The disability sector is full of technical terms, abbreviations and acronyms. Our glossary will help familiarise you with some of the common concepts and what they mean.

Bayley House Supports
Terms
Definitions
Day Program Community and Lifeskills services and programs of support
Bayley House Online Community and Lifeskills services and programs of support delivered via zoom online
Community Engagement Community programs in which people with a disability are engaged with the wider community
Support Coordination NDIS Plan management services offered impartially by Bayley House.
Transport Door to door transport service via Bayley House Busses and cars
Accommodation Options SDA and Sill Support Services and activities
Short Term Accommodation (Respite) Bayley House Facilities for short stays
Community Leisure and Recreation After Hours weekdays, Weekends and Holiday Activities
Positive Behaviour Support Evidence-based framework for encouraging positive behaviour and managing behaviours of concern
Allied Health Services Professional services eg counselling, Physiotherapy
School Leavers Employment Supports (SLES) A part-time 2-year NDIS initiative for students leaving school designed to support school leavers to build skills for employment
General Terms
Activities Programs offered within Bayley House Day Programs and Community Leisure and Recreation
Access Requirements The specific needs of client to be able to access activities and locations
Goals Things a client wishes they could do or achieve in the future, with the help of the NDIS
Service Agreement A contract between the client and the service provider they have chosen to deliver the supports in their participant plan.
Plan A written agreement worked out with the client and the NDIS stating their goals and needs, and the reasonable and necessary supports the NDIS will fund for them.
Supports Things to help a person undertake daily life activities and enable them to participate in the community and reach their goals.
Arts Hub Bayley House location and services designed to support clients to achieve their creative goals
Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Scheme A discreet sunflower branded product that indicates the wearer has a hidden disability and may require support
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Terms
Definitions
Day Program Community and Lifeskills services and programs of support
Bayley House Online Community and Lifeskills services and programs of support delivered via zoom online
Community Engagement Community programs in which people with a disability are engaged with the wider community
Support Coordination NDIS Plan management services offered impartially by Bayley House.
Transport Door to door transport service via Bayley House Busses and cars
Accommodation Options SDA and Sill Support Services and activities
Short Term Accommodation (Respite) Bayley House Facilities for short stays
Community Leisure and Recreation After Hours weekdays, Weekends and Holiday Activities
Positive Behaviour Support Evidence-based framework for encouraging positive behaviour and managing behaviours of concern
Allied Health Services Professional services eg counselling, Physiotherapy
School Leavers Employment Supports (SLES) A part-time 2-year NDIS initiative for students leaving school designed to support school leavers to build skills for employment