IDEAS

Advocacy - NDIS Rights

You are entitled to have an advocate support you in anything related to the NDIS. You have a right to choose your advocate. You donât have to limit your choice to the advocacy organisations that ...

Making Complaints - NDIS Rights

There are many different types of complaints you can make under the NDIS. You can complain about decisions the Agency makes about your eligibility and your support. You can complain about how you are ...

Contracts - NDIS Rights

You are entitled to expect people to do what they agree to do when they make a contract with you. This includes the Agency and service providers who are supporting you through the NDIS.

Dealing With Service Providers - NDIS Rights

You are entitled to expect good support under the NDIS. If you are not happy with the support you are receiving, you can either complain about the service provider and get them to change what they ...

Decision Making - NDIS Rights

The NDIS recognises your right to make decisions about the supports you receive. It also recognises your right to be supported when you make those decisions.

Discrimination - NDIS Rights

There are several ways in which a person with a disability might experience discrimination in their access to the NDIS.

Eligibility - NDIS Rights

The NDIS Act recognises a large range of disabilities. It is based on principles about the right to be part of the community. If you identify as a person with a disability, chances are that you may ...

Access to Information - NDIS Rights

The NDIS Act recognises that information is important to being able to make decisions and exercise control over your life and over the support you get. You are entitled to expect information to be ...

Needs Assessment - NDIS Rights

You are entitled to expect your Participant Plan will reflect what you really need in order to meet your personal life goals and to participate in your community. You are entitled to expect your ...

When the Supports You Need Are Not Available - NDIS Rights

Just because services are not there, or because they are expensive, your right to be supported to meet your goals and to be part of the community still holds. This can sometimes mean you have to ...