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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…
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…
The National Rural Health Alliance has called on the Federal Government to reconsider NDIS pricing changes due to take effect soon, warning that they will have wide-ranging harmful impacts, including…
In October 2024, the NDIA introduced NDIS Supports rules (also known as Section 10), including NDIS Support lists, outlining what the NDIS will and won’t fund. The Australian Government is…
After a critical meeting on Friday, state Health Ministers have agreed to take over responsibility for providing psycho-social supports for most children under nine, restricting the NDIS to those with…
The Australian Government are working on reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) to make sure it can continue to support people with permanent and significant disability for generations…
As the Federal Government tries to rein in spending on the National Disability Insurance Scheme, its managing agency has lowered the prices participants can be charged for certain therapies. The…
NDIS participants have been contacting ABC News for months, reporting cuts or reviews of plans with little or no warning, made by staff who don’t understand disability. A legal service…
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