Resources and links
Below are some websites where you can get up to date information regarding NDIS.
CESPHN NDIS Impact, Needs and Planning Project
Key resources for health professionals
Intellectual Disability Mental Health e-Learning - free eLearning about intellectual disability for professionals, carers and consumers
National Disability Services Workforce Hub - Resources, tools and products for the disability sector
NDIS Guides for Physicians and Paediatricians - The Royal Australasian College of Physicians
What are the NDIS eligibility requirements? - The Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Determining access - NDIA PowerPoint presentation for GPs and health professionals
Information about the NDIS for GPs and health professionals - Fact sheet by NDIA
NDIS on HealthPathways Sydney (South Eastern Sydney HealthPathways currently under construction)
Admission2Discharge (A2D) Together - Information to improve quality of supports for people with disability when accessing hospital services
Say Less, Show More - Initiative seeks to support all children including those with a disability, their parents and carers with a series of simple photo stories (visuals) that illustrate what will happen during a physical examination or blood test.
NDIS Supporting Evidence Form documents
document Health Template for Supporting NDIS Access (45 KB) (to be used in conjunction with the above guideline)
Access
Accessing the NDIS – Flyer by NDIA
Access to the NDIS: The disability requirements – NDIA
Access to the NDIS: List E – Qualifying Programs – also see lists a, b, c and d
Evidence of your disability – NDIA
Completing the access process for the NDIS - Tips for communicating about psychosocial disability
Fact sheets and publications
NDIS Fact sheets and publications
Eligibility requirements for the NDIS – Fact sheet by NSW Government NDIS
Guide to choosing a service provider - an easy read guide for participants in the NDIS
NDIS information in languages other than English
Psychosocial disability, recovery and the NDIS - Fact sheet
What you need to know about Information, Linkages and Capacity Building – Fact sheet by NSW Government NDIS
NDIS Quality and Safeguarding Framework factsheet [For providers | For participants] - The Framework provides a nationally consistent approach to help empower and support NDIS participants to exercise choice and control, while ensuring appropriate safeguards are in place and establishes expectations for providers and their staff to deliver high quality supports.
Early childhood early intervention
Early childhood early intervention - NDIA
Early childhood early intervention - NSW Government NDIS
Early intervention support and inclusion for children with disability – FaCS
National Guidelines for Best Practice in Early Childhood Intervention - ECIA
Ability Links
Ability Links NSW – FaCS
Official websites
National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) - official national website about the scheme
1800 800 110 (8am to 11pm local times, Monday to Friday)
NDIS NSW - official website for NDIS participants in NSW