The NDIA’s home and living framework

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A framework is:

  • a plan for how we should do things
  • where rules come from.

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The NDIA’s home and living framework is about supporting participants:

  • in their home
  • to live how they want.

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The NDIA asked the Reference Group what they think about their work on the framework so far.

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The Reference Group explained that the NDIA could make sure the framework is accessible.

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When information is accessible, it is easy to:

  • find and use
  • understand.

This includes providing the information in different ways.

For example:

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  • in writing

An Easy Read document.

  • in Easy Read

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  • sound recordings.

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Members also shared how some words in the framework should change.

For example, they think the framework shouldn’t use the word ‘assessment’.

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They also think the framework should explain ideas clearly.

Home and living partners

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The framework will include new home and living partners.

Partners are people who help others find and use services.

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This framework should make it clear what home and living partners will do.

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Reference Group members think the home and living partners should be separate from the NDIS.

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They also think people who help participants to use their supports should know more about home and living supports.

Co-design

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Reference Group members talked about how the government will review the NDIS.

They told us it is important that the NDIA keep doing home and living co-design while this happens.

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The NDIA asked Purple Orange to test parts of the framework.

Purple Orange is an organisation that supports people with disability to take part in research.

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Members explained that the NDIA should use what Purple Orange found out.

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Members also told us the home and living framework should work with other NDIA co‑design work.