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 last meeting.

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Circles of support

Circles of support are groups of people who:

  • know and understand the person they support
  • can help the person make their own decisions

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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 do not have a home.

They must find a place to sleep each night.

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Individualised living options (ILO)

ILO is a way of setting up the support you want at home.

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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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Local area coordinators (LACs)

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

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Minister

A minister leads an area of the 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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NDIA planner

An NDIA 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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Providers

Providers support people with disability by delivering a service.

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Psychosocial disability

A psychosocial disability affects your mental health.

It can affect how you:

  • think
  • feel
  • deal with other people.

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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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Supported independent living (SIL)

SIL is help with day-to-day tasks around your home so you can:

  • do things for yourself
  • learn new skills.