Starting out in the disability support system

It's a lot. Nobody hands you a map, and every office assumes you already know what the last one told you. This guide asks seven quick questions, then shows you where to start and who to ring. It knows how the system works. It doesn't know you, and it doesn't ask.

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Nothing you tick is saved with your name. There's no name to save.

In a hurry?

Phone numbers and linksEvery NASC by region, and other places that help.

Here's where to start

One thing first, then the rest. We've kept this to what fits what you ticked. Everything else is further down, in case one of them turns out to be yours.

Got a question at any point? The orange button in the corner opens the guide. Ask in your own words; it answers from the same notes as this page, and nothing you type is stored.

Also for you

Build a list to take with you

Tick what you think would help. You'll get a list sorted by who to talk to, with the rule for each one, ready to print or copy. No prices, because there's no official price list and your host or NASC decides. Items that fit what you ticked are marked.

Nothing you tick here is stored with your name. We count which items get chosen, that's all.

Everything we left out

These didn't match what you ticked, so we kept them out of the way. Open any that looks like yours.

Other places that help

Organisations outside the government system, free to contact. Checked on the date at the bottom of this page.

Families, autism, sport, transport, money, rights

Every NASC, with the phone number

The full list, by region

The words you'll hear

What the acronyms mean

Answers aren't kept. Starting again is a clean slate.