How to plan for the National. Disability Insurance Scheme. Easy English. The National Disability Insurance Scheme is also. called the NDIS

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How to plan for the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Easy English

The National Disability Insurance Scheme is also called the NDIS.

This book tells you • about the NDIS • how to make a plan for the NDIS • how your plan will work and • how to review your plan.

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We have another book about how to access NDIS funding and support.

Funding is the money you get from the government to help with daily life because you have a disability.

Support is the help you receive with • daily life and • things you want to do.

You can ask someone to help you to read these books.

Some words in this book are in blue. You can find out what these words mean at the end of this book. Go to page 34.

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What is in this book? About the NDIS

5

What is the NDIS?

5

What is the NDIA?

6

About an NDIS plan

7

What is an NDIS Plan?

7

When should I start to plan?

8

Who can help me make my plan?

9

What sort of support can I get from the NDIS?

10

How to make your NDIS plan

11

1. Get ready to make your plan

12

2. Meet with a planner or Local Area Coordinator to make your plan

17

3. Get your plan approved by the NDIS

19

4. Decide how to manage your plan

20

5. Decide when to review your plan

23

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More information

24

Important information about funding

24

Information you can collect to help you make your plan

27

What are the activity planners?

29

How do I ask questions about the NDIS?

31

What do these words mean?

34

Do the activity planners

41

What do these words mean in the activity planners?

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About the NDIS

What is the NDIS?

The NDIS is the new way that people with disability will be supported in Australia.

The NDIS means you can • decide what support you need and • choose where you buy support from.

The NDIS has rules about • who can get funding and • how funding works.

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The NDIS says people with disability

RIGHTS

have the same rights as everyone else. This means people with disability • have the right to get support • can choose how they spend their funding and • can choose which provider they want to use.

The NDIS says providers must write down how they will work with customers and how they will support them. This is called a service agreement.

What is the NDIA?

The NDIA is also called the National Disability Insurance Agency. The NDIA can work with you to support you with your plan.

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About an NDIS Plan

What is an NDIS Plan?

An NDIS Plan is a list of • goals you have set and • the support you need because of your disability.

The NDIS will use this plan to work out how much funding you need.

You will need to make a plan. Your plan will say things like • what you do now • what support you have now • if your support is right for you • what you want to do in the future.

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Your plan is very important. You should make sure that it includes everything you need and want.

When should I start to plan?

It is a good idea to start thinking about your plan now. This means you will be ready to move to the NDIS when it comes to your area.

The NDIS will start in different places in Australia at different times. The government has a plan for where and when the NDIS will start.

The NDIS will be available in all parts of Victoria by 30 June 2019.

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You can find out more about when the NDIS starts in your area on these websites Yooralla

www.yooralla.com.au

NDIS

www.ndis.gov.au

Who can help me make my plan?

The NDIS will ask someone to work with you to make your plan. This person will be called • a planner or • a Local Area Coordinator. Local Area Coordinators are also called LACs.

You will need to tell this person about your needs and goals. Goals are things you want to do now or in the future. It is a good idea to think about them before you meet to make your plan.

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What sort of support can I get from the NDIS?

The NDIS can support you • at home

• at work

• with relationships

• to be part of the community

• with your daily needs

• to look after your health

• to manage your support

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How to make your NDIS Plan

The next part of this book tells you what you need to do to make your NDIS plan. There are 5 things that you need to do

1. Get ready to make your plan

2. Meet with a planner to make your plan

3. Get your plan approved by the NDIS

4. Decide how to manage your plan

5. Decide when to review your plan.

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1. Get ready to make your plan

Before you meet your planner you need to think about things that you do now and things that you want to do.

You should think about

When you need support You should think about all the things you need help to do regularly. This might be • every day • more than once a day or • at different times of the week or weekend.

You should also think about things you do sometimes. For example • going to the dentist • going on holiday • visiting friends. How to plan for the NDIS | 12

What things you need support with This might be things like • looking after your house • looking after yourself or • going out in the community.

If you need special equipment to do these things This might be things like • a communication device • a wheelchair or • adaptable furniture.

