NDIS

Call to action!   Tell us what you really think of 'Law for Community Workers on the go' - help this resource grow and improve.     Part 2 of a two part series looking deeper into the specifics of the NDIS. In this episode you will find out about: pre planning planning meetings reasonable and necessary supports the best way to manage a plan support coordinators and coordinators of supports and how Legal Aid NSW can help Catch up with NDIS part 1 - accessing the NDIS Referrals and more information To find more information about how Legal Aid NSW can help with the NDIS: Watch our recorded webinar on the NDIS Providing evidence of your disability Disability Advocacy Finder NDIS website Call LawAccess NSW on 1300 888 529 Visit the Legal Aid NSW website to find a local civil law advice service. Make sure you listen to episode 10. NDIS. The basics and episode 3. NDIS. Your rights as a consumer To contact the CLE team with feedback or a topic suggestion please send us an email cle@legalaid.nsw.gov.au

Call to action!   Tell us what you really think of 'Law for Community Workers on the go' - help this resource grow and improve.   NDIS - the basics Do you work with people who are living with a disability, and who are either already participants in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), or would like to be? In this podcast we discuss: who can get assistance under the NDIS the type of support they can get how to challenge a decision of the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA), and how Legal Aid NSW can help  Referrals and more information To find more information about how Legal Aid NSW can help with the NDIS: call LawAccess NSW on 1300 888 529 visit the Legal Aid NSW website to find a local civil law advice service. Make sure you listen to episode 3. NDIS. Your rights as a consumer as well.

Call to action!   Tell us what you really think of 'Law for Community Workers on the go' - help this resource grow and improve.   Do you help people who have an injury, illness or disability that stops them from working? If they have ever worked in the past, they may have insurance through their superannuation which could be life-changing. In this podcast we discuss an area of law that a lot of people dont know about-but has the potential to help some of the most vulnerable people in the community. Listen to this podcast to learn: what total permanent disability (TPD) insurance is who can make a claim, and how you can help spot issues-and where to send people for legal help. Referrals and more information To find more information about total permanent disability (TPD) insurance: call LawAccess NSW on 1300 888 529 visit the Legal Aid NSW website to find a local civil law advice service  

Call to action!   Tell us what you really think of 'Law for Community Workers on the go' - help this resource grow and improve.   NOTE: an adendum has been added to this episode. From July 2017, NSW has fully transitioned onto the NDIS. For the first time, Australian Consumer Law now applies to the provision of goods and services under this scheme. In this podcast we discuss:  The basics of consumer law as it applies to the NDIS How to spot potential issues, and The appropriate referral channels.  Referrals and more information You can find more information about the NDIS: at ndis.gov.au at NSW Fair Trading