Disability Representative and Carers Organisation (DRCO) Attendees: A4 Autism Aspergers Advocacy Australia, Australian Autism Alliance, Australian Federation of Disability Organisations, Blind Citizens Australia, Carers Australia, Children and Young People with Disability Australia, Community Mental Health Australia, Deaf Australia, Deafness Forum Australia, Disability Advocacy Network Australia, Down Syndrome Australia, Every Australian Counts, Inclusion Australia, JFA Purple Orange, Mental Health Australia, National Ethnic Disability Alliance, National Mental Health Consumer and Carer Forum, People with Disability Australia, Physical Disability Australia, ReImagine Australia, Self Advocacy Resource Unit, Women with Disabilities Australia, Young People in Nursing Homes National Alliance
Independent Advisory Council (IAC) Attendees: Leah van Poppel, Dr Sharon Boyce, Dr Leighton Jay, Samantha Jenkinson, Sylvana Mahmic, James Manders, Sam Paior, Dr George Taleporos, Mark Tonga
Apologies: Deafblind Australia, Jennifer Cullen
Key outcomes
- The Agency is transitioning from the previously known Reform for Outcomes (RFO) to a reform program across 10 key initiatives.
- The NDIA is mapping the reform program to the experience of Scheme participants.
- The Agency is evaluating its past co-design activities to improve its co-design approach for the reform program.
What you can share
This summary can be shared with your organisation, members, and networks
Actions from this meeting
| Action | Details | Responsibility | Status |
| 1 | Circulate participant plan template | NDIA Secretariat | Completed. Examples of the new NDIS Plan and Plan Approval letter are available on the NDIS website: Your next plan | NDIS Improvements Please note Easy Read plans are not yet available but have been identified as a priority through co-design.. |
| 2 | NDIA to circulate updated Delivery Roadmap. | NDIA Secretariat | Completed |
| 3 | Develop closing the loop function to ensure DRCOs and IAC members are provided feedback on how their feedback has been actioned. Consult with DRCO Secretariat to develop. |
Co-design Branch | Completed A 'what we heard, what we did' template is being used across Working Groups. |
| 4 | Provide status update on the Individualised Living Options initiative and any evaluations undertaken of the initiative. | NDIA Secretariat | Open Email sent 14.11.24 to Jo Collins requesting update. |
