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What to do while you wait for your planning meeting. While you wait for NDIS to meet with you about your plan, there are some things that you can do to make sure your needs and plan best match your life to give you choice and control over your supports. (If you don’t know how to apply for NDIS, please see “What is NDIS and the NDIA” on the accessplus.org.au website.) To prepare for your plan, you need to think carefully about your life at the moment. Think about your needs and goals.Supports listed in your plan, when you meet with your planner, will be linked to your goals. You might have goals for different areas of your life. It is very important to know what you want and need and to be able to tell the planner when you meet with them about your life in detail. Your NDIS planner may not know about being deaf or your disability, so you need to explain about your everyday life and your barriers. When planning for your child, you should follow the same steps as you would to plan for yourself or an adult. All parts of your child’s life should be carefully considered in your child’s plan. If possible, talk to your child about what they would like to include in their plan, at a level they will understand. You can complete the areas below in preparation for your child’s plan, just as you would for yourself. Planning for your child. Thinking about your life.
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What to do while you wait for your planning meeting.
While you wait for NDIS to meet with you about your plan, there are some things that you can do to make sure your needs and plan best match your life to give you choice and control over your supports.(If you don’t know how to apply for NDIS, please see “What is NDIS and the NDIA” on the accessplus.org.au website.)
To prepare for your plan, you need to think carefully about your life at the moment. Think about your needs and goals.Supports listed in your plan, when you meet with your planner, will be linked to your goals. You might have goals for different areas of your life.
It is very important to know what you want and need and to be able to tell the planner when you meet with them about your life in detail. Your NDIS planner may not know about being deaf or your disability, so you need to explain about your everyday life and your barriers.
When planning for your child, you should follow the same steps as you would to plan for yourself or an adult.
All parts of your child’s life should be carefully considered in your child’s plan. If possible, talk to your child about what they would like to include in their plan, at a level they will understand. You can complete the areas below in preparation for
your child’s plan, just as you would for yourself.
Planning for your child.Thinking about your life.
An Access Plus WA Deaf NDIS Information Officer can help you prepare for your planning meeting. Contact us today to make an appointment:
EMAIL [email protected]
PHONE (08) 9441 2677
ADDRESS 34 Dodd Street Wembley WA 6014
Attending your planning meeting.Once NDIA have contacted you to let you know the date of your meeting with your planner, you will go to meet with them, remember you can bring a support person with you. This might be a friend or family member or an Access Plus WA Deaf NDIS Support Worker can attend with you. Auslan Interpreters will be provided if you or your Access Plus WA Deaf NDIS Information Officer have let NDIA know that you need an Auslan Interpreter.
If for some reason there is no interpreter at your meeting, you do not have to finish the meeting. You can request an interpreter be booked and reschedule to meet at another time. Do not go ahead with the meeting if you are not comfortable or there is no Interpreter present to assist with communication.
In the meeting your planner will ask you a lot of questions about your life e.g. what you can and cannot do on your own, they will talk to you about things such as:
1. Your future goals. 2. Ask you about your family, friends and what support you have.
3. Develop a plan for the next 12 months with you.
Before meeting with your NDIS planner, think about what you want and need so you are ready for the discussion.
There are spaces later to write your answers for each area.
GoalsShort term goals are goals you would like to reach soon and more easily to improve your life
Long term goals are goals you would like to reach over a long period of time to help improve your life.
What do I need to think about?What are your short term goals? Some examples include changing jobs or finding employment, going to TAFE or University, or receiving a certificate for a course or study.
What are your long term goals? For example, saving money from your
new job to buy a house, going on a big holiday, or using your qualifications to become a manager where you work.
What support you need to reach your goal? Examples include a flashing alarm to wake up on time, a special phone for use with hearing aids or cochlear implant, Interpreters, information to be given to your workplace or teacher about your hearing loss or deafness (such as how to communicate well with you, technology that helps).
Is there anything stopping you from reaching your goals (barriers)? Examples include communication issues, skills you don’t yet have, or help that you might need.
What actions to do you need to take to achieve your goal? For example, asking for help or support, enrolling or applying for study, courses or jobs, learning to save money for a holiday, or looking at technology that may help you achieve your goals to ask your planner about.
Use the �aceon the
next page to help with PLANNING.
EDUCATION (EXAMPLE)Would you like to improve your skills or attend a course?
Short term goal Take a TAFE Photography Course.
