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The Participant Safeguarding Co-design Working Group meeting 10 held on 18 November 2025.

Key Themes and Insights Current issues Key themes: Scheme Reform and introduction of new planning framework. From 1 Jan 2025, impairment notices are being provided to all new participants. The NDIA is inviting an expression of interest from DRCOs to attend smaller group discussions to understand how diagnosis is being mapped and translated into impairment categories outlined in the NDIS Act. Support needs assessment tool procurement was opened earlier in February. The NDIA is preparing for the Agency's transition to the new planning framework from late 2025. Transition will occur over a 5-year period. Key Insights: Members were interested in...

Quote from attendee: The experience needs to be fair and supportive. Some people are helpful, but others are not. We need consistency- and trust and transparency are key. What we talked about Topic 1: Blue-sky thinking around Support Needs Assessments (SNA) The group stepped back from current processes to explore fresh, creative ideas for the experience of a Support Needs Assessment. In breakout rooms, parent and carers chose their own discussion topics using research materials as prompts. Facilitators supported only when needed, keeping the conversation parent and carer led. Topic 2: Exploring the plan handover phase – meeting and discussing...

The National Disability Insurance Agency will review the design standards of Specialist Disability Accommodation SDA so that thousands of Australians with disability continue to access the safest, and highest-quality homes possible.

This is a summary of the Participant Reference Group’s (PRG) meeting. The Participant Reference Group (PRG) makes sure the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) hears and understands the participant voice. The PRG has 23 members from participant and carer organisations across Australia.

This is a summary of the Participant Reference Group’s (PRG) meeting. The Participant Reference Group (PRG) makes sure the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) hears and understands the participant voice. The PRG has 23 members from participant and carer organisations across Australia.

This is a summary of the Participant Reference Group’s (PRG) meeting. The PRG consists of 22 participant and carer representatives across Australia. The PRG is a key platform to make sure the participant voice is heard and understood by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA). Feedback from meetings is used to inform strategy, policy development, system and service delivery development and review, to support continuous improvement.

Key Themes and Insights Agenda item 1: DRCO 2024 workplan discussion Key Themes: DRCO 2024 workplan; DRCO Forum working group updates. Key Insights: The Membership working group developed and shared a process for DRCOs to raise issues for consideration at the Forum. The Accessible Communications working group is working with the NDIA on a pilot project for developing accessible communications for people with intellectual disability. The pilot will provide a model for the Agency to develop accessible communications for other disability communities. The Employment working group has held its first meeting. It identified focus areas of: customised employment work experience...