Findings from an evaluation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) have been released by the National Institute of Labour Studies at Flinders University. Among the findings were that the […]
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NDIA chooses multinational to run contact centre services
In a contentious decision the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) has appointed UK-based Serco as its service delivery partner for contact centre services. In a statement, the NDIA said the […]
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Good response to shared labour pool
CareCareers has had a satisfying response to its expression of interest in a shared labour pool. Over 40 organisations, the majority from the disability sector, replied to the idea for […]
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ATSA eases process of choosing AT service provider
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is growing and changing the assistive technology (AT) market in Australia. NDIS participants now have greater choice and control over their AT purchases and […]
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NDIS providers facing pressure meeting demand
Uncertainty and low prices are driving the fact that demand is not keeping up with supply. Speaking generally about the performance of the provider sector at the NDS NSW Conference recently, […]
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Small business unprepared for new data privacy laws
The Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches NDB) Act 2017 that came into effect on February 22, 2018 means that most Australian businesses must comply with the new law. The NDB […]
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Victorian Gov. discounts rego fees for modified vehicles
The Victorian Government and VicRoads now provide registration discounts for all vehicles that have been modified to make them accessible for people with disabilities. The registration discounts apply to Victorian […]
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Report reveals NGO system in precarious position
Another concern to emerge from the ‘Mind the Gap’ report, (click here for previous story) found smaller non-government organisations describing services collapsing and merging as they waited to see how […]
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Interested in becoming an assistive technology provider?
NDIA releases first insights into the AT market identifying potential opportunities for the business sector. The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) has developed a series of Market Insights into the assistive […]
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New duty of care online platform
Community services group, Blue Bike Solutions, has released details of its upcoming cloud platform dutyof.care that it claimed will revolutionise the way organisations can make vulnerable people, such as those […]
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NDIA CEO looks to the future of the NDIS
NDIA CEO Rob De Luca outlines his strategy moving forward with the NDIS. Speaking at the National Disability Services CEO meeting in Sydney recently, De Luca admitted that the biggest challenge for […]
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More collaboration needed between disability providers
Providers must unite for a stronger voice to reach the NDIA about challenges being faced. Speaking to F2L at the NDIS Service Delivery Outcomes forum, Carer Solutions Australia, Founder and […]