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Thanks to the NDIS, blindness hasn’t stopped me from enjoying the Australian bush

Ria Andriani
The Guardian
Friday 9th April, 2021
During the pandemic, when the world shrank, many of us walked in the bush. For someone who can’t see, it isn’t necessarily something that I can do independently. But over
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Disability sector demands answers from Federal Government over “tampered” NDIS review

Cathy Van Extel
RN Breakfast
Wednesday 7th April, 2021
The disability sector is demanding answers from the Federal Government over the independence of a report used to justify controversial reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Documents released
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Critical mass

Christina Ryan
Disability Leadership Institute blog
Wednesday 24th March, 2021
Requesting workplace adjustments, flexible working arrangements, or modified equipment in the workplace is a tough gig. It is even more difficult for those who are the only disabled person on
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Pressure grows on Morrison government to halt new NDIS assessment plan

Luke Henriques-Gomes
The Guardian
Friday 2nd April, 2021
The strongest rebuke has come from the Victorian government, whose disability minister, Luke Donnellan, said on Thursday the so-called “robo-planning” proposal “attacks the very principles on which the NDIS was
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Secret documents show department inserted chapter into NDIS review

Rob Harris
SMH
Tuesday 6th April, 2021

Emails and draft copies of the 2019 report, written by former senior public servant David Tune, show National Disability Insurance Agency officials inserted an entire chapter into the review of…

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‘I’m proud of her’: The father behind a special cafe in Balaclava

Carolyn Webb
The Age
Thursday 1st April, 2021
Like many parents, Jonathan Wenig was concerned about his daughter’s career path after she left school last year. Tali, 20, who has autism, faced more than the usual challenges in
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‘Just a draft’ still means it was – or is – in the mix

Adam Schickerling
Pro Bono News
Monday 29th March, 2021
To be honest, there are many things about this situation that confound me. Not least the fact that exclusion by condition seems to be an additional assault on the core
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Secretive approach to reform threatens consensus on NDIS

Editorial
The Age
Sunday 28th March, 2021
The idea of a single national scheme to give the disabled more dignity and control has enjoyed bipartisan support for the past decade, but that consensus appears to be fraying
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No choice and no voice Mooted NDIS changes slammed

Mirage News
Friday 26th March, 2021
The Head of Policy at the ACT Council of Social Service, Craig Wallace, said “While we note that the Federal Minister has said this is one of a number of
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Stuart Robert hits back after disability advocates sound alarm over NDIS speculation

Evan Young
SBS
Saturday 27th March, 2021
NDIS Minister Stuart Robert has sought to downplay a report about leaked proposed changes to the scheme that sparked anger and distress from disability advocates. Mr Robert said he had
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Leaked plans to reform NDIS lead to crisis talks across disability sector

Mirage News
Friday 26th March, 2021
People with Disability Australia President Samantha Connor said reports about the confidential 300 page draft: “To discover that there are significant changes proposed that will disadvantage people with disability, along
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Advocates welcome Victoria’s first disabled parking permit overhaul in nearly 30 years

Bridget Rollason
ABC News
Saturday 27th March, 2021
People with permanent disabilities will no longer need to be reassessed by doctors every few years to renew their permit, instead they can qualify for one for life. Disability advocates
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