However, the question of eligibility is the main concern. Listed below is the step-by-step analysis of how you should start your NDIS journey. Let’s have a look at them.

Step 1: Groundwork

Before starting the journey, it’s critically important to assess your eligibility. There are platforms where you can easily check your eligibility. Once you’re sure you can avail of the benefits, moving forward would make sense.

Step 2: Fill out the form and submit your request

Once you’re sure that you’re eligible for the NDIS scheme, you’ll have to fill out a form and submit your request. This is available on the NDIS website. The form will have information about yourself, your disability, where you live and who’s your guardian. It’s an extensive form and it is made to understand you and your requirements. After filling out the form, you’ll have to submit it either via email or post
or deposit it to the nearest NDIS office.

Step 3: Be prepared for your planning meeting

Once you’ve submitted your application, NDIS will review and accept your form. Once that happens, they’ll invite you to attend the planning meeting. This can be either in person via telephone or online. This meeting is conducted to know more about your and knows what is your current support and to see what can be done for the future. The meeting can be overwhelming that’s why you’re allowed to bring in
your family, friend or support coordinator.

Step 4: Ask for a plan manager

It’s a known fact that NDIS meetings are overwhelming and one might feel stressed out. You can always ask for a plan manager. A plan manager will help you optimise the funds, negotiate the rate and keep track of your funding to avoid any overspending and underspending. The plan manager will help with the following tasks:

• Keeping records of your bills and paying them on time
• Keeping track of your budget and spending
• Providing necessary advice on how to optimise the budget and funds
• Helping with a customised plan to maximise the budget on services
• Helping with negotiation on your behalf
• Helping you understand the NDIS’s languages

Step 5: Start your journey

After you’ve received your plan and chosen whether or not to hire the plan manager, you have started your NDIS journey. Despite getting the required funding, there will be questions and concerns regarding the terminology and other technicalities. It’s ideal to rely on certain online information to clarify those doubts.

• NDIS website – The website has all the needed information about your plan and how NDIS functions. For any questions regarding NDIS, it’s advised to visit the website.
• Plan Manager – If you’ve opted for a plan manager, ask them as many questions as you can ask. They are well aware of the plan and the scheme.
• Total Lifestyle Care – If the above two options have failed to answer your concern, then you can surely reach out to us. We’ll be happy to guide you.

NDIS has come into existence with a motive to provide all kinds of support to people with disability. It’s advised to opt for the scheme and make the most of it. The above steps will help you in starting your journey with the NDIS.

In today’s world, people are getting aware of mental health and are working towards addressing them. During the pandemic, the concerns about mental health escalated and it has paved its way into our daily conversation. However, during the conversation, there is still a space left to talk about self-care activities for people with disabilities.

Acknowledging that is the first step toward making life better. Once you’ve accepted that your life is not as same as others around you, here are some tips for self-care and making life better.

Stay Active

People who’re dealing with disability often shut themselves up. They never get indulge in any physical activity. By staying active, they ensure good overall well-being. So, as a part of self-care activity, it is recommended to stay active and participate in possible physical activities. It could be anything that you like.

Rearrange your house

Though this should be the first on your list, often people ignore this small change. If you’re living with a disability, you don’t want to make your day a challenge by having things beyond your reach. So, if you’ve not done it yet, now is the time to rearrange your house so that things are accessible and your routine life is smooth.

Make a note of what you’re doing

There are a lot of things one does that deserve applause and attention. However, we always ignore our small achievements when we are feeling down or low. To make sure that you survive the worst days easily, it is recommended to make a note of what you’re doing daily. This journal will always remind you of how great you’re and how grateful you’re for everything in life, small or big.

Spend some time meditating

Experts recommend mediation for everyone. It should be a part of self-care activities for people with disability. Mediation is not as easy as it may sound, but you have to spend some quality time with closed eyes and letting out all your negative thoughts from your mind. It’s a wholesome experience and it will keep you happy and elevated throughout the day.

Don’t exhaust yourself

There might be days when you’re being too hard on yourself to fit in with the people around you. Don’t be. You are not in a race that you’ve to finish first. Take things slow and do things at your own pace. Exhausting yourself will only lead to mental stress and physical pain. Avoid it as much as you can.

It’s never easy to live life with a disability. There are endless challenges and struggles one goes through daily. However, this doesn’t mean that one can ignore oneself. The aforementioned self-care activities for people with disability will keep their overall health in check and will prevent them from any future mental health issues.