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What your goals are Goals are things that you want to do now or in the future. They can be things like • getting a job • learning a new skill or • living independently.

What support you get now You might get support from • your family • someone who is paid or • a volunteer.

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What sort of funding you receive now Currently you may get more than one different type of funding. When you use the NDIS all your disability support will be funded together. .

Do you get funding for? • an Individualised Support Plan. This is also called an ISP

• Early Childhood Intervention Support. This is for children with disability o from when they are born to o when they go to school.

• respite at home or somewhere else.

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• funding to do things in the community.

• continence aids. This funding is called the Continence Aids Payment Scheme or CAPS.

• nutritional supplements. This funding is called Home Enteral Nutrition or HEN.

• Futures for Young Adults. This is support for young people who are leaving school. It is to help them o do things in the community or o get a job.

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There are some pages at the end of this book that can help you with your plan. These are called activity planners. You can use these to remember all the things that need to be in your plan. Go to page 41.

2. Meet with a planner or Local Area Coordinator to make your plan

You will need to meet with your • planner or • Local Area Coordinator to make your plan. This will be at a time and place that is right for you. You can meet as often as you need.

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You can have someone with you when you meet your planner. You can have more than one person. This might be • family members • carers or • advocates. You have the right to

Rights

• feel happy with your planner • have the support you need to make a plan • ask questions if you are not sure about anything • have information provided in a way that is right for you • be happy with your plan.

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3. Get your plan approved by the NDIS

After the meeting your planner will write up your plan. This is called a draft plan.

You can ask your planner for a copy of the draft plan. You should check it to make sure • you are happy with it and • it includes all the support you need. If you are not happy with the draft plan you must contact your planner.

If you are happy with the draft plan the planner will send it to the NDIS to get it approved.

The NDIS will use this plan to work out how much funding you need. How to plan for the NDIS | 19

4. Decide how to manage your plan

After your plan has been approved by the NDIS you will need to decide how you will manage your plan. Your planner will work with you to do this.

You will need to decide • what support you will use • who will support you • when you will receive support and • how they will be paid to support you

You can choose what is best for you.

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Your plan can be managed by • you • someone you choose • a plan management provider. This is a person who has been trained to manage NDIS plans • the NDIS or • a mix of all these people.

You might want to manage your plan yourself. You might need to learn new skills to do this. For example • how to use the internet or • how to look after your money

You will need to put this in your plan.

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Your planner will ask you how much help you need to • find out about different providers • talk to providers • choose a provider • make agreements with providers about how they will support you. • pay providers. You can o choose to pay them yourself or o providers can ask the NDIS for the money.

The NDIS can support you to do all of these things. You can choose how much help you want.

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5. Decide when to review your plan You will need to look at your plan regularly to make sure the supports you are getting still meet your needs. This is called a review. Your planner will talk to you about a date when this should happen.

A plan is usually 2017 REVIEW

• made for 1 year then • reviewed after 1 year to see if your needs have changed.

It is OK if you do not want to review your plan after 1 year. You can review it • when you are ready or • at any time if your needs change. You can contact the NDIS to review your plan.

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More information Important information about funding

The NDIS gives funding to support you with your daily needs and goals.

The NDIS does not give funding to organisations that you might use.

For example the NDIS will not give funding to • your school or work to build ramps so that you can get into the building. This will be funded by your school or work or • a doctor so that they can treat you if you are sick. This will still be funded by Medicare.

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Some people can get extra funding for early intervention services. This is support to learn new things so that people need less support in the future. You can speak to the NDIS to find out if you can get this funding.

It is important to remember to put everything you do in your plan. You must include the things you do only sometimes. This is to make sure • the NDIS gives you funding for them and • you will have the money when you need it.

Your planner can talk to you about this.

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There are rules about what is fair for the NDIS to fund. This is called reasonable and necessary support. Reasonable and necessary support means support which • you need because of your disability

• is good value

• works well and makes your life better

• you cannot get from your o family o carer and o the community.

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Information you can collect to help you make your plan

This list may help you think about things that you want to put in your plan. They might have information about what you do now and what you have said that you want to do.

