Aged care

Aged care is where older people live when they can’t live in their home anymore.

Bulletin

A bulletin is an important news item we share with the community.

Diversity

Diversity is what makes people different from each other.

Draft

A draft is a document that isn’t finished yet.

Foundational supports

Foundational supports are disability supports for all people with disability.

This includes people with disability who don’t take part in the NDIS.

Gender

Your gender is what you feel and understand about who you are as a person. 

You might think of yourself as a man or woman or something different. 

You can choose the words that are right for you. 

Gender equality

Gender equality is when all genders are treated:

• fairly
• equally
• with respect.

Inclusive

When something is inclusive, it means everyone can take part.

Intersectionality

Intersectionality is about understanding how different parts of a person can affect their experiences.

For example, a person’s background or abilities.

Minister

A minister leads an area of the government.

Navigators

Navigators will help people with disability to:

• learn about different supports
• connect with experts
• find and use the supports they need.

NDIA Board

The NDIA Board is a group of people who make decisions about all parts of the NDIA.

NDIS plan

An NDIS plan is a document that includes information about:

• a participant and their goals
• what support they receive from the NDIS
• what the NDIS will pay for.

Participants

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

Plan reassessment

A plan reassessment is when the NDIA check to see if the NDIS supports in a participant’s plan still work well for them.

Psychosocial disability

A psychosocial disability can affect how you:

• think
• feel
• deal with other people.

Reference Group

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

Strategy

A strategy is a plan for how we will do things in the future.

Support coordinator

A support coordinator is someone who helps participants plan and use their supports.

Transgender

Transgender is when a person’s gender is different from the one they were given when they were born.