NDIS Support Coordination Services
Am I eligible for the NDIS?
Who's Who in the world of NDIS?
NDIA
The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is a government body delivering the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) to Australians under the age of 65. The NDIA make decisions about who is and who is not eligible to receive NDIS supports and make final decisions about what funding a participant recieves . The people working within the NDIA are usually referred to as a planner.
To find your local office, click HERE
NDIS
The National Disability Insurance Scheme provides government funding to people under the age of 65 living with a significant and permanent disability. It aims to provide support to people living with a disability to build their independence to live a life of their choice.
Click HERE to visit the NDIS website to learn more.
LAC
The Local Area Coordinator (LAC) program works in partnership with the NDIA to deliver the NDIS to people living with a disability aged between 7 years old to 65 years old. The people working within the LAC program are usually referred to as LAC's. LAC's will work with you to develop your NDIS plan, understand and use your NDIS plan and connect with services in your local area.
To find you local office, click HERE
ECEI
The Early Childhood Early Intervention (ECEI) program works in partnership with the NDIA to deliver the NDIS to children 0 - 7 years old living with a disability or developmental delay to reach their developmental milestones.
The people working within the ECEI program are usually referred to as ECEI Coordinators.
To find you local office, click HERE
Support Coordinator
The NDIS make decisions if a NDIS participant requires extra help (more than LACs can provide) linking in with services and supports and may fund Support Coordination. A Support Coordinator has in-depth knowledge of the NDIS and works with the particpant and their family to utilise funding to work towards acheiveing their goals. There are three levels of funding for Support Coordination and the NDIA may fund a specialist Support Coordinator.
To learn more, click HERE
Recovery
Coach
The NDIA make decisions if a NDIS participant with a primary disability of psychosocial requires extra help (more than LACs can provide) linking in with services and supports and may fund a Recovery Coach. A Recovery Coach is a person specialising in mental health through lived and/or learned experience. A Recovery Coach works alongside the participant to build skills and independence to work towards recovery.
Plan
Manager
You will be asked by your LAC how you would like your NDIS invoices and bills paid. Plan Management is one of those options and if chosen, you will be given funding to pay for a Plan Manager. The Plan Manager is responsible for paying for approved consumables and supports delivered by service providers.
Plan Management is one of 4 management styles available to NDIS participants and allows flexibility to participants enabling them to choose registered and non-registered service providers.
To learn more, click HERE
Plan
Nominee
A plan nominee may be appointed to NDIS participants 18 years and over to help make decisions about NDIS matters. Being a family member, parent or married to a participant doesn't automatically make a person a nominee. A plan nominee is appointed by the NDIS participant or the NDIA and cannot be a paid support. For NDIS participants under the age of 18, they are under parental responsibility, foster care or guardianship and automatically have a plan nominee called NDIS child representatives.
To learn more, click HERE
What makes up a NDIS plan budget?
There are three catergory of funding that can make up your NDIS plan
CORE
CAPACITY BUILDING
CAPITAL
Assistance with daily Living
Some examples:
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Showering and dressing
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Home and garden Maintenance
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Support workers
Assistance with Social, Economic and Community Participation
Some examples:
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Support Workers
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Employment supports
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Supports to access the community to participate in activities of interest
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Supports to attend appointments
Consumables
Some examples:
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Continence aids and products
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low cost equipment to support independence
Transport
Example:
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Contribution to the cost of accessing supports
Assistive Technology
Some examples:
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Wheelchairs
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Prosthetics
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Braille related resources
Home Modifications
Some examples:
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Shower supports such as shower rails
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ramps to the home to support wheelchairs
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Building project manager to support home modifications
Specialised Disability Accomodation (SDA)
Example:
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Specialist housing to support people with high physical support needs
Vehicle Modifications
Some examples:
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Vehicle hand controls
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Vehicle hoists
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Seat modifications
Support Coordination
Some examples:
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Recovery Coach
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Support Coordinator
Improved Living Arrangements
Some examples:
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Support to negotiate tenancy
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Support with house inspection
Increased Social and Community Participation
Some examples:
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Mentoring
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Life skills coaching
Finding and Keeping a job
Some examples:
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Resume writing
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interview coaching
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transition-school to work
Improved Relationships
Some examples:
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Behavioural therapy
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Social skills building
Improved Health and Wellbeing
Some examples:
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Exercise Physiology
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Dietician support
Improved Learning
Some examples:
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Appling to further education
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Support orientation events
Improved Life Choices
Examples:
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Plan Manager
Improved Daily Living
Some examples:
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Physiotherapy
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Occupational Therapy
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Speech therapy
How To - Support Budget Types
What resources are available to me?
Where else can I find support?
An Advocate is someone who can a speak, act or write on the behalf of an individual or group with minimum conflict of interest to promote, protect and defend the welfare and justice of the individual or group.
Six broad categories of advocacy include:
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Citizen Advocacy
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Family Advocacy
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Individual Advocacy
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Legal Advocacy
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Self-Advocacy
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Systemic Advocacy
To assist you locating an advocay service, you can find an organisation via the National Disability Advocacy Program (NDAP) finder which is now part of the Ask Izzy Website.
To learn more about what disability advocacy is, the importance of an Advocate and why independence matters, click HERE