This background paper examines access and planning processes in the NDIS for people living with intellectual disability. The paper:

• Addresses a range of issues facing people living with intellectual disability have with the current approaches.
• Provides a summary of some of the research that has been undertaken on this topic to further inform discussions about the problems that need to be addressed.
• Identifies some potential solutions that are worthy of consideration in the context of the current NDIS Review.

The paper covers access and planning processes together because many elements of the discussion are relevant to both.