What is Map Your Future?
Map Your Future is a free online program that will help you plan what you want to do in the future.
It has information and activities to help you set goals and get the right support to achieve your goals.
Map Your Future is designed for disabled young people who are aged 12 to 25, but anyone can complete this program.
You can do this program on your computer, laptop, tablet or phone.
What is this program about?
This program has 7 topics:
- Disability Pride: Is about being proud of who you are
- Joining the NDIS: Is about how to join the NDIS
- Getting NDIS support: Is about getting the right support
- Setting goals: Is about planning what you want to do in the future
- Making your own choices: Is about how to choose what you want to do
- Speaking up and advocacy: Is about speaking up for yourself and others
- Self-care: Is about looking after yourself
There are questions for you to answer in each topic. They will help you set goals and figure out what support you need to achieve your goals.
Getting NDIS support
This program has a lot of information about the NDIS but you can do this program even if you do not get support through the NDIS. Visit the NDIS website to find out more.
You can save your answers throughout this program to take to your NDIS planning meeting. Sharing your answers will help the person creating your NDIS plan understand what your goals are and what support you need.
What is in each topic?
Each topic has its own web page, which has:
- Text
- You can zoom (+ / -) in and out to change the size of the words.
- You can use your own device or your screen reader to have the text read to you.
- Images
- All images have alt-text.
- Text boxes
- You can type your answers into the text boxes.
- You can use voice-to-text built into your phone, tablet, laptop or computer.
Some words are written in bold and blue font. If you do not know what these words mean you can click on the word to find out.
Save your answers
Make sure you save your answers now so that you can move to the next topic.
IMPORTANT: Your answers will not be saved anywhere unless you save them.
Use the options to print or email your answers – check your spam folder if you don’t receive the email straight to your inbox.
You can also screenshot your answers.
How to take a screenshot
How to change topics
Move through the topics by clicking or tapping the Next Topic topic buttons at the bottom of each webpage.
Back to top
If you ever get lost, you can click the ‘Back to top’ button to return to the top of the page you are on.
Give feedback
This program was created by the Youth Disability Advocacy Service. Find out more about YDAS.
We have made Map Your Future easy to use, but if you find something that doesn’t work right for you, please tell us!
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