Understanding the NDIS

What is the NDIS?

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) aims to revolutionise disability services in Australia. In order to accomplish this, it aims to:

Recognise that disability related support is a right
Affirm the right that all people have to an ‘ordinary life’
Place control over funding with the person and their support network by matching funding to the support needed
Negotiate individual agreements between providers and those who will receive the service
Promote a model of disability support based on a social model, in which the community sector contributes to the support of all community members
Create an open market of providers that clients can choose from

Through the NDIS, eligible individuals develop a plan that identifies their needs, goals, and the disability-related supports they need.