Melanie Stephens is caught up in Administrative Appeals Tribunal case after being denied funding for a device to help Ella communicate. “I am literally fighting for her voice, that the
It is nearing ten years since the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was legislated in the dying days of the Gillard government. Not only was there bipartisan support for the
It won’t surprise many readers that people live with multiple disabilities. But when a person requests funds for a support related to a disability not listed on the access request
Paperwork and bureaucracy should never stand in the way of people with disability accessing essential support. But cutting through this red tape is not only a structural barrier, but also
In theory, participants receive contact from an NDIA representative to check on their wellbeing, to discuss whether there have been any changes to their support needs or goals, and to
Among the witnesses was a Warumungu woman, Daisy*, whose three children include 18-year-old Joziah, who lives with quadriplegia and dysphagia. While Daisy lives in Tennant Creek, Joziah now lives 500km
Statements by the recently-installed Labor government’s minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), Bill Shorten, make it plain that plans are being drawn up to reduce spending on the
Shorten said there had been a “catastrophic erosion of the trust between the disability sector and government”, and said the new federal government would work to restore that trust as
This fact sheet was developed to support women, girls, feminine identifying and non-binary people with disability understand, apply for and navigate the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The fact sheet
The case of a young Victorian woman with a history of self harming associated with her intellectual disability highlights failings of the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Shaniah Greenhill, 25, has
Providers and peak bodies have welcomed a planned crackdown on fraud and other criminal activity inside the national disability insurance scheme. They say organised gangs and dodgy services have for
