Annie in wonderland

    The national disability insurance scheme (NDIS or NDIA), this is an explanation for people who are internationally based.   As I requested some answers, I received some interesting responses about fighting through their disability and fighting for disability rights, in Australia. There has been a diverse range of answers, and some responses that seem to not have an understanding of what this program is as it isn’t really offensive, it is a program that helps people with a disability to live and receive the support they need to live a meaningful life. I was born out of the struggle of people with disabilities and their families realizing the reality of the lives the people with disabilities live that are often, plagued by compounding issues, that come with having disabilities. This program realized that people with disabilities need their wishes respected, and their care is appropriate for their age group, relationships, and decisions respected within their abilities to understa

  Acronyms and jargon.  Depending on where you are in the world some of these will be familiar to you others may seem new and this is because of the ongoing changes around the program.  I am aware that I am only scratching the surface. As these are words that I have had to understand myself please feel free to correct me if I have something wrong.  NDIS   National disability insurance scheme is a program that replaced the programs that were run by the state and in a medical model of care, this gives clients and their families the ability to choose what they do and how support is delivered.  State care programs   – these were programs that were state-run before the development of the NDIS Duty of care  is the responsibility to ensure a client in the program is protected or aware of the risks of their decisions. High functioning  is the level of function the client has when they have a brain-related injury, disability, or mental impairment.  This can vary depending on the level