About this resource
Providers should actively tell people about independent advocacy. This Easy Read sheet explains what an advocate is, when one can help and how to find one through the Disability Gateway.
Purpose
An Easy Read sheet that explains what an advocate does, and how to find one.
Who it is for
Primary profession: NDIS providers and support coordinators. Also relevant for disability support workers, community services and case workers.
Client or participant group: People with disability and their supporters.
Practice setting: Registered NDIS providers, including supported independent living homes.
Suggested uses
- Giving to each participant at intake
- Going through at a house meeting
- When a person has a concern or complaint
Instructions for practitioners
- Add your organisation's name and details, and delete what does not apply.
- Show workers how and when to use it, and where completed copies are stored.
- Complete it at the time, in plain and respectful language.
- Check a sample regularly and add any improvements to your Continuous Improvement Register.
Accessibility considerations
Easy Read format with icons and short sentences. Test it with the people who will use it.
Scope and limitations
An editable template and practical record. It is not legal advice and does not by itself show that a provider meets the NDIS Practice Standards. Check it against the current Practice Standards, NDIS rules, your registration groups and your state or territory's laws, and adapt it to how your service really works.
Research basis
Registered NDIS providers are assessed against the Core Module of the NDIS Practice Standards. The quality indicators expect documented systems that are used in practice, not only written down. This document is organised around those indicators; using it does not by itself demonstrate compliance. Easy Read standards and disability rights frameworks support people's right to accessible information; test Easy Read materials with the people who will use them.
- Inclusion Europe. (2009). Information for all: European standards for making information easy to read and understand. https://www.inclusion-europe.eu/easy-to-read-standards-guidelines/
- National Disability Insurance Scheme (Provider Registration and Practice Standards) Rules 2018 (Cth). https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2018L00631/latest/text
- National Disability Insurance Scheme (Quality Indicators for NDIS Practice Standards) Guidelines 2018 (Cth). https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2018L00700/latest/text
- NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission. NDIS Practice Standards and Quality Indicators. https://www.ndiscommission.gov.au/rules-and-standards/ndis-practice-standards
- United Nations. (2006). Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/convention-rights-persons-disabilities
What is included
A 3-page printable A4 PDF, including a practitioner notes page with the research basis (version 1.0).
Originality
Original Practitioner Plus content: wording, activity structure, layout and icons were created for this resource. No third-party worksheets, illustrations or text were reproduced. Written for Practitioner Plus from the NDIS Practice Standards and NDIS rules listed in the research basis; no third-party template was used. It is not an NDIS Commission form.