Long term goal Teach a photography class/run my own photography business.
Supports I need In-situ real time captions, an interpreter in class.
Barriers Communication issues, accessing group work out of TAFE.
Achieve How Apply for courses, prepare well, commit to study.
Use this example to help you fill out the
rest of the form.
EDUCATIONWould you like to improve your skills or attend a course?
Short term goal
Long term goal
Supports I need
Barriers
Achieve How
EMPLOYMENT Would you like to get a job, volunteer or change your work hours?
Short term goal
Long term goal
Supports I need
Barriers
Achieve How
INDEPENDENCE For example, would you like to do things on your own or with less assistance?
Short term goal
Long term goal
Supports I need
Barriers
Achieve How
HEALTH AND WELLBEING For example, would you like to be more active or take up a sport?
Short term goal
Long term goal
Supports I need
Barriers
Achieve How
LIVING ARRANGEMENTSFor example, would you like to modify your home or live somewhere different?
Short term goal
Long term goal
Supports I need
Barriers
Achieve How
SOCIAL PARTICIPATION For example, would you like to join a club or attend events?
Short term goal
Long term goal
Supports I need
Barriers
Achieve How
FURTHER INFORMATIONWhat support do you need to do everyday activities? Examples of everyday activities inlude shopping and work.
How would you like your life to be in a few years? An example could be to have more money and be more financially more stable, or to find a new job.
What is your life like now? Are you happy or sad, comfortable, or worried about something?
WHERE DO YOU LIVE AND WHO DO YOU LIVE WITH?Who do you normally live with?
What type of house do you live in (e.g.: unit, apartment, house, granny flat?)
Is there something you would like to change about how you live now?
Who are the important people in your life? These might be people such as family, friends, neighbours, carers, or support workers
Are there people that support you in your everyday life? This might include support with work, study, travelling, cleaning.
FURTHER INFORMATIONWhat barriers do you face in the community? An example is communication - “I can’t hear if people don’t look at me,” or “I use Auslan and need an Interpreter.”
How can the NDIS help you? For example, “I want to access more support,” or “I need assistive Technology.”
MY LIVING ARRANGEMENTSThe people I live with are:
The type of house I live in is:
I would like to change:
The important people in my life are: 1 . 5.
2 . 6.
3 . 7.
4 . 8.
SERVICESWhat services do you currently use? Some of the services you use may be provided by the AccessPlus WA Deaf , your local council, church group, community group, disability service provider, or school.
My services are:
EQUIPMENTWhat equipment or technology do you use? How often do you use it? Do you need any equipment, or would your life be better with some equipment or technology? Examples inlude a hearing aid, visual alarms or doorbell, shake awake, or communication software.
Equipment I need:
SUPPORTS The supports you have at the moment may be formal or informal. Formal support is support you get from places like community or disability services, school or university, sporting organisations, hospitals, doctors and other health care professionals.
My formal supports are:
Informal support is support that you get from your family or friends.
My informal supports are:
CREATING YOUR Plan
to create your plan with you.
They will also ask if you need help to find and contact services to support you. This kind of support is called “Support Coordination”.
Your Planner will also talk to you about funding (the money you will receive through your NDIS plan).
You need to think about who will manage your funding.
The NDIS planner will talk to you about how the funded supports in your plan will be managed; there are three options:
1. NDIA-Managed
2. Self Managed
3. Plan Manager
NDIA-Managed Self-Managed Plan-ManagedFeatureNo cost to you
Freedom to choose from registered providers
Freedom to choose from unregistered providers
All claims made, and bills paid for you
Paperwork kept and organised for you
Help you track your spending
The NDIS planner will use all the information you have given them
WITH YOURPLANNER
Your planner will send your approved plan
to you. This will detail the different supports and funding you will receive.
If you receive your plan and are concerned that you do not have enough supports or are unhappy with your plan, you can appeal to NDIA and have the plan reviewed.
If you need help or support with this, Access Plus WA Deaf can help, email: [email protected]
Once you have your plan, you can access the supports immediately.
If you need help to do this, you may get support from your planner or a Support Coordinator.
Support Coordination is a funded support, and is a role provided by a Support Coordinator. This is who can help you to find, get and manage the supports in your Plan. Access Plus WA Deaf can help you with Support Coordination.
Your plan will be reviewed each year (every 12 months).
If you are not happy with your Plan you can contact:
1) Your planner 2) The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) 3) Your Access Plus Client
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