• NDIS Planning Workbook

• Plans you have made in the past o Individual Support Plan o Person Centred Plan o Lifestyle Plan o Health Support Plan o Behaviour Support Plan

• therapy assessment

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• a letter from your doctor about your needs

• a letter from your therapist about your needs

• information from your school, university or work

• a list of the things you do at your day program

• information about your recreation activities

• information from your family

• information from the provider you use now. For example your service agreement

• Information from other places you go.

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What are the activity planners?

Activity planners are to help you when you make your plan. They will help you make sure you include all the support you need. You can find them at the end of this book.

You can ask someone to help you write in the activity planners.

There are spaces for you to write about • what you do now. This includes o things you do every day and o things you do sometimes • things you want to do • what support you need.

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It is important that you include all the things you do. Even things you do at night or weekends.

There are also spaces that you can write about • things you would like to change • do more of or • stop doing.

You can also ask people who support you to write about how they support you.

Some words in the activitypPlanners are in blue. You can find out what these words mean at the end of the activity planners. Go to page 55.

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How do I ask questions about the NDIS?

You can ask questions about the NDIS any time.

You can ask Yooralla. We can • give you more information and • talk to you about how we can support you with the NDIS.

Phone

1800 966 725

Email

[email protected]

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You can also ask someone at the NDIS.

Phone

1800 800 110 You can call this number between 8.00am – 8.00pm from Monday to Friday

Email

[email protected]

If you have a hearing impairment you can use the TTY service Phone

1800 555 677 then ask for 1800 800 110

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If you find it hard to speak you can use the Relay Service

Phone

1800 555 727 Then ask for 1800 800 110

Internet

relayservice.gov.au Click on Make an internet call And Type in 1800 800 110

If you need help with English

Phone

131 450

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What do these words mean?

review

To look at how something is working and decide if you need to make changes.

access

To plan with the NDIS to get funding and support.

provider

People and businesses that support people with disability.

Local Area Coordinator

A person who can work with you and answer your questions about the NDIS. Local Area Coordinators do not work for the NDIS. They work for other service providers who have been given the job of supporting people to use the NDIS. Local Area Coordinators are also called LACs.

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relationships

How we behave and feel with other people. A special bond between people. For example with • your mother • a friend or • other important people in your life.

approved

To agree to something or say yes. If the NDIS has approved your plan they will give you the funding to pay for the support in your plan.

regular or regularly

Something that happens • more than once and • usually around the same time.

communication device

A tool for people who find it hard to talk. It helps them to tell people things.

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adaptable

When something can be changed to suit your needs. For example • furniture or • a car.

independently

To live away from your family or carers. This might mean • sharing a house with others • sharing a unit with another person or • living by yourself.

volunteer

respite

Someone who works but does not get paid.

• Activities you do or • places you stay while your carer takes a break.

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continence aids

Something you use if you cannot control your bladder or bowel. For example a • pad or special underpants • special sheet or chair cover • a bed pan or bag. Funding for continence aids is called the Continence Aids Payment Scheme or CAPS.

nutritional supplements

Tablets or drinks that you can take if you find it hard to eat • enough food • the right food They usually contain things that your body needs to be healthy. Funding for nutritional supplements is called Home Enteral Nutrition or HEN.

advocates

People who want what is best for you. They can tell others about problems you are having and what you need.

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organisations

Businesses where people can go to work or learn. For example • a shop • a school or an office.

Medicare

A part of the government that pays for you to • see the doctor and • have medicines if you are ill.

value

If the cost of something is fair.

Individual Support Plan

A funding plan from the government.

Person Centred Plan

A plan you make about what supports you need so you can reach your goals. Goals are things you want to do in the future.

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Lifestyle Plan

A plan about • how you want to live your life and • what support you need to make it happen. It might include things like • where you want to live

• who you want to live with Health Support Plan

A plan you make with your school or service. It says how they will support your health care needs.

Behaviour Support Plan

A plan you make with your service if you find it hard to control the way you behave. For example if you sometimes do things that others do not like. The plan says how the service can help you to manage your thoughts, feelings and emotions.

