New NDIS policy on supported decision-making

The NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme) has recently released a new policy on supported decision-making.

This is an important topic for the NDIS, as people with disability are often asked to make decisions when they apply for and access their NDIS funding. You might be asked to make decisions about your goals, or the kinds of services you want in your NDIS plan.

Learn about supported decision-making

If you would like to learn more about support decision-making, the Council for Intellectual Disability host a monthly peer mentoring group on Zoom to share information, stories and to connect with others.

They meet online on the first Wednesday of every month from 10am to 11am.

Together the group explores supported decision-making, their right to make

At Afford, we strongly believe that every person has the right to make their own decisions, and we are really pleased to see that the NDIS thinks this too.

The new NDIS policy has four main principles that will guide how the NDIS supports people with disability to make decisions:

1. All adults have an equal right to make decisions that affect their lives and to have those decisions respected.

2. There must be access to support for people who need help communicating and participating in decisions.

3. Decisions are directed by a person’s own will, preferences and rights.

4. Supported decision making must include appropriate and effective safeguards against violence, abuse, neglect or exploitation.

To find out more visit ndis.gov.au. You can also read more about supported decisionmaking in our blog at afford.com.au decisions, and they learn about how to get support of they need it.

If you are interested in joining, you can find out more here: cid.org.au/ event/peer-mentor-group-2023/