays.
Ellira exists to influence support and educate - to give real time to the people who need a little more of it, and who have no one else to turn to.
Too often, the person who most needs someone in their corner is the one the system moves past. We built Ellira to be the ones who stay - to advocate loudly, share what we know openly, and make sure no one is left without support simply because their situation is complicated.
Advocacy starts with your own voice
The most important advocate in any NDIS journey is the person at the centre of it. A big part of how we work - across every service - is building self-advocacy: understanding your rights under the NDIS and the NDIS Code of Conduct, practising the conversations that get plans changed and services fixed, and knowing that raising a concern will never cost you support. That last part isn't a slogan; it's written into our complaints commitments.
Sometimes your own voice needs backup, and independent advocacy exists exactly for that. Advocates are free, independent of every provider (including us), and can speak with you or for you - with the NDIA, with providers, in reviews and disputes. We actively encourage participants to use them: the Disability Advocacy Finder locates services near you, and organisations like DARU, VALID and the Office of the Public Advocate are listed on our complaints page. A provider that's doing its job has nothing to fear from an advocate in the room.
The reforms we're watching with you
The NDIS is changing - provider registration reform, evolving psychosocial support design, and the ongoing push to make the scheme simpler to navigate and harder to exploit. We follow these reforms closely because they land directly on the people we support, and we share what we learn in plain language through our resources library as changes take effect. When consultation processes open that participants can contribute to, we help the people we support have their say - the scheme is better when the people who use it shape it.
HOW WE SHOW UP
Three ways we go beyond the billable hour.
VOLUNTEERING
Give time, build skills
A volunteer and mentoring program that pairs community members with participants working toward their goals.
ADVOCACY
Push for change
We back participant-led advocacy and speak up - with, not for - people with disability on the issues that matter.
Issues we're
following closely
DISABILITY RIGHTS
IN AUSTRALIA, RIGHT NOW
IN AUSTRALIA, RIGHT NOW
A snapshot of the reforms and rights conversations shaping the sector - and where we stand on each.
NDIS reform & the right to co-design
2026-2030 ROLL-OUTThe "Securing the NDIS for Future Generations" changes are reshaping how plans are built and how eligibility is assessed. We back the disability community's call for genuine co-design - changes designed with participants, not just for them - and we help the people we support understand what each change means for their plan.
The right to live independently
ENDING SEGREGATIONThousands of Australians still live in group homes where support comes as a condition of the housing. We believe people should be able to choose where and with whom they live - and receive support there. It's why our SIL model starts with the home you want, not a vacancy we need to fill.
Supported decision-making
CHOICE & CONTROLToo many people are still placed under substitute decision-making when what they need is support to make their own decisions. We practise supported decision-making as the default - our role is to help people weigh options and be heard, not to decide for them.
Inclusion over segregation
SCHOOLS, WORK & HOUSINGThe Disability Royal Commission called for real action to end segregation in education, employment and housing. We support inclusive alternatives - mainstream options, made genuinely accessible - and we advocate for the stronger anti-discrimination protections that make them possible.
Our positions draw on public work by the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission, the Australian Human Rights Commission, the Disability Royal Commission and disability-led organisations. This is general information, not advice about your plan - talk to us about your situation.
HOW WE ADVOCATE
Nothing about people with disability, without them.
We amplify, we don't speak over
Our role is to back participant-led voices and make room for them - not to talk on their behalf.
We engage with reform
We take part in consultations and keep participants informed about the changes that affect their plans.
We practise what we advocate
Supported decision-making, choice of where to live, meaningful inclusion - built into how we deliver every support.
VOLUNTEER WITH US
Give a little time, make a real difference.
Join our volunteer and mentoring program - support community events, or be paired with a participant working toward their goals.
Register your interestPARTNER OR COLLABORATE
Working on the same issues? Let's join up.
We partner with providers, advocates and community organisations who share our commitment to ethical, inclusive support.
Get in touchSupport that stands for something.
Whether you're looking for support, want to volunteer, or want to work together - we'd love to hear from you.