Our Purpose
We are passionate about people with disability getting the life they want. We are values-based and independent of service provision and government. We work alongside people with disability and their families. We are guided by an Advisory Panel of people with disability and family members.
The Team
We are team of passionate experienced individuals who are committed to making a difference in the lives of people with disability. Most have many years of experiences, including lived experiences, of working alongside people with disability, their families, friends and allies.
The Coordinators of Support work together with people to build better lives and all are driven by the desire to create more inclusive, more just communities.
In the Plan Management team the people who work ‘behind the scene’ - making the plan management work. They are a skilled bunch of people working in data entry, bookkeeping, accounting, plan management and all are great at solving problems and looking at things in detail.
The Coordinators of Support work together with people to build better lives and all are driven by the desire to create more inclusive, more just communities.
In the Plan Management team the people who work ‘behind the scene’ - making the plan management work. They are a skilled bunch of people working in data entry, bookkeeping, accounting, plan management and all are great at solving problems and looking at things in detail.
The Advisory Panel
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Rhys Nagas
Rhys Nagas likes bringing the change and challenge to acceptance of self and others. Rhys has been a guest speaker at regional conferences for Aboriginal people with disabilities. He is passionate about regional and remote area services. Rhys has lived for nearly 50 years with family members with disability. Rhys has a form of cerebellar ataxia and also Bi Polar. He has been a guest speaker with the Mental Health Association’s ‘BEING’ and The Regional and Remote School of Medicine regarding living with Mental Illness. |
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Leigh Creighton
Leigh is a social change leader in the Hunter. Leigh is a committed advocate for the rights and best interests of people with disability. Leigh’s passion is to make the world a better place for all human kind and his motto is ‘believe in yourself, go for your dreams and live every single moment to the fullest’. Leigh is keen to share his experiences in how n to live independently and to be part of his community. Leigh is involved with the Community Disability Alliance Hunter (CDAH) and is committed to ensuring that the diverse voices of people with intellectual disability are heard. |
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Iris Loudon
Iris’ son, Murray, has cerebral palsy. When he was child there was no possibility of living in the community and institutional care was the only future in sight. Iris was determined that this would not happen and became politically active. Iris was eventually appointed to the Disability Council of NSW. As a physiotherapist with postgraduate qualifications in the neurological treatment of brain injury, Iris knew of the potential of her son and others to lead less restrictive lives. Confronting and dealing with the entrenched policies of big organisations who service people with disabilities has become an ongoing and sometimes gleeful experience when small gains are made. The process is never ending. |
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Ricardo Valdez
Ricardo is a wheelchair user since late 80’s. He is a member and a volunteer of Physical Disability Council New South Wales, Spinal Cord Injuries Australia and People With Disability Australia. Ricardo holds a bachelor degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine from UWS and an Associate Diploma in Accounting from NSW TAFE. Over the years, Ricardo has become passionate about supporting advocacy issues related to people with disabilities, as well as researching alternative medicines and reviewing positive outcomes to assist injured people in their recovery. Ricardo joined futures in sights in October 2016 as a customer and joined the Advisory Group in 2018. He believes that it is very important to ensure that participants of the NDIS are well set up with their plans to gain their independence. |
Our Name and Logo
futures in sight: It is all about standing in the present moment and looking into the future; making decisions today to create the future you want.
The teal colour images represent mountains - challenges as well as opportunities. The orange images are a radar waves - listening, scanning into the future. And there is a path through that landscape.
We would also like to thank Ellie Chatfield, a Gamillaroi Artist from North West New South Wales, who assisted us with making our logo more inviting and welcoming to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People. Ellie explains that the teal parts are also boomerangs providing protection and support; the orange parts are coolamon used for supporting family and community. The path provides the way.
The teal colour images represent mountains - challenges as well as opportunities. The orange images are a radar waves - listening, scanning into the future. And there is a path through that landscape.
We would also like to thank Ellie Chatfield, a Gamillaroi Artist from North West New South Wales, who assisted us with making our logo more inviting and welcoming to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People. Ellie explains that the teal parts are also boomerangs providing protection and support; the orange parts are coolamon used for supporting family and community. The path provides the way.
