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'Most appropriately funded or provided through the NDIS' - the difference between education provision and disability provision

Key Points It is sometimes hard to see the difference between an educational support which is most appropriately provided by an education system and a disability support that is most appropriately provided by the NDIS. The difference depends on the needs of the particular applicant for support, what they hope to achieve, and what their level of "educational attainment" is. Applicants seeking funding for supports like literacy or numeracy programs should emphasise the importance those programs have for general life skills, independence and community access (as well as for the classroom). That may assist the NDIA to understand that a support is not just for "educational attainment" and it may make them more willing to fund it. Introduction The previous entry in this blog (available here - opens in new window) discussed the difficulties with defining what supports are the NDIS's responsibility, and what is 'most appropriately funded or provided throug