OUR NDIS SERVICES

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What is the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA)?

The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is an independent statutory agency, whose role is to implement the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), which will support a better life for hundreds of thousands of Australians with a significant and permanent disability and their families and carers.

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What is the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)?

The NDIS is the new way of providing support for people with a disability, their families and carers in Australia.
The NDIS provides all Australians under the age of 65 with a permanent and significant disability with the reasonable and necessary supports they need to live an ordinary life.  Supports may include personal care and support, access to the community, therapy services. employment services and essential equipment.

Reasonable and necessary supports help people with disability achieve their goals, including independence, community involvement, employment and wellbeing.

As an insurance scheme, the NDIS takes a lifetime approach, investing in people with disability early to improve their outcomes later in life.

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What is the National Disability Service (NDS)?

National Disability Services (NDS) is Australia's peak body for non-government disability service organisations, representing more than 1100 on-government service providers. Collectively, NDS members operate several thousand services for Australians with all types of disability.

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What is NDIS?

NDIS provides support and services for all Australians living with a significant and permanent disability, their families and carers. NDIS enables participants to improve their outcomes through high quality supports which can maximise independence, integration and inclusion within your community.

Participants will be able to buy services with their individual funding. This funding supports your social and economic participation and helps meet your goals. You no longer have to fit into programs or services from an organisation. This choice is the participants to enable you with reasonable and necessary supports you need to live an ordinary life. 

NDIS has a lifetime approach, investing in people with a disability early to improve your outcomes later in life. NDIS enables participants to make their own choices and decisions about the services and support that best fits your goals. People with a disability will have reasonable and necessary supports to achieve their goals, including independence, community involvement, employment and well-being. 

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NDIS Eligibility

You may be eligible to receive an individual support plan if:

- you are under 65 years of age; and

- you are an Australian citizen, a permanent resident, or New Zealand citizen who is a Protected Special Category Visa holder; and 

- you have a permanent or significant disability that requires help from others to do things, equipment or assistive technology

 

or if you meet the early intervention requirements:

- your child is under the age of 6 and has a developmental delay; and

- you and your child have a disability that is likely to be permanent or early supports would reduce how much help you or your child need to do things in the future

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For further information on eligibility, please visit the NDIS access checklist.

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Cultural Safety

Cultural safety extends beyond cultural awareness and cultural sensitivity. It empowers individuals and enables them to contribute to the achievement of positive outcomes. It encompasses a reflection on individual cultural identity and recognition of the impact of personal culture on professional practice.

AMR is a culturally competent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander service that embraces and values:

 

- Cultural understanding and connection

- Cultural Respect

​- Cultural Protocols

- Cultural Safety

- Cultural Competence

- Cultural Heritage

- Cultural Awareness

- Cultural History

- Cultural Identity

- Cultural Protocols for walking and living on Country

- Cultural model for healing and emotional wellbeing

- Cultural Acceptance

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AMR services all Australians, and is commited to fostering an inclusive and culturally safe environment for all people with a disability from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds.

 

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NDIS Plans

AMR can assist you with your plan. This planning process will assist you reaching your goals. Remember everybody's plan is different due to your individual needs. Your plan will include information about:

- your support needs

- your goals 

- your current supports

- your funding

 

The planning workbook will:

- help you understand the planning process

- help us understand exactly what kind of support you need

 

Eligible participants will then meet with a planner to assist you make a plan that is suitable to your needs. You can ask AMR to be an advocate and assist you with your plan or someone else whom you feel comfortable with. We provide advocacy for any person who requires help in understanding their plans and care requirements.

 

Our information planning booklets can assist you with this process. For more information on the NDIS please click the button to visit the NDIS website. To register for NDIS services please click the Register button.