NDIS Builders Archives - Melbourne Building Works

The “Silly” Season

It’s not uncommon for people in Australia to refer to the Christmas/Summer period as the silly season – but did you know this is not the case in many parts of the world? In fact, in North America, and Europe, the Christmas/New Year period is sometimes referred to as the slow season, because the days [...]

International Day for Person’s with a Disability

First launched by the United Nations in 1992, endorsed by the United Nations (UN) by the World Health Organization (WHO), December 3rd 2022, is the International Day for People with a Disability. It’s important to recognise people with disabilities, currently standing at approximately 1:7, their contributions to our society, as well as raising awareness, and [...]

Not Just Renovations!

Melbourne Building Works (MBW) has been helping Melbournian’s build and renovate their homes and commercial premises for more than a decade, and, due to our registration as a NDIS Supporter, we’ve also helped make the homes, and offices/commercial premises safer, for people with mobility issues. Something we are especially proud of. MBW has also made [...]

Controlling Negative Reinforcement.

November 19, 2022
in NDIS Builders, Personal Health and Selfcare
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Community,Family,NDIS

We have all heard, and used, positive reinforcement. It’s a very important aspect of learning, self-acceptance, and personal image. However, for every positive message, there are 100s of negative messages. We are bombarded with negativity in school/work (low exam scores, employers who think it’s motivating to share everyone’s sales results, etc.), and on every single [...]

5 Steps to MBW Building

November 10, 2022
in Commercial construction, Home Modifications, NDIS Builders, Renovation works
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RU OK – Not just for 1-Day

As a proud NDIS Supporter, Melbourne Building Works wants to acknowledge organisations such as Beyond Blue, and Kids Help Line. Disabilities come in many forms and have a vast spectrum of requirements. Feelings of inadequacy, fear, loneliness, failure etc., can be as debilitating as issues of mobility. That is why we want to remind everyone of RU [...]

Mobility Restricted Ready House

August 9, 2022
in Anti-Scolding Devices, Bathroom Modification, Grab Rails, NDIS Builders
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Melbourne Building Works is proud to be NDIS Disability and Accommodation Modifications specialist. From inception and design, onward, we work to collaborate with our clients, to achieve beauty, and functionality. And this is never more evident, than when working with our NDIS Partners, to create an efficient, physically appealing, but also effective and efficient, [...]

NDIS Bathroom Modifications

Dignity & Independence – That’s what a well-designed, functional, bathroom offers its user. Each of us, when designing our bathroom, look at fixtures and finishes that will enhance and improve our lives, and the safety of those using the bathroom. As an accredited NDIS provider, we know this is doubly true for people with [...]

SDA (Specialist Disability Accommodation) – Designing

July 26, 2022
in Grab Rails, NDIS Builders, Renovation works, Uncategorized
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SDA (Specialist Disability Accommodation) - Designing When planning an SDA design, there are many variables. The size of the accommodation, the number of bedrooms, and bathrooms, and, most importantly, the needs of the client. SDA accommodation must factor in their physical, emotional, and psychological needs. For example, a client who uses a wheelchair will require [...]

Melbourne Building Works Where your needs are our Innovations.

July 15, 2022
in Anti-Scolding Devices, Commercial construction, Cut-Down Baths, Grab Rails, NDIS Builders, Renovation works
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Working from our platform of ‘information enriches the reader’, we at Melbourne Building Works are taking our initiative mindset directly to our clients, via regular blog-post style, updates. As this is our first, we are keeping it brief and general, however in the future, we will use this platform not only to stay in touch, [...]