Word list

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Advice

Advice is ideas about how to make things better.

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Board

A Board is a group of people who make decisions for:

  • an organisation
  • a company.

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Culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD)

CALD people:

  • come from different countries or backgrounds
  • speak languages other than English.

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Inclusive

When the community is inclusive, everyone feels:

  • included
  • like they belong.

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Independent

This means we can:

  • say what we think
  • have our own ideas and opinions about the NDIS.

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Input and expertise

Input and expertise are other kinds of advice we give to:

  • the NDIA
  • people who work for the NDIA.

They don’t have to do something about it.

But it can help them in their work.

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Intellectual disability

An intellectual disability affects how you:

  • learn new things
  • solve problems
  • communicate
  • do things on your own.

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LGBTIQA+ people

LGBTIQA stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning, intersex, and asexual.

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The ‘+’ is for people who are part of the LGBTIQA+ community but don’t talk about themselves using a word from this list.

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NDIA Corporate Plan

The NDIA Corporate Plan explains the goals for the NDIS over the next 4 years.

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Operating Model

Our Operating Model helps us work well:

  • as a team
  • with the NDIA.

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Participants

Participants are people with disability who take part in the NDIS.

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Plan implementation directory

The plan implementation directory is a place for people to learn how to use their plans effectively.

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Policies

Policies are plans for how things will be done.

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Priorities

Our priorities are the things that are most important to us.

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Reference Group

A Reference Group is a group of people who give us advice about a certain topic.

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Rights

Rights are rules about how everybody should be treated fairly.