REFERENCE GROUPS
Above: Image of IAC Member Adjunct Associate Professor Jennifer Cullen AM in discussion at an IAC meeting.
The Independent Advisory Council (IAC) to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) established 4 Reference Groups to support its work and advice.
The IAC’s Reference Groups boast a diverse membership, with broad-ranging lived experience, skills, and knowledge.
Reference Group Members include participants, family members, experts, advocates, and researchers from across all Australian States and Territories, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and diverse cultural communities.
Children, Young People and Families Reference Group
Provides advice to support best practice for children, young people, their families and carers to maximise independence and inclusion in the community.
Equity and Inclusion Reference Group
Provides advice to promote diversity and the principles of inclusion, equal opportunity, fairness and transparency in the delivery of the NDIS.
Home and Living Reference Group
Provides advice to support best practice home and living supports and innovation models that help to build participant capacity, independence and inclusion.
Intellectual Disability Reference Group
Provides advice to support best practice in empowering people with intellectual disability to lead ordinary lives and be included in their community.
Learn more about the IAC’s Intellectual Disability Reference Group by watching the video below: