What choices are right for me?
Make your own choices about how you want to live with supported and independent living, including; in-home support, community accommodation options and accommodation at Minda’s Brighton site, including aged care facilities and aged-care support.
Minda offer a range of support options, which means you can make your own decision about who you would like to live with, how you want to be supported and where you want to live.
Learn the skills to work in a job, discover something you’re interested in, with support that suits you. Supported employment at Minda offers you the opportunity to contribute your skills and abilities as part of the work force.
With Minda you can earn a wage, develop new skills and build your confidence, self esteem and status in the community in a supportive and positive environment.
From cooking to gardening and sports to art you can create, discover, participate and learn. Our large variety of high quality and engaging programs enhance social and life skills, develop and build on interests and abilities.
There is something for everyone and the ability to shape programs based on what you like to do, with a focus on inclusion and choice.
Minda offer a range of allied health services and also developmental programs, workshops and courses to help you to learn skills for the future and live a healthy life.
The multi-disciplinary Southern Disability Support team can help to maximise skills and enhance your quality of life, personal development and wellbeing. You can also be supported to achieve a greater level of independence with self advocacy and skills for life training, with programs tailored to suit you.
Minda can help you to managing your funding and help connect you with supports that suit your needs. We can also help you to navigate the disability sector, including government supports and individualised funding.
You can also have more authority, choice and control over your disability support and services by planning, purchasing and selecting support services that meet your needs.
Get time to relax as a family, have time away from home, or take a vacation. At Minda, we know that caring for someone living with intellectual disability can be hard work both physically and emotionally.
Minda’s respite and vacation care services provide you with the freedom to take a break and recharge.
Choose options that suit you in day activities, jobs, respite, health care, skill development and accommodation.
Get expert advice, advocacy and consultancy on navigating the disability sector and find services to suit you.
latest updates
More focus needed on school to work transition
30 May 2016
People living with a disability need greater support and a change in thinking to successfully transition to mainstream employment, said Cathy Miller, Chief Executive Officer of Minda.
Minda artists bridge disability-dementia divide through mural
05 Jul 2016
A stunning new wall mural created by individuals supported by Minda, aged residents and a professional scenic artist is about to be unveiled at Ananda Aged Care (Findon).
Top retail/industrial manager to head Minda’s social enterprises
13 Jul 2016
A leading business professional with more than 20 years of retail and industrial industry experience has been appointed to head Minda’s new commercial enterprises division.
Local council tries to block Master Plan Stage Two over stormwater issue
11 Aug 2016
Much-needed purpose-built accommodation for people living with disability, and supported by Minda is under threat following a council’s demand that the charity absorb stormwater costs of around $2 million to manage run off from adjoining land—a responsibility which ordinarily rests with local government.
sa learning centre
The South Australian Learning Centre (SALC), at Minda's Brighton site, is a Registered Training Organisation offering training programs and short courses in the areas of Disability, Aged Care and Mental Health.
The nationally accredited courses drive quality outcomes by offering hands-on, job-ready training, delivered by industry experts.
Accredited Training
National Training Packages with nationally accredited qualifications in Disability, Aged Care and Mental Health.
Non Accredited Training
Cost effective training in courses such as First Aid and Manual Handling, with the ability to develop organisation-specific courses.