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Q&A with the NDIA
Need help navigating the National Disability Insurance Scheme? Link asked the National
Disability Insurance Agency to share the most common questions asked about the NDIS
by people with disability, their carers and families, over the past two months. Here are the
questions and answers.
I’m not sure how to start my
their capacity that may enable the opportunity to explore and set
them to create and run their own new personal goals, building on your
business. The NDIS funds reasonable previous achievements. Plan reviews
are a range of people who can help and necessary supports that help can be scheduled up to two years
you get started with your plan. It is a participant to reach their goals, apart, depending on your personal
expected that a majority of people objectives and aspirations. If you circumstances and goals. If you know
will work with an Early Childhood Early are considering growing your skills that your situation may change in
Intervention (ECEI) partner or Local to start your own business, have a the near future, such as your living
Area Coordinator (LAC) throughout chat with your Planner or Local Area arrangements or a planned move
their journey with the NDIS. This Coordinator (LAC) to work out ways from school to work, your next plan
includes accessing the NDIS, to align your goals so that you plan review could be scheduled for up to
developing, starting and reviewing can support you to do the things you 12 months’ time to make sure your
their individualised plan. For children want to do. supports best support your needs
plan? Who can help me?
Depending on your situation there
aged zero to six years, ECEI Partners
will tailor supports to a child’s
individual needs and work directly and what is the process to have it
with the family. LAC partners will work reviewed?
with those aged over seven to develop
Towards the end of your first
Why do you post stories on
social media that aren’t about the
NDIS?
their NDIS plan, and support them year as an NDIS participant, you to implement their plan including will be contacted to prepare for a the disability sector is part of
how to use the portal, connect with review of your NDIS plan. Your plan the National Disability Insurance
funded supports and begin to access review will be conducted by a NDIS Agency’s job. When the National
services. LACs will also support representative such as a ECEI partner, Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
people throughout their journey with LAC or NDIA planner, and you are Act was passed in 2013, the Federal
the NDIS to monitor and review the welcome to bring a family member Parliament gave the National
participant’s progress regularly. or support person with you. During Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA)
your plan review, you will be able to the job of delivering the NDIS, as
provide feedback on what supports well as (among other things) growing
are working for you and how you the disability sector in Australia, and
are progressing in achieving your building community awareness of
personal goals. You will also have disabilities and the everyday things
Is there any funding for NDIS
participants to start a business?
No. But the NDIS does provide
funding for participants to build
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and goals.
How long will my plan last
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