Word list

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

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Attitude

Your attitude is what you think, feel and believe.

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Bulletin

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

It explains what we did in our meeting.

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Co-design

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

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Developmental delay

Some children might not develop in the same time as other children of the same age.

They may need extra help to do everyday things.

When this happens, we say they have a developmental delay.

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Early childhood partner

Early childhood partners support:

  • children with developmental delay
  • children with disability
  • their families.

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Guardian

A guardian is a person who acts and makes decisions for you.

Your guardian might be:

  • a member of your family
  • a friend
  • chosen for you by the government.

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Grant

A grant is money from the government to pay for important work that can help others in the community.

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Insurance

Insurance is a service you pay for to protect you if something goes wrong.

If you have insurance and something goes wrong, your insurance company pays the cost.

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Justice Liaison Officers (JLOs)

JLOs help people with disability find and use supports when they:

  • are in prison
  • leave prison.

This includes working with prisons to help people with disability take part in the NDIS.

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Justice system

Our justice system includes:

  • prisons
  • the courts
  • police
  • the law.

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Local area coordinator (LAC)

An LAC is someone who helps people with disability find and use supports and services.

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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 Review

The Australian Government is checking the NDIS to find out what:

  • works well
  • could be better.

They call it the NDIS Review.

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NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission (NDIS Commission)

The NDIS Commission makes sure people with disability who take part in the NDIS:

  • are safe
  • get good services.

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Outcomes

Outcomes are important results we want to achieve.

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Participants

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

A group of providers.

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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Restrictive practices

Restrictive practices are actions that stop people from:

  • moving
  • doing what they want.

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Royal commission

A royal commission is how the government looks into a big problem.

It helps us find out what:

  • went wrong
  • we can fix.

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Support coordinator

A support coordinator is someone who helps people with disability plan and use their supports.

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Trauma

Trauma is the way you feel about something bad that happened to you.

For example, you might feel scared or stressed.

Trauma can affect you for a long time.

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United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN Convention)

The UN Convention is an agreement between different countries.

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Unregistered provider

An unregistered provider can still offer supports and services to participants.

But they are not on a list that the NDIA looks after.

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Worker Screening Check

A Worker Screening Check is a way to help keep people with disability safe.