Disability – Children and Adults NASC Services
NASC agencies work with children and adults (entering the service under the age of 65) with permanent disabilities to help identify their needs and connect with disability support services.
About this service
Needs Assessment Services Co-ordination (NASC) agencies work with children and adults with disabilities to help identify their needs and to outline what disability support services are available. To be able eligible for this service a person must have an identified disability that meets eligibility criteria that was evidenced prior to turning 65. A disability is defined a reduction of independent functioning that is likely to last a minimum of six months.
There is a NASC in every region of New Zealand supporting children and adults with disabilities.
Definition
The MOH definition of a person with a disability is:
A person with a disability is someone who has been identified as having a physical, intellectual, or sensory disability (or a combination of these) which is likely to continue for a minimum of six months and result in a reduction of independent function to the extent that ongoing support is required.
Whaikaha – Ministry of Disabled People Contracted NASCs
Whaikaha – Ministry of Disabled People contracts with a number of organisations across Aotearoa to provide NASC services for people eligible for funding and their contracted services. Whaikaha funding is available for people who have disabilities that are likely to continue for six months or more resulting from:
- Intellectual Disability
- Physical Disabilities acquired under the age of 65
- Sensory Disabilities – hearing or visual impairment
- Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Whaikaha funded NASC services are provided in line with the Enabling Good Lives Principles.
Services can be provided to people of any age; however, in order to be eligible for Whaikaha services the disability must have been present prior to turning 65. After the age of 65 the person would be supported by Health of Older Person NASCs, funded by Te Whatu Ora, Health NZ.
Select your region:
Your Way | Kia Roha Otago
LifeLinks
Support Works
Focus
Enable New Zealand Needs Assessment & Service Coordination
2nd Floor, 585 Main Street – PO Box 4547 Palmerston North, 4442
Your Way | Kia Roha Whanganui
Your Way | Kia Roha Taranaki
NASC Hawkes Bay
Your Way | Kia Roha Tairāwhiti
Support Net Kupenga Hao Ite Ora
190 17th Ave Tauranga; 1166 Amohau St Rotorua; Whakatane Hospital Stewart St Whakatane
Disability Support Link
Capital Support
Your Way | Kia Roha Lower Hutt
Taikura Trust
Taikura Trust, Level 1, Building 1 570 Mt Wellington Highway, Mt Wellington, Auckland 1062