There's no single tick-box list, but the NDIS publishes lists of conditions that are likely to meet the disability requirements.
Conditions that commonly qualify include:
- Intellectual disability assessed as moderate, severe or profound
- Autism assessed at Level 2 or Level 3 (requiring substantial or very substantial support)
- Cerebral palsy assessed as severe
- Spinal cord or brain injury resulting in paraplegia, quadriplegia, tetraplegia or hemiplegia
- Neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease
- Substantial vision or hearing impairment
- Amputation or loss of limbs
- Genetic conditions that consistently result in permanent and severe impairment
- Psychosocial disability arising from mental health conditions such as schizophrenia, where the impact is severe and ongoing
Two important things:
- Being on a list doesn't guarantee access and not being on a list doesn't rule you out. What matters is showing your disability is permanent and significantly affects your daily life.
- For conditions with variable impact (including psychosocial disability), the evidence about functional impact does the heavy lifting.
The full condition lists are on the NDIS website.