A new national survey of 1535 families and young people has found nearly 80% believe the government’s Thriving Kids rollout window leaves too little time to prepare, putting vital supports […]
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New video campaign promotes NDIS Code of Conduct
New educational videos from the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission aim to help NDIS providers better understand their obligations under the NDIS Code of Conduct. The NDIS Code of Conduct upholds the rights of NDIS participants to access safe […]
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‘Cautiously optimistic’: PWDA reacts to I-CAN needs assessment
People with Disability Australia (PWDA) has welcomed the announcement of a new support needs assessment tool for the NDIS. The NDIA announced last week it had procured a license for […]
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Student-led project leads to online database of NDIS appeals
University of Queensland Law School students working through the university’s Pro Bono Centre have created an online database of NDIS appeals. The NDIS Appeals Database is now available for lawyers appealing decisions for people who […]
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Minister outlines pillars of NDIS’ future
NDIS Minister Jenny McAllister told this year’s National Disability Summit in Melbourne that the NDIS is at an “important moment” in its second decade of existence. After recounting the Labor […]
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Tax breaks for live-in carers to drive NDIS savings
Using ILAs such as host and homeshare could save the government $260 million over five years if 500 more people each year chose to live in an ILA, rather than […]
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‘Market failure’: new data shows OTs on the brink from NDIS cuts
The peak body for occupational therapists (OTs) says NDIS price freezes have left hundreds of occupational therapy businesses on the brink of financial ruin, risking the care of thousands of […]
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NDIA claims ‘sustained achievement’ in NDIS
There has been “sustained achievement” in several areas across the NDIS, according to the scheme’s latest quarterly report. The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) says there have been increases in […]
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Concerns about new scheme to remove autism from NDIS
Changes ahead for NDIS with new program for some children with autism.
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Measuring what matters for Australians with disability
A new Disability Wellbeing Index promises to better measure outcomes for people with disability – thanks in part to its co-design process. The Disability Wellbeing Index (DWI) was launched this […]
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Calls for accountability after NDIA appears to target person with disability
A group of Disability Representative Organisations (DROs) have written to the Acting CEO of the National Disability Insurance Agency to demand accountability, after news reports that the agency removed a […]
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Grattan reports on the NDIS
It seems not a week goes by that we aren’t peppered with headlines reminding us of just how expensive the NDIS is for the nation. The latest reminder arrived last […]