Word list

This list explains what the bold words in this bulletin mean.

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Bulletin

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

It explains what we did in our last meeting.

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Country

Country means the land, water, sky and everything within them.

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Culturally safe

When something is culturally safe, people feel:

respected and heard
safe to be who they are.

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Funding

Funding is money from an NDIS plan that pays for the supports a participant needs.

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Funding periods

Funding periods tell a participant:

how long their funding needs to last
when they can start using more funding.

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Justice system

The justice system makes sure everyone is treated fairly and follows the law.

The justice system includes:

prisons
courts
police.

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Navigators

Navigators will help people with disability to:

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

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NDIA Board

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

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NDIS plan

An NDIS plan has information about:

a participant and their goals
what supports a participant needs
what the NDIS will pay for.

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NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission (NDIS Commission)

The NDIS Commission makes sure participants:

are safe
get good services.

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NDIS worker screening test

The NDIS worker screening check finds out if a person is safe to work with participants.

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Participants

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

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Providers

Providers support people with disability by delivering a service.

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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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Short-term respite

Short-term respite services look after people with disability for a short amount of time.

This is so carers can have a break.

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Strategy

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

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