Getting started with the NDIS
Understanding NDIS Support Categories
- Core Supports: These encompass essential everyday activities and services that enable individuals with disabilities to maintain their independence and participate fully in their communities, including personal care, household tasks, and community access.
- Capacity Building Supports: These focus on developing individuals' skills, knowledge, and abilities to achieve their goals and increase their independence over time, encompassing areas such as employment support, life skills training, and social inclusion programs.
- Capital Supports: These cover one-off or ongoing expenses related to assistive technology, home modifications, or specialised equipment that are necessary for participants to enhance their independence, safety, and quality of life.
Principles and Objectives of NDIS
Reasonable and Necessary
Reasonable and Necessary
NDIS funding is allocated based on the concept of 'reasonable and necessary' support, ensuring that participants receive funding for services that are essential and directly related to their disability, enabling them to achieve their goals and maximise their potential.
Choice and Control
Choice and Control
NDIS operates on the principle that individuals with disabilities have the right to make decisions about their own lives, including the support and services they receive, empowering them to exercise autonomy and independence.
Individualised Planning
Individualised Planning
NDIS adopts a person-centred approach, with each participant undergoing a personalised planning process to identify their unique needs, goals, and aspirations, ensuring that support and services are tailored to meet their individual circumstances and preferences.