Word list

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

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Accessible

When a service is accessible, it is easy to:

  • find and use
  • understand.

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Assessment

Assessments help the NDIA work out:

  • how your disability affects your life
  • what supports you need.

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Attitude

Your attitude is what you think, feel and believe.

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Behaviour support plan

A behaviour support plan is a document that explains how to support your behaviour.

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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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Child protection

Child protection helps children stay safe.

It is run by the government.

Child protection can decide if a child:

  • is not safe in their home
  • must live with someone else.

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Co-design

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

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Complaint

When you make a complaint, you tell someone that something:

  • has gone wrong
  • isn’t working well.

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Developmental delay

Some children might not develop at the same pace 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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Domestic and family violence

Domestic and family violence is when someone close to you hurts you.

This could be:

  • someone you have or had a relationship with
  • a member of your family.

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Early childhood partners

Early childhood partners support:

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

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Flexible

When plans are flexible, it means you can use them in different ways.

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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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Homeless

People who are homeless don’t have a home.

They must find a place to sleep each night.

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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 planner

An NDIS planner is someone who:

  • makes new plans
  • changes plans.

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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 we 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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Provider

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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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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Therapy

Therapy includes different types of support that can help:

  • how you think and feel
  • your body to move better.

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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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Volunteer

When you volunteer, you:

  • work but you don’t get paid.
  • do work that helps other people.