Resources for supporters: NDIS/disability supports

Guide to planning with Aboriginal people with disability

UNSW

Guide to prepare organisations to engage with Aboriginal people with disability and their families in planning for social care.

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Worksheet for choosing a service provider

Youth Disability Advocacy Service

A worksheet to help you choose an NDIS service provider.

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Choosing what matters

Developmental Disability WA

A resource guide for individuals and families to make values based choices about services and supports.

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Dealing with challenges in providing decision making support

Scope Australia

A brochure about overcoming supported decision making challenges for supporters.

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Guide to supported decision making for support workers

Scope Australia

A guide for disability workers giving supported decision making support for people with cognitive disability.

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Supported decision making, mental health and NDIS

Mental Health Australia

A fact sheet about supported decision making, psychosocial disability and the NDIS.

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Guide to NDIS decision making

Office of the Public Advocate

A guide addressing when decision making support, advocacy, or substitute decision making is needed.

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What is a nominee

NDIS

An Easy Read fact sheet explaining what is a nominee and their duties.

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What is a child representative

NDIS

A fact sheet explaining the role of a child representative.

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Introduction to decision making support

Scope Australia

A fact sheet about supported decision making support for people with cognitive disability.

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Making decision-making a part of life

Scope Australia

An information sheet for support workers to help people with cognitive disability to make independent choices.

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Supported decision making and the NDIS

National Disability Services

A guide about people with disability, supported decision making and the NDIS.

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Fact sheet about the role of supporters

Scope Australia

A fact sheet about the role of supporters in decision making for people with cognitive disability.

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Self advocacy for the NDIS

Independent Mental Health Advocacy

A resource booklet to provide self-advocacy information and identify rights and strategies that support people to speak up for themselves.

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