Our work this year

The advice we worked on

A person raising their hand to say something, an NDIA Board icon and calendar that reads '12 months'.

In the last 12 months, we worked on suggestions and advice for the NDIA Board.

A person raising their hand with a speech bubble and tick icon.

When we give advice to the NDIA Board they must:

  • listen to us
  • do something about it.

A person pointing to themself with their other hand raised. They have a speech bubble with a participant being supported inside it.

We gave advice to the NDIA Board about how the NDIA can support participants from different backgrounds.

A group of participants.

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

This includes supporting:

A group of people with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags behind them.

  • First Nations participants

A group of people that are culturally and linguistically diverse.

  • culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) participants.

A group of CALD participants from the community. 3 people have speech bubbles above them, each one has a different language in it.

CALD participants:

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

The LGBTIQA+ flag above a group of people.

This also includes supporting LGBTIQA+ participants.

A person raising their hand with a rainbow flag behind them. Next to them is a plus icon.

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

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

2 children with an NDIS plan behind them. Next to them is a make better icon.

We worked on advice about how to improve the NDIS for children and young participants.

An arrow pointing from an 'Advice' booklet to the NDIA Board.

We will send this advice to the NDIA Board soon.

A person pointing to themself with their other hand raised. They have a speech bubble with a thumbs up icon in it.

We also worked on advice about ways to support how a participant acts or behaves.

We are still working on this advice.

How we supported co-design

3 people working together on large a document. One person is pointing at the large document.

Co-design is when people work together to plan something new.

2 hands locked in a handshake.

This year we worked with the NDIA to support their co-design work.

A 'Framework' document with a home and living supports icon.

For example, we worked with the NDIA on their Home and Living Framework.

A framework is a plan for how things should work.

A group of people from the community with their hands raised. Above them is a speech bubble.

We shared what the community had to say about the NDIA’s framework.

This includes:

A group of people with disabilites.

  • people with disability

3 workers in front of an office building with a disability icon above them.

  • disability organisations

A group of 3 providers. The one on the left is holding a clipboard, and the one in the middle has a stethoscope.

  • providers.

A meeting with 3 IAC Members and 3 NDIA staff.

We also met with the NDIA to share our ideas with them about their co-design work.