Local Area Coordinators (LACs) are your local, human connection to the NDIS. They work for NDIS partner organisations in the community and for most participants they're the main point of contact.

An LAC can help you:

• Understand and apply for the NDIS
• Prepare for planning meetings and understand your plan
• Connect with providers, community groups and mainstream services

LACs are free to work with and they also help people with disability who aren't NDIS participants connect with community supports.

Worth knowing: under the current NDIS reforms, a new "navigator" role is being introduced progressively, which will change how this local support is delivered over the next few years. For now, LACs remain the contact for most areas.

You can find your local NDIS office or partner through the NDIS website or by calling 1800 800 110.