NDIS SUPPORT & SERVICES

NDIS Navigator Service to support parents and carers

Our school is excited to be part of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Navigators Initiative. NDIS Navigators will be in all Victorian government specialist schools by 2025 to help you navigate and understand the NDIS and get the most out of the supports available for your child.

From the start of term 1, 2024, Lorenzo Cusinu and Anke Stevens will be the NDIS Navigators at Marnebek School.

The role will include:

  • Provide information and advice on the NDIS and available supports.

  • Support with accessing the NDIS.

  • Guidance on where to look for services and how to make the best selection for your child. 

  •  Support with ongoing management of NDIS plans and how to raise questions or concerns with the NDIS or NDIS funded organisations.

  •  Assist you to connect with a NDIS Local Area Coordination Partner (Latrobe Community Health Service) and/or Early Childhood Partner (Link Community Health Service) for advice and support.

If you would like to talk about how the NDIS Navigator service can support your family, please contact:

Lorenzo Cusinu and Anke Stevens

NDIS Navigator

Marnebek School

Phone: 03 5996 3858 | Option 2

Email: ndisnavigators@marnebek.vic.edu.au

If you would like to find out more information about the NDIS Navigators initiative refer to the Factsheets

FACEBOOK GROUP FOR MARNEBEK FAMILIES

We have a Facebook Group dedicated to connecting parents and carers navigating the NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme). Whether you're just starting out or have been on this journey for a while, our group is here to provide you with the support and resources you need.

We want to build a strong and supportive community where you can:

  • Connect with other Marnebek families and engage in meaningful discussions

  • Ask questions and seek advice from experienced members

  • Exchange valuable experiences, resources and insights

  • Stay updated on the latest events and information related to the NDIS

Click here to join: Marnebek Shool ~~ NDIS Family Support Group

For more information visit the NDIS Website

Navigating the NDIS

Applying to access the NDIS

What types of supports are funded?

The types of supports that the NDIS may fund for participants include:

  • daily personal activities

  • transport to enable participation in community, social, economic and daily life activities

  • workplace help to allow a participant to successfully get or keep employment in the open or supported labour market

  • therapeutic supports including behaviour support

  • help with household tasks to allow the participant to maintain their home environment

  • help to a participant by skilled personnel in aids or equipment assessment, set up and training

  • home modification design and construction

  • mobility equipment, and

  • vehicle modifications.

Find more information on types of funded supports

There are some kinds of supports that will not be funded or provided by the NDIS

The NDIS Act and the rules made under the NDIS Act also tell us which supports will not be funded by the NDIS.

The NDIS cannot fund a support that is:

  • the responsibility of another government system or community service

  • not related to a person’s disability

  • relates to day-to-day living costs that are not related to a participant's support needs, or

  • is likely to cause harm to the participant or pose a risk to others.

Find more information on types of funded supports.

Translations available for the NDIS’s new ways of working

The NDIS have translated a summary of information about their new ways of working into 17 languages, including Auslan.

You can view the translations on their website (opens in new window).

The translations are for participants, as well as carers and supporters from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds. The NDIS explains their new computer system and improvements to how they deliver the NDIS.

The languages are: Arabic, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, Auslan, Burmese, Chin Haka, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Dari, Dinka, Farsi, Hazaragi, Khmer, Korean, Nepali, S’gaw Karen, Somali, Swahili and Vietnamese.

Some translations are also offered as:

  • audio files for languages with lower reading skills

  • video translations in Auslan

Other resources include Easy Read and digital Braille factsheets, which are on the Booklets and factsheets page on their website (opens in new window).

You can order print resources by:

The NDIS also offers a free interpreter. Call the Translating and Interpreting Service on 131 450 and ask to speak to the NDIS.