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While it is recognised that family members of National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants provide invaluable support to their loved ones, exactly how the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) decides what is reasonable to expect from families can sometimes seem confusing.

Melissa is a My Plan Manager client, passionate podcaster and talented jewellery maker. She recently gave us an insight into how her National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) plan supports her small business journey as the owner of Love Creates Jewellery, and the advice she’d give to someone wanting to start their own business.

An understanding of culture, community and country is essential for providing National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) plan management that meets the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) peoples with disability.

Twelve years ago, while teaching a class of 30 young children - three of them with cognitive and physical disabilities - I became a statistic. I was a burned out teacher who left the profession within five years of training.

My initial reaction to learning of the Senate Select Committee on Autism’s recommendation that the Australian Government introduce a National Autism Strategy was not positive.

New research has found well-located, specialist housing with appropriate design, technology and support provision makes a positive contribution to the wellbeing, community integration and health of people with complex disability.