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

The Reference Group shares their ideas with the IAC about how to support First Nations:

• communities

• participants.

Participants are people with disability who take part in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

The Reference Group’s ideas are about support for First Nations participants to:

• live how they choose

• take part in the community

• use supports and services that are culturally safe.

When something is culturally safe, people feel:

• respected and heard
• safe to be who they are.

The IAC use these ideas when they write their advice for the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) Board.

We just call them the NDIA Board.

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