Posted November 22, 2023
A diagnosis of autism is unlikely to be enough to guarantee future access to the National Disability Insurance Scheme as the government prepares to clarify that individualised packages were designed only for Australians with profound disabilities.
Posted November 22, 2023
This new resource created in partnership with CP-Achieve provides guidance around setting NDIS goals.
Posted November 22, 2023
Ahead of the release of the government’s review into the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), the topic taking centre stage is the diagnosis of autism. Over one third of people accessing the scheme list it as a primary disability. NDIS Minister Bill Shorten has flagged changes to NDIS access, shifting the emphasis from diagnosis to … Continued
Posted November 20, 2023
From March to May 2023, People with Disability Australia (PWDA) conducted a survey to hear directly from Australians with disability about their experiences with the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The responses were used to shape our submissions to the independent NDIS review.
Posted November 14, 2023
Autism rates in Australian children are among the highest in the world, leading a senior researcher to suggest the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) could be driving steeper than average growth in diagnoses. A paper by Australian National University scholar Maathu Ranjan, who is on study leave from her role as a senior actuary at … Continued
Posted November 13, 2023
When a mixed martial arts accident five years ago left New South Wales south coast man Kyle Montgomery with an acquired disability, there was one part of his life he was determined to maintain. “I have always loved talking about sex and exploring sex,” he said. But the 35-year-old said discovering his new-found sexuality as … Continued
Posted November 6, 2023
Last month single mother-of-two Stephanie Maass received a phone call out of the blue that left her shocked and worried for her young daughter’s future. The person on the other end of that call was a worker for the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) who said they wanted Ms Maass to prove her six-year-old daughter was “disabled … Continued
Posted November 3, 2023
The reviewers of the $42 billion National Disability Insurance Scheme are expected to urge Bill Shorten to implement more rigorous and tailored assessments of participants’ needs to cut spending growth and to improve the “complicated, bureaucratic and unfair” program. But Bruce Bonyhady and Lisa Paul stress that any shake-up to how participants’ overall budgets are … Continued
Posted November 3, 2023
The question of whether there should be an age limit to joining the National Disability Scheme (NDIS) has been debated since its inception a decade ago. It is being asked again as we wait for the NDIS Review to release its final report. The report is expected to explore eligibility, sustainability and how costs should … Continued
Posted October 30, 2023
Australians with terminal illnesses are being left in limbo as state governments and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) battle over who should fund their disability supports.
Posted October 30, 2023
People with disabilities are being forced to share homes or risk becoming homeless after a change to disability accommodation rules. Amy Tobin, a champion para-athlete, lives alone but worries she’ll be homeless within weeks after a backflip on her current housing arrangement.
Posted October 30, 2023
A backlog of thousands of National Disability Insurance Scheme tribunal appeals was almost entirely artificial, not based on proper legislative interpretation and driven instead by “external pressures” to rein in costs of the scheme, according to independent reviewers chosen to work through the stricken cases.
Posted October 25, 2023
A group of NDIS participants have rallied together to express their fear for an “unknown” 27,000 people the government plans to divert from the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), as a final review into the scheme is handed down this month.
Posted October 12, 2023
Closing date: November 27, 2023
Calling all disabled young people! Youth Disability Advocacy Service (YDAS) is looking for disabled young people, family and carers from across Australia to contribute to a survey. They want to hear about your experiences of making a complaint to NDIS service providers, including anything that may have stopped you from making a complaint. Your responses will … Continued
Posted October 11, 2023
The NDIS Review panel have received more than 3,800 submissions from participants, their families and those that support them. These are now being published on the NDIS Review website – submissions page. It is important to note only the submissions that indicated and agreed to make them public are being published.