Newly acquired brain and spinal cord injuries and the NDIS
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is available to Australians under the age of 65 who have a permanent disability. It is a way of providing funding and support to eligible people, based on their individual needs and goals.
The ILC project
NSW Health, under NDIS Information, Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) grants program has developed this guide tailored to people with a newly acquired brain injury or spinal cord injury. The vision is to build capacity for people and their families, to navigate the NDIS and understand what other supports are available.
Adults with a newly acquired disability
If you have a newly acquired spinal cord injury or brain injury, use this guide to find out how to access the NDIS, how to develop a plan that's right for you and learn about other support available.
If you have a different acquired injury, please visit the NDIS website
Meet Trang
Meet Geraldine
Your workbooks:
Spinal cord injury and the NDIS
Newly acquired brain injury and the NDIS
Children and young people with a newly acquired disability
If your child has a newly acquired spinal cord injury or brain injury, use this guide to find out how to access the NDIS, how to develop a plan that's right for you and learn about other support available.
If your child has a different acquired injury, please visit the NDIS website
Meet Marguerite and Lindie
Your guides:
Guide: The NDIS for children and young people with a newly acquired disability
Pre-planning workbook for parents and carers
A timetable for growing up with an acquired disability
Additional support and resources
Find resources for people with a disability and their parents and carers. You can also find out how to make a complaint and what key words mean.
Resources for all NDIS participants and carers
Resources for people with a newly acquired disability and their carers
Fact sheets for NSW Health staff
Let's talk about work
Current as at: Tuesday 15 October 2019
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