strongly reflected in your responses. This feedback will support the Advisory Group in its advice on the design of a National Disability Insurance Scheme, so that individualised planning and assessment of support needs is developed appropriately and affectively. I look forward to reading more comments and feedback in the next few days and I encourage people to continue to express what they believe would be the key features of successful planning. les Comment 26.2 15 Nov 2012, 10:32 PM Hi Jeff. Whilst a team approach is crucial its important that the size of a team does not get out of hand. Too many team members can be detrimental to effective decision making. I prefer the term 'support group' rather than team as its name implies just that. 'Support'. A support group should be a collaborative group of no more than four people, including the person with a disability and his or her advocate. This is quite adequate for starters. If additional information, advice or support is needed the support group could collectively call in additional persons for this purpose. more... Lara30F Comment 27 31 Oct 2012, 12:02 PM I believe that this funding CAN genuinely change how people with disabilities are supported BUT a huge part of it will depend on how well Service Providers/facilitators understand the new flexible/person centered approach. It's a massive change in everyone's thinking and us, service users, really fear that it will be a new model/name for basically the same old thinking - ie that