Keep up to date with the latest news from the InFocus team as well as updates on the NDIS and disability.
Ask a Support Coordinator: Your NDIS Budget
Ask a Support Coordinator: Your NDIS Budget
07 March 2023

We sat down with InFocus Support Coordinator Greer, to understand how Support Coordinators help participants with their NDIS budget. Greer explains that it's her job to help participants to monitor their plan budgets and the effectiveness of their supports.

Developmental Delay and the NDIS
Developmental Delay and the NDIS
23 February 2023

If your child is under 6 and is diagnosed with developmental delay they may be eligible for the NDIS under the early intervention requirements. The term “developmental delay” is used by the NDIS and in early childhood education to describe when children have some delays in development for their age.

Meet Piper and Jessie!
Meet Piper and Jessie!
22 February 2023

Piper and Jessie were introduced by InFocus Support Coordinator Mini. They each had individual NDIS goals to live more independently. Mini thought that the girls would be a good match as they had similar backgrounds, are close in age and were both seeking independence and companionship. 

Supporting Barry to move back to NSW
Supporting Barry to move back to NSW
17 February 2023

NDIS Support Coordinator Derek has been working with Barry to support him to reach his goal of moving back to New South Wales. Barry is 47 years old and has Cerebral Palsy.

Ask a Support Coordinator: Changes to NDIS Plan Reviews
Ask a Support Coordinator: Changes to NDIS Plan Reviews
07 February 2023

In July 2022 the NDIA introduced some changes to the way that plan reviews work. With these changes in place, there is also some new language and terminology to help to prevent confusion especially about different kinds of “reviews”.

Ask a Support Coordinator: Meal preparation and delivery
Ask a Support Coordinator: Meal preparation and delivery
23 January 2023

If your disability means that you can’t independently shop, cook or clean up after preparing your meal or you have trouble planning your meals or following multi-step instructions you may be able to get NDIS support for meal preparation and/or delivery. 

A Spotlight on Restrictive Practice
A Spotlight on Restrictive Practice
09 January 2023

Sometimes people behave in ways that might cause them to hurt themselves, hurt other people or break things. These ways of behaving are commonly called “challenging behaviours”. 

A spotlight on Positive Behaviour Support
A spotlight on Positive Behaviour Support
19 December 2022

A positive behaviour support plan (PBSP) is an intervention for an individual with an intellectual or cognitive disability who is experiencing challenging behaviours or behaviours of concern.

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