The NDIS provides funding to assist you to achieve your desired goals & aspirations with complete choice and control
The NDIS can provide all people with disability with information and connections to services in their communities such as doctors, sporting clubs, support groups, activities, therapists, libraries and schools to assist them to achieve their plan goals.
The NDIS is being introduced progressively across all states and territories.
The NDIS provides support to eligible people with intellectual, physical, sensory, cognitive and psychosocial disability. Early intervention supports can also be provided for eligible people with disability or children with developmental delay.
The NDIS gives all Australians peace of mind if they, their child or loved one is born with or acquires a permanent and significant disability; they will get the support they need.
The NDIS is not a welfare system. The NDIS is designed to help people get the support they need so their skills and independence improve over time.
OC Connections is a registered NDIS provider. We provide a number of NDIS supports including support coordination, in-home support, shared independent living (SIL), daily personal support, recreational activities, pathways to employment, supported employment, learning and skill development.
To ensure you are ready for your NDIS planning meeting. Download and complete our free guide.
Get in touch with your Support Coordinator to organise a meeting
Download our Planning Review Guide
Together we can discuss your current plan, & highlight what is working well & what could be improved. If we need to adjust your goals we can also look at this.
Use our Planning Review Guide checklists to help gather any additional information or documents to prepare for your meeting.
Ready for your NDIS Plan Review Meeting!
At OC Connections, we are excited about the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and the opportunities it provides for people with disabilities.
Under the scheme, participants have greater choice and control over what services they have, what activities they can do, and who will provide these for them.
With almost 70 years’ experience in providing disability services, OC Connections is perfectly placed to be your NDIS provider of choice.
We have extensive knowledge in the areas of shared living, in-home support, supported employment and learning and skills development and support coordination. We are registered to provide NDIS services across all metropolitan regions of Melbourne.
For people starting their NDIS journey, our staff can work with you to make the transition to the new scheme as smooth as possible.
Information about the NDIS and how it works
Preparing and gathering information for your discussions with National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) representatives
Information on service providers and assistance with connecting you to those offering your selected services
Information about NDIS services offered by OC Connections.
Please note that from 1 July 2020 our prices for personal care and community and centre-based activities include the “Temporary Transformation Price” (TTP) which the NDIA views as a cost that providers can charge as they continue to transition to working under the NDIS.
On the price guide this is denoted by the suffix ‘TTP’ in the support item name and ‘T’ in the support item number.
NDIS Provider Support Catalogue 2020-21
Excel Format
PB Price Guide 2020-21
PDF Format
From 1 July 2020 the NDIS made a change to allow service providers such as OC Connections to claim or bill against a person’s plan for key activities conducted that did not involve direct face-to-face support with the individual participant.
OC Connections held off making those changes in 2020, however from 1 July 2021 we will be claiming or billing for non-face-to-face activities that are conducted to support a person’s face-to-face support. All activities that will be claimed by OC Connections will be allowable under NDIS guidelines. View the NDIS guidelines for more information or view the NDIS Price Guide above.
At OC Connections we encourage people to be involved in a wide range of activities based on their life goals and personal interests.
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Meaningful employment is important to us all! Inspiring work opportunities provide economic security, gives us a sense of identity and belonging and encourages social interactions
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A home is so much more than four walls. At OC Connections we understand that ‘home’ means somewhere safe, a place to truly be yourself, where your individual lifestyle choices are paramount.
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We will meet with you to discuss your goals and how we can work together to implement your NDIS plan.
Learn MoreAll NDIS related enquiries please complete the form below:
OC Connections have answered a range of frequently asked questions regarding the NDIS. Please select a category below or use the search feature.
The types of supports that the NDIS may fund for participants include:
Find more information on types of funded supports
Yes. We meet all quality requirements under the National Standards for Disability Services and Department of Human Services Standards.
To be eligible, you must be an Australian citizen, younger than 65 years old, need support because of your disability and live in an area where the NDIS has started.
Visit the Am I Eligible page on the NDIS site.
The NDIS can help pay support funding for individuals based on their needs, including daily personal activities, transport and mobility (such as wheelchairs), access to work and education, household tasks, home and vehicle modifications and therapeutic support.
The NDIS can help pay support funding for individuals based on their needs, including daily personal activities, transport and mobility (such as wheelchairs), access to work and education, household tasks, home and vehicle modifications and therapeutic support
If you appoint a plan manager they will look after the financial and administrative elements of the plan for you. The NDIA will pay your plan manager who will then pay your providers for you. You can choose to have NDIA manage your plan or you can choose to manage your Plan yourself. Talk to your planner at your planning meeting about what will be best for you.
Yes, you are able to bring a support person to your planning sessions.
This includes the Scheme being available in your area, your age, your residency status and the nature of your disability. You can find out more here: https://www.ndis.gov.au/applying-access-ndis
Yes. We meet all quality requirements under the National Standards for Disability Services and Department of Human Services Standards.
Your plan will identify the ‘reasonable and necessary’ supports you need and identify supports to help you achieve your goals.
You choose who will support you; your plan does not dictate this.
Video on NDIS Planning: https://youtu.be/rRe39j_s9Bg
To get ready for your planning meeting, think about your immediate support needs and your current and future goals.
Watch the video to find out more https://youtu.be/ys-jVwjuTHY
Your plan will be available on the NDIS myplace portal about 24 hours after it has been approved. You will also receive a printed copy of your plan either in person or in the mail in your preferred format or language. During your planning conversation you can request a copy of your plan printed in a variety of accessible formats, read more about Your plan in other formats.
myplace is a secure website portal on the Australian Government’s myGov website where you or a person you trust (a nominee or child representative) can access your NDIS information
Find more information and the step-by-step guide for using the myplace participant portal
If your personal circumstances change significantly and this affects the supports you need from the NDIS, you can request a plan review at any time by completing the change of circumstances form.
Find out more about change in circumstances.
You may need to provide assessments or reports from some of your service providers for your plan review meeting. This is to show how your supports and services are helping you achieve your goals.
These reports can also make recommendations for supports and services you might need in the future. Your ECEI Coordinator, LAC or the NDIA will discuss this with you.
In the lead up to your plan review think about:
You do not need to pick new goals at each plan review but your plan, supports and services should be helping you make progress, achieve new things and eventually, achieve your long-term goals.
Find out what to expect in your plan review meeting
Yes SLES provides funding for young people to access pathways to employment programs.
OC Connections provides a SLES program – Towards Employment
OC Connections provides a variety of activities through My Days
NDIS will pay for supports you may need on holidays. The cost of the holiday is not covered by NDIS
OC Connections acknowledges the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional owners of this nation. We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past, present and future.
OC Connections respects Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their contribution to our society.
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