Talking Point: Too many roadblocks in life-changing disability scheme
Parents trying to access the National Disability Insurance Scheme are hitting a bureaucratic brick wall that’s leaving them at wits’ end and thousands of dollars out of pocket.
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Cutting Rego Costs For Drivers With Disabilities
The Andrews Labor Government is cutting the cost of registration for wheelchair users who have had their vehicles significantly modified to allow them to drive. Disabled drivers will now be able to apply for a 100% concession on their vehicle registration fee.
Joan Hume, warrior activist for disability rights
It was 1971 and Joan Hume was a carefree 23-year-old teacher of English and History at Lurnea High School. She finished supervising students swimming and accepted a lift with a colleague back to school. The car was in a road accident throwing her onto the metal window winder, which broke her neck. She was paralysed and quadriplegic. After rehabilitation at Royal North Shore spinal unit, she returned home early as her father, a doctor, could attend her medical needs. With the support of her family and friends she picked up the threads of her former life.
Vic concerns over lack of NDIS complaints
Victoria is not seeing enough complaints about the National Disability Insurance Scheme, according to a new report. The state Disability Services Commissioner (DSC) has tabled his 2017 annual report in Victorian Parliament with statistics and information about complaints and serious incidents that occur in disability services
Expert warns safety concerns for children with disability will affect NDIS
A leading disability expert has warned that the safety concerns of young people with disability will limit the potential for the National Disability Insurance Scheme to nurture strong support relationships with workers.
Improving mainstream education for children with a disability
What do you do if your child has a disability or learning difficulty and school is a constant struggle? The teacher says they are doing their best, the principal says no more can be done but you feel, strongly, that your child’s needs are not being properly met.
Disability advocates warn NDIS rollout could have ‘disastrous’ results
Advocates say pace of rollout is ‘unrealistic’ and planners are being forced to make life-changing decisions too quickly Evidence has continued to mount in recent weeks that the NDIS – seen by most in the sector as a positive and transformational reform – is struggling to cope with the extreme demands of rapid implementation.
Vic concerns over lack of NDIS Complaints
Victoria is not seeing enough complaints about the National Disability Insurance Scheme, according to a new report. The state Disability Services Commissioner (DSC) has tabled his 2017 annual report in Victorian Parliament with statistics and information about complaints and serious incidents that occur in disability services.
Autism Plus, DHHS failed to protect disability clients after alleged assaults: Ombudsman
A teenager who allegedly sexually assaulted a housemate several times in a disability group home posed a threat to residents for months because of authorities’ “shocking” failure to act, Victoria’s ombudsman has found.
NDIS early intervention scheme criticised for poor training and engagement
A federal parliamentary inquiry has heard repeated criticism of the early childhood, early intervention approach being rolled out as part of the NDIS. Allied health groups and disability service providers say NDIA staff are often poorly trained, and don’t always accept advice from health professionals.
Employing people with a disability – a talkback forum
Joining Jon Faine in the studio to chat and take listeners’ calls are: Alastair McEwin – Australian Disability Discrimination Commissioner Tess Karambela – Facilitator, Kick Start Your Dreams program, Melbourne City Mission. She is in the final semester of her Social Work degree at RMIT Matthew Wright – Branch Manager, Design and Inclusion, NDIA (National Disability Insurance Agency) where he leads the … Continued
Vic disability abuse probes strengthened
Victorian police and an independent commissioner will work more closely to investigate the abuse of disabled people after rape allegations were not reported to police.
NDIS failing to catch children with late-onset difficulties
The rollout of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in selected sites in 2016 signified a shift in cultural views about disability. Historical views were based on a medical model derived from deficit, dysfunction and impairment. Today, we ask that building capacity, inclusion and access be the way forward for people and young children living … Continued
‘It’s discrimination’: Disabled Tigers fan cries foul over ticket sales
Getting a ticket for a preliminary final can be exhausting, especially when tickets to the public are exhausted. But spare a thought for footy fans like Sam Jackson, a Tigers supporter who competed for one of the coveted seats from an extremely uneven playing field.
Disgusting hypocrisy by governments on the rights of persons with disability
The sheer hypocrisy of our government sometimes knows no bounds. On the one hand Australia lauds its signing of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability. On the other, it continues to flagrantly abuse those very same conventions through its administration of the provisions of the Migration Act to preclude ANYONE with a disability … Continued