Our experience and takeaways from working on breathtaking Gajirrawoong and Yawuru Country.

We're often asked what's the difference between a Social Worker and a Specialist Support Coordinator? Both professions provide critical support in the NDIS, but in very different ways.

Specialist Support Coordinators connect NDIS participants with their services, both inside and outside their NDIS plan, and people on behalf of the agency (the NDIA).

The panel wants to improve provider oversight and participant safety, so why is this the most controversial recomendation from the review?

What's the day in the life of a Specialist Support Coordinator (SSC) at Ark Support Coordination like? We asked Kathy, one of our stellar SSCs to let us know what she got up to in a day.

A decade since its inception, it is evident that the NDIS and supporting government services have yet to achieve their original objectives.

The term NDIS needs defining in itself, let alone the terminology scattered throughout a plan, provider websites and reports.

Psychosocial disabilities arise from mental health conditions, so why doesn’t the NDIS fund mental health care like psychology sessions?

The 2023-24 Federal Budget. What does it mean for NDIS participants? And what is a growth target?

Whilst acknowledging change and being optimistic for the future, we must also be careful not to convey an expectation of recovery.

The same way a ramp allows access to a physical space, trusted allies in supported decision-making have the potential to advocate whilst endorsing individual rights and fostering self-advocacy.

For remote areas with scarce resources, an NDIS demand-supply economy doesn’t best serve the participant and deliver on the scheme's fundamental principle of choice and control.

Data shows people in regional and remote Australia have higher rates of hospitalisation, injuries and death than people in major cities.