Trenbath says the disability employment provider seemed to only see her cerebral palsy, not her academic achievements and job skills. "They thought that because I was disabled that I was
Mr Fairbairn said he was also usually asked if he had "one of those blade things. People's perceptions seem to be that all lower-limb amputees must be sports people," he
Minister Reynolds said the proposal for personalised budgets was being released to provide further detail regarding the proposed new budgeting approach. This is part of an ongoing commitment to share
On Thursday, June 3, the NDIA released a technical paper on Personalised Budgets, the Agency’s new term for NDIS plans, which have a whole new planning process behind them. The
Senator Hughes, who established the Country Autism Network, told the Parliament she was a “huge believer” in the National Disability Insurance Scheme, but warned there was “a lot more work
Disability charities are stepping up to play a part in Australia’s vaccine rollout, opening hubs across the country to help people with disability and their support staff get vaccinated.
Millions of older Australians with disability who are not eligible for the National Disability Insurance Scheme are struggling to access vital assistive technology such as wheelchairs and ramps, prompting advocates
Australians know that spending money to support people with disability is not simply a cost, but an investment. An investment that we all benefit from. So next time you hear
The NDIS is designed to cut through the barriers faced by many with disabilities when moving through daily life, but instead, it seems to have created an even bigger and
There is fierce opposition to NDIS independent assessments coming not only from the disability community, but also legal groups, medical bodies, state governments and others, according to SBS News analysis
It was revealed that the results from the series of diagnostic tools used in independent assessments would allocate a ‘score’ to participants who would then be matched to some 400
Jeffrey Smart, who has Parkinson's disease, told a parliamentary committee investigating the National Disability Insurance Scheme his independent assessment was inaccurate, incomplete and irrelevant. He said the report would not
