How the family can be involved as some of the People with Disabilities (PWD) informal supports. How family involvement can be more sustainable than relying on external government funded supports. Carer pension Outside the NDIS, it is possible for a carer to apply for Carer Pension payments for people who provide daily care for someone [...]
Capacity building is a large part of the NDIS. Capacity building means improving someone’s ability to do more. This includes a wide range of different activities, from gaining more function, learning new skills, reducing the impact of a disability, to improving communication. These new skills are often learnt through various therapies funded through the NDIS, [...]
As the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) becomes the key scheme in Australia to help people with disabilities, which include mental illness, there are lots to consider with the rollout of the scheme. The scheme blurs the lines between what a physical disability compared to mental illness; however, in reality these two categories are treated [...]
NDIS Participants can choose how to manage the money they receive from the NDIS. One option open to all participants is to use a Plan Manager. Plan Managers are often people with a financial background such as bookkeepers, accountants, or businesses who specialise in the area. It’s a bit like having a personal assistant to [...]
With the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) being the new system to provide people with disability (PWD) the supports they need, there are a lot of areas of uncertainty when accessing the scheme. The Access Assessors at the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) use a set criteria in order to grant people entry to the [...]
