A small number of these factsheets and publications are available in printed form, visit your local office or call 1800 800 110 for information.
For a word list of common terms and acronyms, go to the Glossary.
Participant booklets
Three participant booklets are available to support people with disability and participants throughout their NDIS journey. The booklets are a practical tool to help people with disability, participants, their families, carers and the wider community to learn more about the NDIS, prepare for a planning meeting and to implement their plan.
The booklets are intended for use throughout a person’s NDIS journey and can be used to record key information, write questions and collect thoughts.
Booklet 1 – Understanding the NDIS
Booklet 1 covers:
- Learning about the NDIS
- Deciding whether to apply for the NDIS
- Accessing the NDIS
Downloads:
Booklet 1 – Understanding the NDIS (PDF 769KB)
Booklet 1 – Understanding the NDIS (DOCX 56KB)
Booklet 1 – Understanding the NDIS Easy Read (DOCX 158KB)
Booklet 1 – Understanding the NDIS Easy Read (PDF 7.2MB)
Booklet 2 – Planning
Booklet 2 covers:
- Understanding your current supports
- Creating an NDIS plan to achieve your goals
- Receiving an approved NDIS plan
Downloads:
Booklet 2 – Planning (PDF 715KB)
Booklet 2 – Planning (DOCX 53KB)
Booklet 2 – Planning Easy Read (DOCX 90KB)
Booklet 2 – Planning Easy Read (PDF 8.3MB)
Booklet 3 – Using your NDIS Plan
Booklet 3 covers:
- Understanding what’s in your plan
- Learning how to use your plan
- Choosing and managing supports and services
- Reviewing your plan and progress
Downloads:
Booklet 3 – Using your NDIS Plan (PDF 793KB)
Booklet 3 – Using your NDIS Plan (DOCX 73KB)
Booklet 3 – Using your NDIS Plan Easy Read (DOCX 86KB)
Booklet 3 – Using your NDIS Plan Easy Read (PDF 7.4MB)
Fact Sheet: Support Budgets Easy Read (PDF 564KB)
Fact Sheet: How to make a service agreement Easy Read (PDF 484KB)
Versions of the booklets in languages other than English are available. To request a Braille copy of these booklets, please contact the NDIA on 1800 800 110.
Factsheets and checklists for participants
About the NDIS
Children younger than seven
Developing your plan
- Factsheet: Developing your NDIS plan (PDF 498KB)
- Factsheet: Developing your NDIS plan (text only) (DOCX 498KB)
- Checklist: Getting ready for your planning conversation (PDF 679KB)
- Checklist: Getting ready for your planning conversation (DOCX 204KB)
Starting your plan
- Factsheet: Starting your plan (DOCX 201KB)
- Factsheet: Starting your plan (PDF 11KB)
- Checklist: Starting my plan with a Support Coordinator (DOCX 202KB)
- Checklist: Starting my plan with a Support Coordinator (PDF 158KB)
- Checklist: Starting my plan with a Local Area Coordinator (DOCX 204KB)
- Checklist: Starting my plan with a Local Area Coordinator (PDF 160KB)
For families and carers
- Easy Read - Help for your child (PDF 1.9MB)
- Factsheet: Supporting families and carers (PDF 180KB)
- Factsheet: Supporting families and carers (DOCX 196KB)
Specific supports and services
- Assistance Animals Guidance (DOCX 1.7MB)
- Assistance Animals Guidance (PDF 504 KB)
- Factsheet: Psychosocial disability, recovery and the NDIS (PDF 740KB)
- Factsheet: Psychosocial disability, recovery and the NDIS (DOCX 1MB)
Employment options
- Let's talk about work booklet (PDF 1.6MB)
- Let's talk about work booklet (DOCX 46KB)
- Let's talk about work booklet Easy Read (PDF 8.4MB)
- Let's talk about work booklet Easy Read (DOCX 60KB)
For more information, see the thinking about work page.
Easy Read factsheets for participants
Introduction to the NDIS
- About the NDIS (PDF 2.3MB)
- About the NDIS (DOCX 17KB)
- Joining the NDIS (PDF 3.3MB)
- Joining the NDIS (DOC 60KB)
- Supporting families and carers (PDF 313KB)
- Supporting families and carers (DOCX 45KB)
- Easy Read - Help for your child (PDF 1.9MB)
Getting ready to do your first NDIS plan
- How to join the NDIS (PDF 1.87MB)
- How to join the NDIS (DOCX 21KB)
- How to get ready to make my first NDIS plan (PDF 2.4MB)
- How to get ready to make my first NDIS plan (DOCX 20KB)
- How to do my first NDIS plan (PDF 1.7MB)
- How to do my first NDIS plan (DOCX 19KB)
Starting your NDIS plan
- How to start my NDIS plan (PDF 1.4MB)
- How to start my NDIS plan (DOCX 20KB)
- How to start my NDIS plan with a Local Area Coordinator (PDF 1.5MB)
- How to start my NDIS plan with a Local Area Coordinator (DOCX 20KB)
- How to start my NDIS plan with a Support Coordinator (PDF 1.2MB)
- How to start my NDIS plan with a Support Coordinator (DOCX 20KB)
