EW Tipping Foundation
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The EW Tipping Foundation is a not-for-profit community organisation based in Victoria, Australia.
The Foundation provides community capital, infrastructure and services. The Foundation commenced as a disability organisation and also undertakes projects and services in children, family and older person’s services.
It was one of the first organisations in Victoria to adopt a person-centred approach to its services, and has contributed to the adoption of new methodologies and philosophies for supporting people of all abilities.
The Foundation’s Patrons are the Governor of Victoria Professor David de Kretser
, Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, and Dr Marjorie Tipping
.
, was hospitalised and terminally ill. It was formed following a public meeting of almost 1700 people at the Melbourne Town Hall.
Bill’s work with the Melbourne Herald was instrumental improving conditions at Kew Cottages
and other disability institutions. Bill’s vision was for a network of family homes in the community, in which people lived non-institutional lives, in a community setting.
These include residential services (sometimes known as shared supported accommodation, or group homes) for people with disabilities, respite facilities and other projects such as supporting people wanting to move towards independent living, ageing carers, and ageing people with disabilities.
The Foundation is partnered with Victorian Person Centred Services, an organisation which began in 2004. It provides home and community-based services, including skills development, attendant care, support in educational and work settings, recreational and leisure activities and flexible respite.
The Foundation's Vision is "Independence. Choice. Community for All".
Person-centred services recognise the rights of everyone, regardless of ability, to enjoy equal rights and responsibilities as citizens, choosing the way they want to live, to participate in the community, and to receive respect. Person-centred approaches are often supported by Person Centred Planning
.
The Foundation provides community capital, infrastructure and services. The Foundation commenced as a disability organisation and also undertakes projects and services in children, family and older person’s services.
It was one of the first organisations in Victoria to adopt a person-centred approach to its services, and has contributed to the adoption of new methodologies and philosophies for supporting people of all abilities.
The Foundation’s Patrons are the Governor of Victoria Professor David de Kretser
David de Kretser
David Morritz de Kretser, AC is an Australian medical researcher and a former Governor of Victoria from 2006 to 2011.-Biography:...
, Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, and Dr Marjorie Tipping
Marjorie Tipping
Marjorie Tipping MBE was an Australian historian and patron of community services.Tipping's works focus on the history of art and colonial Australia, and include Eugene von Guerard's Australian Landscapes Ludwig Becker: Artist & Naturalist with the Burke & Wills Expedition , Melbourne on the...
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History
The Foundation was established in 1970, whilst its namesake, well-known journalist and disability rights activist E W (Bill) TippingE W (Bill) Tipping
Edmond William Tipping was an Australian journalist, social commentator and activist.-Early life and family:"Bill" Tipping was born in Moonee Ponds, and attended St Kevin's College, Melbourne where he was school captain in 1933...
, was hospitalised and terminally ill. It was formed following a public meeting of almost 1700 people at the Melbourne Town Hall.
Bill’s work with the Melbourne Herald was instrumental improving conditions at Kew Cottages
Kew Cottages
Kew Cottages aka Kew Idiot Asylum, Kew Idiot Ward, Kew Children's Cottages and finally as Kew Residential Services is a decommissioned special development school and residential service located in Kew, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
and other disability institutions. Bill’s vision was for a network of family homes in the community, in which people lived non-institutional lives, in a community setting.
Services
The Foundation is now the hub of a network of community organisations providing disability, child & youth, family and aged care services. The Foundation has projects and services across much of Victoria, including in the Wimmera, Loddon-Mallee region, Ballarat and Grampians area, Melbourne metropolitan area and Gippsland.These include residential services (sometimes known as shared supported accommodation, or group homes) for people with disabilities, respite facilities and other projects such as supporting people wanting to move towards independent living, ageing carers, and ageing people with disabilities.
The Foundation is partnered with Victorian Person Centred Services, an organisation which began in 2004. It provides home and community-based services, including skills development, attendant care, support in educational and work settings, recreational and leisure activities and flexible respite.
The Foundation's Vision is "Independence. Choice. Community for All".
Person-Centred Approaches
The person-centred philosophy adopted by EW Tipping Foundation, and many other community service organisations, is a focus on the individual choice and empowerment. It is a substantial shift from early charity and medical models of service provision.Person-centred services recognise the rights of everyone, regardless of ability, to enjoy equal rights and responsibilities as citizens, choosing the way they want to live, to participate in the community, and to receive respect. Person-centred approaches are often supported by Person Centred Planning
Person Centred Planning
Person-centred planning is a set of approaches designed to assist someone to plan their life and supports. It is used most often as a life planning model to enable individuals with disabilities or otherwise requiring support to increase their personal self-determination and improve their own...
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Community Development
The Foundation works to develop communities in Victoria, through co-operation and support of other community organisations, and through development of the community sector, particularly the disability sector. The Foundation is active in National Disability Services, Disability Professionals Victoria, and Disability Professionals Australasia, and is a proponent of the Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme.See also
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