What is a Service Provider?

A service provider is an organisation or a person that delivers a service or a product to a participant in the NDIS.  There are service providers for nearly everything you want or desire in your life. For example, you can find service providers that will help...

Deciding how to manage you NDIA funding package means choosing how you would like the supports in you NDIA plan paid to a service provider.   There are (3) main ways of managing your NDIA funding.  You will decide which option is the best for you...

They say that those who fail to prepare, prepare to fail. So lets get NDIS Ready! Windgap is currently organising meetings with the person with disability, as well as their family, and friends and others who know them well. This is to discuss what their needs,...

So you get a call from the NDIA – What do you do? First thing is to identify the person on the phone. Beware of scammers! The easiest way is to ask them to spell the person with disability’s name, the address and the date of birth. They should have...

With the NDIS just around the corner, Windgap is getting NDIS ready. We have put together a Customer Care Team that are here to help families new or familiar get ready for the NDIS. The team has decades of experience and oversee the running of our services...

Recently I was asked at a community forum the following question. QUESTION: In the new world of NDIS do the National Standards for Disability Services still apply? RESPONSE:  Yes.  Around Australia, many people with disability receive a wide range of support services.  This might be to support them...

Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) is accommodation for NDIS participants who require specialist housing solutions to assist with the delivery of supports that cater for their significant disability and very high support needs. Many organisation and people are concerned that the housing under-supply is only one barrier...

We’ve been talking to people about the NDIS transition and one question we keep hearing is – ‘where do I start?!’ Well, there are five simple stages that a person with disability can start their journey with NDIS. Stage 1: What is NDIS? The NDIS is a new...