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The Biggest Challenges for Self-Management (and How Ability8 Can Help)

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) ran a survey asking for feedback on self-managing. They used the findings to create a new NDIS Self-Management Policy. This policy aims to help more people with a disability to self-manage.


Let's take a look at what they found out.

The main challenges


Many people gave feedback, including those who self-manage and those without experience in this area.

Participants said their biggest challenges with self-management included:

  • budget tracking

  • processing payments

  • finding support

  • knowing their rights and responsibilities

  • keeping records