Word list
This list explains what the bold words in this document mean.
| Advisory council An advisory council is a group of people who give advice to the NDIA about how to make things better. |
| Bulletin A bulletin is an important news item we share with the community. It explains what we did in our last meeting. |
| Culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) CALD people:
speak languages other than English. |
| Diversity Diversity is what makes people different from each other. People can:
|
| Funding Funding is the money from your plan that pays for the supports and services you need. |
| Inclusive When something is inclusive, it means everyone can take part. |
| Intellectual disability An intellectual disability affects how well you can:
|
| 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. |
| Lived experience of disability If you have lived experience of disability, you:
know what life can be like for people with disability. |
| NDIA Board The NDIA Board is a group of people who make decisions about all parts of the NDIA. |
| NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission (NDIS Commission) The NDIS Commission makes sure people with disability who take part in the NDIS:
|
| Participants Participants are people with disability who take part in the NDIS. |
| Peer support Peer support is when people use their shared experiences to:
|
| Policy A policy is: a government plan for how to do things
|
| Positive behaviour supports Positive behaviour supports are ways to support how a participant acts or behaves. |
| Providers Providers deliver services to people with disability. |
| Psychosocial disability A psychosocial disability affects your mental health. It can affect how you:
feel
|
| Reference Group A Reference Group is a group of people who give us advice about a certain topic. |
| Restrictive practices Restrictive practices are actions that stop people from:
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| Strategy A strategy is a plan about how to do things in the future. |
| Trauma Trauma is something bad that happens to you that can make you feel:
stressed
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| The Information Access Group created this Easy Read document using stock photography and custom images. The images may not be reused without permission. For any enquiries about the images, please visit www.informationaccessgroup.com. Quote job number 4773-B. |
Word list
This list explains what the bold words in this document mean.
| Advisory council An advisory council is a group of people who give advice to the NDIA about how to make things better. |
| Bulletin A bulletin is an important news item we share with the community. It explains what we did in our last meeting. |
| Culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) CALD people:
speak languages other than English. |
| Diversity Diversity is what makes people different from each other. People can:
|
| Funding Funding is the money from your plan that pays for the supports and services you need. |
| Inclusive When something is inclusive, it means everyone can take part. |
| Intellectual disability An intellectual disability affects how well you can:
|
| 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. |
| Lived experience of disability If you have lived experience of disability, you:
know what life can be like for people with disability. |
| NDIA Board The NDIA Board is a group of people who make decisions about all parts of the NDIA. |
| NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission (NDIS Commission) The NDIS Commission makes sure people with disability who take part in the NDIS:
|
| Participants Participants are people with disability who take part in the NDIS. |
| Peer support Peer support is when people use their shared experiences to:
|
| Policy A policy is: a government plan for how to do things
|
| Positive behaviour supports Positive behaviour supports are ways to support how a participant acts or behaves. |
| Providers Providers deliver services to people with disability. |
| Psychosocial disability A psychosocial disability affects your mental health. It can affect how you:
feel
|
| Reference Group A Reference Group is a group of people who give us advice about a certain topic. |
| Restrictive practices Restrictive practices are actions that stop people from:
|
| Strategy A strategy is a plan about how to do things in the future. |
| Trauma Trauma is something bad that happens to you that can make you feel:
stressed
|
| The Information Access Group created this Easy Read document using stock photography and custom images. The images may not be reused without permission. For any enquiries about the images, please visit www.informationaccessgroup.com. Quote job number 4773-B. |