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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
New prices for therapies, but is it enough?
Art and music therapies under the NDIS will continue, after an independent review by Dr Stephen Duckett. The review recognised the benefits of these therapies for participants and made 19 […]
Right Direction to fix gaps in NDIS planning
Evidence reveals that more than 60 per cent of NDIS participants receiving behaviour support services were not involved in developing their own plans. A newly-developed suite of resources called The […]
‘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 […]
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 […]
Disability workers face burnout crisis
Disability workers are in the midst of an acute workforce crisis, a new survey reveals. Almost 500 disability support workers took part in the survey, sharing concerns about pay, chronic […]
Concerns about new scheme to remove autism from NDIS
Changes ahead for NDIS with new program for some children with autism.
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 […]