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therapy assessment

When a therapist works with you to find out what supports you need to help with everyday tasks. For example • eating and

• getting around. therapist

A person who works with you to make everyday life easier. They might help you • to move better • to use equipment • to talk to others or use talking aids • with difficult feelings or behaviour and more.

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Do the activity planners

Regular activity planner - Monday What I do now

What I would like to do

What support I need

Morning

Afternoon

Evening

Night

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Regular activity planner - Tuesday What I do now

What I would like to do

What support I need

Morning

Afternoon

Evening

Night

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Regular activity planner - Wednesday What I do now

What I would like to do

What support I need

Morning

Afternoon

Evening

Night

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Regular activity planner - Thursday What I do now

What I would like to do

What support I need

Morning

Afternoon

Evening

Night

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Regular activity planner - Friday What I do now

What I would like to do

What support I need

Morning

Afternoon

Evening

Night

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Regular activity planner - Saturday What I do now

What I would like to do

What support I need

Morning

Afternoon

Evening

Night

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Regular activity planner - Sunday What I do now

What I would like to do

What support I need

Morning

Afternoon

Evening

Night

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My equipment

Aids and equipment planner Type of aid or equipment

What help I have

Disposable products

Quantity

For mobility

For communication For self care

For access

For environmental control At work

At school

Other Consumables Continence Nutrition

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Aids and equipment planner Is it working?

What does this help me to do?

What needs to happen? Replace

Non disposable products

Quantity

Repair Monitor

Supply routine

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Occasional activity planner Month

What I do/how often

What help I have

January February March April May June July December September October November December

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Where I would like to live Right now I live

Now I have: Equipment

Technology

Paid support (formal)

Unpaid support (informal)

In the future I would like to live:

In the future I will need: Equipment

Technology

Paid support (formal)

Unpaid support (informal)

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What I would like to learn What I want to learn:

Where I would go to learn:

I will need this support: Equipment

Technology

Paid support (formal)

Unpaid support (informal)

Transport

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What job I would like My dream job:

I would need to do these things first:

I will need this support: Equipment

Technology

Paid support (formal)

Unpaid support (informal)

Transport

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What do these words mean in the activity planners?

regular activity

Something that you do • more than once and • usually around the same time.

aids and equipment

Tools to help you with everyday activities. For example a • wheelchair • hoist • communication board or • ramp.

mobility

Getting around. How you get from one place to another.

communication

The way you tell people what you are thinking or how you feel.

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self care

Things you do you look after your body. For example • washing • going to the toilet and • cleaning your teeth.

access

Getting in and out of places. For example • buildings and • cars.

environmental control

A tool that can help you use the equipment around you. For example you might use this tool to • turn your heating on and off • turn your television on and off and • open doors in your home.

consumables

Things you use.

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disposable products

Things that you use then throw away when you are finished with them.

quantity

How many.

continence

Being able to control when you go to the toilet.

nutrition

What you eat and drink.

replace

Get a new one.

repair

Fix or mend.

monitor

Keeping looking at something to see what happens.

non-disposable products

Things you can’t throw away.

supply routine

How often you need to buy a product.

occasional activity

Something that you only do sometimes. For example • once a month or • when you need to.

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technology

Tools that are made using science. For example • computers • telephones or • iPads

paid support (formal)

Support or help that you pay for. For example • a support worker or • cleaner.

unpaid support (informal)

Support or help that you do not pay for. For example • a family member • a friend or • community group.

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The Easy English in this book was written by Clear Words (www.clearwords.com.au) and Yooralla. Images in this book come from • Photosymbols. www.photosymbols.com • Openclipart. www.openclipart.org • IStock. www.istock.com • Google free images

You can print this book. If you want to copy or use the images in this book you must ask us first.

The information contained in this fact sheet is correct as at July 2016. This material is for general information only. You should seek advice in relation to your particular circumstances. Yooralla, its employees and agents do not accept any liability for action taken in reliance on this document and disclaim all liability arising from any error or omission. ABN 14 005 304 432 © Yooralla. PLAEE050716.

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