What happened at the meeting?

Ms Leah van Poppel ran the meeting.

She is the IAC’s Principal Member.

She’s also a member of 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.

We held the meeting on 15 August 2024.

At the meeting, IAC Members talked about:

  • what they have heard in their communities

  • our Work Plan for 2024 to 2025.

A Work Plan is a plan for the work we will do this year.

IAC Members talked about the first IAC meeting with all 4 Reference Groups.

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

IAC Members also talked about how to make the NDIS better for First Nations participants.

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

Leah welcomed:

  • people from the NDIA Board

  • people who work for the NDIA

  • Mr Jeff Smith.

Leah shared that Jeff is a new Expert Advisor for the IAC.

Expert Advisors are people who:

  • have worked with people with disability for a long time
  • know a lot about how the NDIS works.