Word list

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

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Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT)

The AAT is a government organisation that is separate to the NDIS.

They review decisions about:

  • who can join the NDIS
  • NDIS plans.

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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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Co-design

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

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Funding

Funding is the money from your plan that pays for the supports and services you need.

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Intellectual disability

An intellectual disability affects how you:

  • learn new things
  • solve problems
  • communicate
  • do things on your own.

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Participants

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

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Partners

Partners are people who help others find and use services.

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Policy

A policy is:

  • a plan for how we should do things
  • where rules come from.

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Positive behaviour supports

Positive behaviour supports are ways to support how a participant acts or behaves.

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Providers

Providers deliver services to people with disability.

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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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Review

When you review something, you check to see what:

  • works well
  • can be better.

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Supported decision-making

Supported decision-making is when someone helps you make important decisions about your life and how you will live.