This toolkit presents the benefits of ratifying the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (OP-CRPD), answers questions on its content and application, and provides a simplified version of the provisions of the Optional Protocol.
The Charter aims to improve outcomes for parents and carers with disabilities who come into contact with Child Protection in Victoria. The Charter recognises that parents and carers have the right to a relationship with their children. Child Protection has a legal responsibility to promote your child’s best interests’ and safety, and throughout their involvement … Continued
The Disability Inclusion Profile and surrounding process is designed to helps schools and families identify the strengths, functional needs, and educational adjustments schools can make to assist students with disability and additional learning needs. The profile is part of a broader package to strengthen inclusive education across the school system including the expectation that schools must make reasonable adjustments to ensure that students with disability can access and participate in education on the same basis as students without disability, regardless of the availability of additional funding.
The Operational Guideline has information about how to make a claim after receiving an approved support and outlines all types of plan management (self-managed, using a registered plan manager or Agency-managed) and shows you: how to pay providers who claims for your supports what needs to be checked before a claim is made how to … Continued
Different types of home and living supports will suit different people. Specialist disability accommodation has been designed to meet the needs for people living with disability who have very high support needs. Most participants don’t need to live in specialist disability accommodation, and there may be other home and living supports that better suit your needs and preferences. The guidelines will clarify what options are available to you and how to get specialist disability accommodation into your budget if you are eligible.
The directions provides guidelines and standards for the use of physical restraint which must be complied with by disability service providers and registered NDIS providers as part of Victoria’s authorisation process.
If you’re 18 or older, you have the right to make decisions about your business with the NDIS. If you’re not able to make decisions, even with support, you will need representative decision-making. The person undertaking this role is called a nominee and they do this voluntarily. The guidelines provide consistency and transparency about how nominee decisions are made and explain the nominee roles and responsibilities. They also provide information about agency-initiated appointments
The guidelines for vehicle modifications and driving supports has recently been updated. It includes information on which modifications and supports are funded by the NDIS and the information and assessment required to receive them. Watch the video to learn more about the updated guidelines and templates.
This roadmap aims to address serious health inequities faced by people with intellectual disability. It outlines how we can create a health system where people with intellectual disability are valued, respected and have access to high quality, timely and comprehensive health care.
Operational Guidelines are based on the NDIS Legislation and Rules. They explain what is considered, and how decisions are made based on the legislation. The new guidelines are written in plain English to make it clearer and easier to understand NDIS processes in a more logical way. The new sets of guidelines include ‘How NDIS supports work’, ‘Supports you can access’ and ‘Your plan’.
This guide and the associated decision trees focus on the use of regulated restrictive practices (RRP) with children and young people aged under 18 years who are participants of the NDIS. The resources aim to: promote the rights of children and young people with a disability identify special considerations and relevant safeguards assist NDIS providers to … Continued
This guide explains what a restrictive practice is, assists in identifying each regulated restrictive practice and provides practice advice consistent with a positive behaviour support framework and contemporary evidence informed practice, with the intention to reduce and eliminate the use of restrictive practices.