NDIS Glossary
Key terms and definitions for navigating the NDIS and disability services sector
A
- AAT
- Administrative Appeals Tribunal - Reviews decisions made by the NDIA
- Access Request
- The application form to become an NDIS participant
- Allied Health
- Health professionals like physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech pathologists
- AT
- Assistive Technology - Equipment or systems to help with daily tasks
C
- Capacity Building
- NDIS funding category for skills development and independence
- Capital Supports
- One-off purchases like assistive technology or home modifications
- Choice and Control
- NDIS principle that participants decide how to use their funding
- Core Supports
- NDIS funding for everyday activities and consumables
D
- DSX
- Disability Services Exchange - Member-owned cooperative for NDIS providers
E
- ECEI
- Early Childhood Early Intervention - NDIS approach for children under 7
L
- LAC
- Local Area Coordinator - Helps participants implement their NDIS plan
N
- NDIA
- National Disability Insurance Agency - Manages the NDIS
- NDIS
- National Disability Insurance Scheme - Australia's disability support system
P
- Participant
- Person with disability who receives NDIS funding
- Plan Manager
- Service that manages NDIS funding and pays providers on your behalf
- Plan Review
- Process to change or update an NDIS plan
- Provider
- Individual or organization delivering NDIS services
R
- Reasonable and Necessary
- NDIS criteria for approving supports in a plan
S
- SDA
- Specialist Disability Accommodation - Housing for people with extreme needs
- SIL
- Supported Independent Living - Help with daily tasks in shared accommodation
- Support Coordinator
- Helps participants understand and use their NDIS plan
- Supports
- Services, equipment, or assistance funded by NDIS