NDIS Information

If you have a permanent disability, you can apply for a NDIS package to provide support to you and your family.

A permanent disability could be:

• intellectual disability – An impairment impacting how you speak and listen, read and write, solve problems, and process and remember information. Intellectual disability is often first noted in early childhood development.
• cognitive disability – An impairment in how you might think, learn new things, use judgment to make decisions, and pay attention. There are some similarities with intellectual impairments, but cognitive impairments may appear at a later stage in life or after a sudden event or injury. This includes acquired brain injury or autism spectrum disorder.
• neurological disability – a disability affecting how your body’s nervous system functions. Neurological impairments can happen when there is a change in the function of the nervous system, such as in the brain or spinal cord. Damage to these parts of the body may affect the way the nervous system processes information.
• sensory disability – An impairment that impacts your senses, such as how you see and hear. Sensory impairments usually relate to hearing or vision loss but may include all senses.
• physical disability – An impairment that impacts the ability to move or control parts of your body. Physical impairments may affect your stamina, or how quickly your body gets tired.
• psychosocial disability – this means you have reduced capacity to do daily life activities and tasks due to your mental health.

More information about how to apply for this can be found here www.ndis.gov.au.