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A new national survey by Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) has exposed the profound harm the NDIS eligibility reassessment process is causing families across the country. Nearly…
People with Disability Australia (PWDA) is seeking urgent clarification from the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) and the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) following alleged claims published…
Like most young adults, Ruth Faragher is navigating independence. The 29-year-old, who has Down syndrome, has lived in a share house, managed her money, gone on holidays with friends and…
Disability advocates and comedians Madeline Stewart and Alistair Baldwin are here to challenge tired narratives that define love, sex and disability as mutually exclusive. They pull back the curtain on…
DSC takes a closer look at the NDIA’s first evaluation summary of the NDIS reforms. From confusion over support lists to gaps in the rollout, the report offers a rare…
Occupational therapists (OTs) have been in the spotlight this month after the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) froze NDIS payments for these services at $193.99 per hour for the sixth year. The NDIA also cut…
The NDIS Support Lists are under review, with the Department of Social Services inviting feedback on what stays in and what stays out. Chris unpacks what’s in the lists, how…
ECIA VIC/TAS calls for urgent NDIS Pricing reform to sustain quality early childhood intervention services and therapy supports in schools for children and families
Zaiden Dyball’s parents had spent years searching for the right therapists. The five-year-old, who has a rare disability, had recently started taking assisted steps with the help of in-home therapy…
Costs must be reined in – and this can be done in a way that ensures disabled Australians can get the help they need. The scheme cost nearly $42 billion…
I write this opinion piece as a non-disabled person commenting on the context of disability and education. As such, I’m taking up space online and in readers’ minds — and…
With three children on National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) plans, parents Stacey and Mark Anderson are among many regional Australian families bracing for major disruption. From July 1, new NDIS…
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