The Morrison government has vowed to cut wait times and red tape for National Disability Insurance Scheme participants, after an independent review found people were confused and frustrated by delays
An independent review of the NDIS has found inordinately long waiting times, complex processes and a failure to grasp the needs of people with disability, the minister responsible for the
The problem with inspiration is its intangible quality. How to turn inspiration into habits and concrete change? Trading on inspiration also fails to appreciate wider obstacles and barriers preventing disabled
NDIS), which supports some of the nation's most vulnerable people, is plagued with serious delays and is frustratingly difficult to understand, according to a review.
Kristina Pahulu is looking forward to the new year as, after three years of battling to get assistance from the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), her son is finally receiving
As a blind person myself, I am all too familiar with such dehumanizing treatment. Often persons with disabilities (PWDs) are treated differently, simply because we look, act, move or communicate
In the end, Gaele Sobott felt she’d be better off at home than at the evacuation centre. Gaele, who lives with muscular dystrophy and uses a mobility scooter, was visiting
The disability royal commission will resume next month as it works towards delivering its first major report in October. The next public hearings will be in western Sydney, looking at
The NDIS is resulting in "frustration" and sometimes even "anger" for some of Australia’s most vulnerable people who are reliant on its services. That’s according to the findings of an
No one expected it would be easy to set up the National Disability Insurance Scheme, but it has been going for six years and it is still far too difficult
I have just ended almost four years working in the NDIS environment. Most of them were in the Local Area Coordination environment. I was fortunate to spend some time within
One of the major issues Associate Professor Davis has encountered with the NDIS planning process has been a lack of communication between practitioners and the scheme, which can result in
