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Non-NDIS

Disability Related Services

There are a number of disability-related services that do not utilise, or can be used in conjunction with your NDIS plan. These include:

Disability Support Pension

Disability Support Pension is a payment for people with a permanent physical, intellectual or psychiatric condition that stops you working.

Carers Payment

Carer Payment provides income support to people who, because of the demands of their caring role, are unable to support themselves through substantial paid employment.  Carer Payment is income and assets tested and paid at the same rate as other social security pensions.

Carers Allowance

Carer Allowance is a fortnightly supplement if you give additional daily care to someone who has a disability, serious illness, or is frail aged.

The Chronic Disease Management Plan

The Chronic Disease Management Plan (CDM) (previously known as the Enhanced Primary Care Plan) provides 5 services per calendar year with an eligible General Practitioner referral. These MEdicare rebates for allied health services are for people with a chronic condition and can be used for:

  • Speech Pathology

  • Occupational Therapy

  • Psychology as well as

  • A range of allied health services

Better Access Mental Health Care Initiative

Better Access Mental Health Care Initiative is assistance avilable to patients with an accessed mental disorder taht provides Medicare rebates under  a General Practitioner Treatment Plan, Psychiatrist or Pediatrician. It provides up to 10 individual mental health services and up to 10 group allied mental health services per calendar year.

Helping Children With Autism (HCWA) - The Autism Initiative

The Autism Iniitiatve is a funded scheme  allolcated by the federal government for children to access early intervention services for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Pervasive Development Disorder (PDD). It provides rebated sessions that are available once only,  and once used cannot be claimed again. To gain access to the scheme one will have to receive a referal by a consultant paediatritian or psychiatrist for allide hleaht services through a Medicare Rebate.

  • Diagnostic Assessment: up to 4 diagnostic assessment services for children under 13 years of age to assist the referring practitioner with diagnosis to contirbue to the child's treatment and management plan. This can be used with a psychologist, speech therapy, occupational therapist, audiologist, optometrist, orthoptist or physiotherapist

  • Treatment: up to 20 treatment services fro a child under 15 years to provide a treatment and management plan is in place before their 13th birthday. This includes sessions with a psychologist, speech pathologist, occupational therapist, audiologist, optometrist, orthoptist ro physiotherapist

The Companion Card

The National Companion Card Scheme brings together State and Territory Companion Card programs that enable eligible people with lifelong disability to participate at venues and activities without incurring the cost of a second ticket for their companion. The cardholder presents their card at participating affiliate organisations to purchase a ticket or pay an entry fee and receive a ticket for their companion at no extra charge.

Inclusion & Professional Support Program

The Inclusion & Professional Support Program provides professional development and inclusion support to Australian Government appropriate child care services to include hildren with appropriate childcare providers. Inclusion support helps child care services with additional childcare needs from CALD background, children with a disability and indigenous children.

Mobility Allowance

Mobility Allowance is a payment to help with travel costs for work, study or looking for work if you have a disability, illness or injury that means you can’t use public transport.

Job Access

JobAccess is the national hub for workplace and employment information for people with disability, employers and service providers.

Work Assist

Work Assist can help you stay in work if you risk losing your job through illness, injury or disability.  It can help to:

  • Redesign your job so you can keep working

  • Change your workplace so you can continue to work

  • Get specialised equipment to help you do your job.

Disability Employment Service (DES)

DES are services that can help you find and keep a job if you have a disability, illness or injury. They can help you with:

  • Get ready to work

  • Train in specific job skills

  • Write your resumé

  • Train in interview skills

  • look for jobs that suit you

  • On-the-job training

  • Speaking to your boss and co-workers

  • Ongoing support in your job

  • Modifying your workplace

  • Auslan at work.

The Youth Disability Supplement

The Youth Disability Supplement is an extra payment if you’re a young person with disability and on an income support payment.

Community Development Program

The Community Development Program (CDP) is our remote employment and community development service. CDP supports job seekers in remote Australia to build skills, address barriers and contribute to their communities through a range of flexible activities. It is designed around the unique social and labour market conditions in remote Australia and is part of the Australian Government’s agenda for increasing employment and breaking the cycle of welfare dependency.

AccessHub

Access Hub proides range of accessible services for people who are deaf, hard of hearing and/or have a speech impairment.

Disabled Australian Apprentice Wage Support 

Program

Disabled Australian Apprentice Wage Support Program is a payment that assists employers of eligible Australian Apprentices with disabilities. Disabled Australian Apprentice Wage Support payments are made to employers who:

  • Employ an eligible Australian apprentice with a disability who finds it difficult to get an approved apprenticeship because of his or her disability

  • Currently employ an Australian apprentice who has acquired a disability during his or her apprenticeship and needs help as a result.

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Tutorial, interpreter, and mentor services are available to Australian apprentices who have been assessed as eligible for Disabled Australian Apprentice Wage Support and need extra help with their off-the-job training.

Apprentice Program

Employment Assistance Fund

The EAF gives financial help to eligible people with disability and mental health conditions and employers to buy work related modifications, equipment, Auslan services and workplace assistance and support services. The EAF is available to eligible people with disability who are about to start a job, are self-employed or who are currently working. It is also available to people with disability who need Auslan assistance or special work equipment to look for and prepare for a job. The EAF could help to buy work related modifications and services like:

  • The cost of making adjustments to your physical workplace

  • Modifications to work vehicles

  • Special equipment for the workplace*

  • Information and communication devices*

  • Auslan interpreting services

  • Specialist services for employees with specific learning disorders and mental health conditions

  • Disability awareness training for the workplace (including deafness awareness)

  • Mental health awareness and first aid training.

Child Disability Assistance Payment

The Child Disability Assistance Payment is an  automatic yearly payment if you get Carer Allowance for 1 July and looking after a child with a disability or serious illness.

Master Locksmiths Access Key (MLAK)

The Master Locksmiths Access Key (MLAK) system allows people with a disability access to dedicated public facilities, including facilities in National Parks and many Council municipalities, elevators at railway stations, t5hroughoutaustralia People with a disability are able to purchase an MLAK key which will open all toilets, playground equipment and other facilities fitted with a lock that uses the special MLAK cylinder.

Liberty Swing

The Liberty Swing is a swing for children and adults in wheelchairs. The Australian-made product has been installed in parks, playgrounds, schools and healthcare facilities around the world.

National Public Toilet Map

The Toilet Map provides information on over 19,000 publicly available toilets across Australia, including accessibility, opening hours and facilities, such as showers & baby change.

Telstra Disability Equipment Program

Telstra's Disability Equipment Program is for customers who are deaf or blind or having a hearing, speech, vision, mobility or dexterity impairment that provides a range of products to help people who have difficulty accessing standard telephone services:

  • Telephone & accessories such as a standard rental phone, big button ,multi purpose phone, or cordless phone

  • Extensiomn ringer

  • Cochlear Implant Telephone Adaptor

  • Visual signal alert

  • Teletypewriters (TTYs)

  • Uniphone

  • Braille & Large Visual Displaty TTYs

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To Apply  it is necessary to follow these steps:

  1. Call Disability Hotline 1800 068 424

  2. Appplication Form

  3. Have your application signed and authorised by an appropriate qualified prefessional such as General Practitioner, Autiologist, Audiometrist, Speech therapist, Occupational Therapist, Opthalmologist & Optometrist

  4. Return Completee Application to Telstra

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