Word list

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

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Accessible

When the NDIS is accessible, it is easy to:

  • find and use services
  • 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 last meeting.

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Co-design

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

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Diversity

Diversity is what makes people different from each other.

People can:

  • come from different places
  • speak different languages
  • have different abilities
  • live their lives in different ways.

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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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Inclusive

When something is inclusive, it means everyone can take part.

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Intersectionality

You can be different in more than one way.

And people might treat you differently for each part of who you are.

We call this intersectionality.

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LGBTIQA+

The letters LGBTIQA stand for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer or questioning and asexual.

The ‘+’ is for people who are part of the LGBTIQA+ community but don’t talk about themselves using a word from this list.

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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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Participants

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

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Policy

A policy is:

  • a government plan for how to do things
  • where rules come from.

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Providers

Providers deliver services to people with disability.

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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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Restrictive practices

Restrictive practices are actions that stop people from:

  • moving
  • doing what they want.

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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.

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Transgender

If you are transgender, your gender identity is different now to what you were given when you were born.

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Trauma

Trauma is something bad that happens to you that can make you feel:

  • scared
  • stressed
  • worried.