Registration groups

NDIS registration group 0124: Communication and information equipment

Written by James, creator of Bluetail·Published 29 October 2026

Supplying communication aids and information technology equipment. Here's what group 0124 covers, who registers for it, the 16 support items funded under it, the groups it's often confused with, and the audit it needs.

What 0124 covers

Supplying communication and information equipment, including augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices, voice output devices, device interfaces, voice amplifiers and personal readers.

The NDIS Support Catalogue 2026-27 lists 16 support items under 0124, funded from Assistive Technology, Assistive Technology Maintenance, Repair and Rental, Consumables budgets. Leaving out the time-of-day, rate-level and claim-type variants, the supports are:

• Low Cost AT - Communication Or Cognitive Support
• AT Supplementary Charge - Communication and Information support
• Voice Amplifiers For Personal Use
• Communication and Information AT - Computer/Device Interfaces
• Communication AT - Simple Button or Keys with Voice Output
• Communication - Face to Face - Electronic
• Personal Reader - Speech and/or Visual Output
• Communication AT: Non-Electronic Devices Books or Tools for face to face
• AT Rental - Communication and Computer access
• Adaptive software for a communication or information access disability need
• Communication - Amplifiers
• Vision - Portable Audible Player for Read Content
• Communication or ICT AT - Complex need interface - Eye or EMG/neural Control
• Repairs and Maintenance - Communication Cognitive or ECU AT
• Programming/Customisation - For Electronic Equipment
• Delivery - Communication and Information AT

Who registers for 0124

AAC and communication technology suppliers.

Groups 0124 is often confused with

• 0128 Therapeutic supports covers the speech pathology that usually goes with setting up AAC.
• 0113 Vision equipment is the separate group for vision equipment such as magnifiers and braille devices.

Audit: verification or certification?

0124 is a verification group. If every group you register for is a verification group, you have the lighter verification audit, usually a desktop review against the Verification Module. Add any certification group and your whole registration becomes a certification audit. See verification vs certification audits and how the NDIS audit works.

Groups often registered alongside 0124

• 0128 Therapeutic supports (verification)
• 0113 Vision equipment (verification)

Only register for the groups you actually deliver: every extra group adds to what the auditor checks. Our guide to choosing your NDIS registration groups walks through it.

Documents you need for 0124

A verification audit focuses on four areas: human resource management, risk management, incident management and complaints management. You need policies and records covering those, along with your insurance, worker screening and any professional registrations.

The Bluetail registration pack has 82 editable documents pre-filled with your business details. See the documents you need for NDIS registration and the NDIS provider registration checklist.

Sources: the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission's table of registration groups and audit types, and the NDIA's NDIS Support Catalogue 2026-27. This page is general information to help you prepare for registration. It isn't legal or compliance advice and isn't affiliated with the NDIS Commission or the NDIA. Rules and catalogues change, so confirm your groups and audit type with the NDIS Commission when you apply.