your local area coordinator and the ndis what is an lac?
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Fact Sheet 1
Your Local Area Coordinator and the NDIS
What is an LAC?
A Local Area Coordinator is called an
LAC for short.
Your LAC will help you with the NDIS.
Your LAC will help you
• understand the NDIS
• make your NDIS plan
• set up your plan when it is approved
Your LAC works for Vinnies, an
organisation that helps people.
Your LAC will listen to you
and support you.
Your Local Area Coordinator
Your LAC will phone you after you
get your letter from the NDIS.
Your LAC will set up a meeting with you.
You can choose what time to meet
with your LAC.
This meeting is called your
planning meeting.
Your LAC will contact you
You can have the meeting at
your home, at the LAC office, or
somewhere else.
You can have other people
at the meeting
• family member
• support person
• advocate
Read other fact sheets about LACs
Call us at Vinnies LAC 1800 794 934.
Go to our website www.lac.vinnies.org.au
Email us [email protected]
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