{"id":1196,"date":"2022-12-01T05:33:15","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T05:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hcr.dwsstaging.net.au\/?page_id=1196"},"modified":"2025-06-27T01:44:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T01:44:27","slug":"ndis-basics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/healthcarerequest.com.au\/ndis\/ndis-basics\/","title":{"rendered":"NDIS Basics"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1196\" class=\"elementor elementor-1196\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b081b1d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b081b1d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e57104\" data-id=\"8e57104\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbb4be8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbb4be8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>WHAT IS NDIS?<\/h1><h5>NDIS is the acronym for the National Disability Insurance Scheme. It connects anyone with a disability to services in their community and supports over 500,000 Australians.<\/h5><h2>What can be included in NDIS supports?<\/h2><p>The NDIS provides eligible people with funding to gain more time with family and friends, <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><a style=\"color: #99cc00;\" href=\"https:\/\/healthcarerequest.com.au\/ndis\/assistance-with-daily-life\/\">improve their independence<\/a><\/span>, learn new skills, obtain employment or <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><a style=\"color: #99cc00;\" href=\"https:\/\/healthcarerequest.com.au\/ndis\/social-community\/\">volunteer in their community<\/a><\/span> with a goal to providing participants with an improved quality of life.<\/p><p><strong><b>Supports can include:<\/b><\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Connections to doctors and other <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><a style=\"color: #99cc00;\" href=\"https:\/\/healthcarerequest.com.au\/ndis\/\">healthcare professionals<\/a><\/span><\/li><li>Access to community groups, sporting clubs, support groups<\/li><li>Access to libraries and schools<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b388978 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b388978\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/healthcarerequest.com.au\/ndis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NDIS-Logo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2623\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/healthcarerequest.com.au\/ndis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NDIS-Logo.jpg 600w, https:\/\/healthcarerequest.com.au\/ndis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NDIS-Logo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/healthcarerequest.com.au\/ndis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NDIS-Logo-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f41fb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pp-info-box\" data-id=\"6f41fb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pp-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-info-box-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-info-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-info-box-title-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-info-box-title-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"pp-info-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat are some types of supports that are funded by the NDIS?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-info-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Supports vary depending upon each individual participants needs and package, but can include assistance with:<\/p><ul><li>Daily personal activities<\/li><li>Transport to enable participation in community and social activities as well as economic and daily life activities<\/li><li>Workplace supports to allow participants to successfully get a job or keep employment<\/li><li>Therapeutic supports including behaviour support<\/li><li>Assistance with household tasks to maintain and quality home environment<\/li><li>Assistance to become skilled in the use of personal aids of equipment<\/li><li>Home modification design and construction<\/li><li>Mobility equipment<\/li><li>Vehicle modifications<\/li><li>Accommodation<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d86b4f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d86b4f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO ACCESS NDIS SUPPORT?<\/h2><p>If you or the person you care for is between the ages of 7-65 years, a local NDIS area coordinator can assist you to understand the NDIS and apply and connect you with other government agencies and community supports. 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