Law for Non-Lawyers: NDIS

The National Disability Insurance Scheme is a Commonwealth scheme to provide individualised support for eligible people with a permanent and significant disability.

ADACAS is an advocacy organisation that helps people appeal unfavourable decisions made by the NDIA.

They will be delivering a session on:

•          Who is ADACAS & what do we do?

•          ADACAS & the NDIS

•          The National Disability Insurance Scheme

•          Eligibility and access to the Scheme

•          NDIS key words and 'functional capacity'

•          What happens if you disagree with a decision made by the NDIS?

•          Review of reviewable decisions

•          Appeals process

•          Current issues in the NDIS