Supporting eligible people to get into the NDIS (and making it work once they’re in)

3 panellists present from 3 different perspectives on supporting eligible people to get into the NDIS (and making it work once they’re in)

Neil Turton-Lane (VMIAC) will speak about the diverse experiences of people with a diagnosis of BPD and/or complex trauma in their engagements with NDIS. He will talk about the barriers, challenges and opportunities that exist for people living with BPD with regards to their access, use and ongoing engagement with the NDIS.


Tania Nicholls (St Vincent’s Mental Health) will speak about the experience of clinical mental health services supporting consumers to access the NDIS; barriers and successes.

Tania Curlis (Tandem) will speak about the experiences of families within the NDIS. This will include ways the NDIS has improved the lives of individuals with mental health issues, what has been helpful in the Access process, and honest feedback about some of the barriers families have encountered in accessing and utilising this funding. She will provide some tips and tricks for accessing and making the most of individualised support. This will include practice advice for psychiatrists and clinicians submitting evidence to test NDIS eligibility.

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