NDIS Roles & Responsibilities

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NDIS - Key Supports, Roles + Responsibilities

Navigating the NDIS can be tricky! Along the way you may encounter these people who can guide and support you throughout your NDIS experience.

The National Disability Insurance Agency, The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is responsible for determining NDIS eligibility and funding allocation based on the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act.

Find out more about NDIS for families & caregivers here: https://www.ndis.gov.au/understanding/families-and-carers

EARLY CHILDHOOD EARLY INTERVENTION COORDINATORS, Children aged 0-9 with disabilities or developmental delays may receive support from ECEI Coordinators via Wanslea. ECEI coordinators provide specific support to families to help children reach their developmental milestones.

LOCAL AREA COORDINATOR
Children aged 9-17 years old and their caregivers meet with an LAC to plan and understand their NDIS plan. If you don't have a Support Coordinator, the LAC can help you use the MyPlace website and NDIS portal, and help find local community services and resources.

SUPPORT COORDINATOR
A Support Coordinator can help you connect with community and therapy services and help coordinate them based on your NDIS goals. The level of Support Coordination varies depending on your situation is.

PLAN MANAGER
With a Plan Manager, you can choose therapy services from both registered and/or unregistered providers. The manager will handle your NDIS invoices and guide you on how to use your plan. Plan Management is an extra support that's funded separately on your NDIS plan.

Next Challenge acknowledges (ana) Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, and First Nations peoples as the Traditional Custodians of Country (Boodja) throughout Australia. We (Ngalak) are committed to honouring, seeing, and understanding (kootadjinong) their unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waterways (bilya), and seas (wardarn).

Next Challenge wants to thank and pay respects to the Whadjuk people and Elders, past, present, and emerging, of the Noongar Nation, who have preserved and protected the land (kanana) and waterways (bilya) on which we continue to play (waabiny), live (djooroobidiny), learn (kadadjiny), work, and provide services on today (yey).

NDIS - Key Supports, Roles + Responsibilities

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