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 759KB)
Booklet 1 – Understanding the NDIS (DOCX 48KB)
Booklet 1 – Understanding the NDIS Easy Read (DOCX 51KB)
Booklet 1 – Understanding the NDIS Easy Read (PDF 6.4MB)
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 680KB)
Booklet 2 – Planning (DOCX 46KB)
Booklet 2 – Planning Easy Read (DOCX 62KB)
Booklet 2 – Planning Easy Read (PDF 7MB)
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 804KB)
Booklet 3 – Using your NDIS Plan (DOCX 70KB)
Booklet 3 – Using your NDIS Plan Easy Read (DOCX 59KB)
Booklet 3 – Using your NDIS Plan Easy Read (PDF 6.5MB)
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
- Factsheet: About the NDIS (PDF 90KB)
- Factsheet: About the NDIS (DOCX 30KB)
- Factsheet: Accessing the NDIS (PDF115KB)
- Factsheet: Accessing the NDIS (text only) (DOCX 215KB)
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 - Early Childhood Early Intervention - Help for your child (PDF 1.9MB)
- Early Childhood Early Intervention - How the NDIS can help your child (PDF 213KB)
- Early Childhood Early Intervention - How the NDIS can help your child (DOCX 203KB)
- 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)
- How the NDIS can help young children (DOCX 20.8KB)
- How the NDIS can help young children (PDF 944KB)
- Easy Read - Early Childhood Early Intervention - 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)
- Help for my child (PDF 1.47MB)
- Help for my child (DOCX 19KB)
- 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)
More NDIS information
For GPs and health professionals
For providers
- Working with the NDIS: your guide to being a registered NDIS provider (PDF 416KB)
- Working with the NDIS: your guide to being a registered NDIS provider (DOCX 200KB)
- Completing the access process for the NDIS - Tips for Communicating about Psychosocial Disability (PDF 330KB)
- Psychosocial Supports Design Project – Final Report (DOCX 604KB)
- Psychosocial Supports Design Project - Overview (DOCX 24KB)
