Word list

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

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Accessible

When information is accessible, it is easy to:

  • find and use
  • understand.

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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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Funding

Funding is money from the government that pays for services and supports.

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Grant

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

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Human rights

Human rights are rules about how everybody should be treated:

  • fairly
  • equally.

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Information, Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) program

The ILC program gives grants to organisations that support people with disability.

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Minister

A minister leads an area of government.

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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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Outcomes

Outcomes are important results governments want to get for people with disability.

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Participants

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

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Principles

Principles are important ideas the NDIA should always think about.

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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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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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Strategy

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