We want your ideas!
The Summer Foundation is looking for great ideas to improve the lives of people who need 24/7 support.
We know you are the expert on what you need. Your experience and wisdom can help us identify and test great ideas for better support and living arrangements to deliver better outcomes for you.
Join the Summer Foundation’s Innovate with Us Prize Draw!
Share your ideas and you’ll go in the draw to win 1 of 5 $500 gift vouchers!
What we are looking for:
- Solutions that deliver better support and living outcomes for people with disability
- Ways to reduce barriers or difficulties that stop your support from being great
- Ideas that are more sustainable than current 24/7 support options
- Here is an example of an idea:
An example: Create a tech platform to manage and communicate my personal preferences for support to my various support workers. The tech platform could list my daily schedule, including times and what I want done. It could also include speciality training on how to manage my hoist, or specify who to call or what to do in case of an emergency. It could also be used for handover notes between my various support workers. For example, my 1-1 support worker could write notes at the end of their evening shift, so that my shared support knows what I want done overnight. This would give me easy access to communication with all of my supports.
Eligibility
- If you are a person with disability, a family member or friend of a person with disability, you are eligible to enter the prize draw below.
- If that’s not you, but you have a great idea, we’d still love to hear from you. Please share your ideas here
Submit your Idea
What happens next
Once you’ve submitted your idea, you’ll get confirmation that we’ve received your idea and you will automatically be entered into the draw to win 1 of the 5 vouchers up for grabs. The Innovate with Us Prize Draw will close on 28 November 2024.
How we can help
If you need assistance to share your idea, here are some ways we can support you:
- Phone – Call us directly on 1300 626 560 and we can help you submit your idea
- Email – Email us at ideas@summerfoundation.org.au and we can help you submit your idea
- Text message – Text us on 0460 891 156 and we can help you submit your idea
Terms and conditions
- Open to Australian residents (16 years of age or older) who are a person with a disability or a family member/friend of a person with a disability.
- Ends 28/11/24 11:59pm AEDT.
- Limit 1 entry per person.