ResourcesNorthern Territory
Disability in the Bush
14 April 2020
Disability in the Bush has been created in partnership with Ninti One, with funding from the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIS) to address the significant information gap in remote Indigenous communities.
This project is connecting people in remote Aboriginal communities with the information and services they need.
The Disability in the Bush website has important NDIS information in Easy English, and delivers video stories from other community members with disability.
The Disability in the Bush app empowers Aboriginal people with disability and their families in remote communities to make their own decisions in order to participate in the community and live a good life.
You can visit the Disability in the Bush website at https://disabilityinthebush.com
Who to get help from for an NDIS Appeal
20 July 2017
An NDIS Appeal is the second step you can take if you are unhappy with a decision the NDIS has made, and have already tried step 1. Step 1 is to seek an 'internal review of a reviewable decision' from the NDIA.
If that didn't work, you can do an NDIS Appeal. 'NDIS Appeals' used to be called 'External Merit Reviews'. Here's a list of disability advocacy organisations from across Australia that can help you with an NDIS Appeal.
Contact list for making complaints
7 September 2015
This is a list of contacts for people around Australia that want to make a complaint about a service used through the NDIS.
Meeting highlights - COAG Disability Reform Council - April 2015
23 June 2015
The government ministers in charge of disability across Australia come together sometimes to talk about the NDIS. This is called the Disability Reform Council.
They met on 24th April 2015. After the meeting they let everyone know some of the things they talked about.
Website - Disability - NT Government
20 April 2015
You can find lots of information about the NDIS in NT at the NDIS NT page.
The Northern Territory government department with responsibility over disability services is the Office of Disability, which is in the Department of Health.