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ABC News
Tuesday 27th August, 2024

How much do I tell them? That was basically what it came down to. My twin sister is autistic, bipolar, and has a permanent toilet disability. A few weeks ago,…

National Indigenous Times
Friday 23rd August, 2024

Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe says she will vote against National Disability Insurance Scheme legislation after the government announced they have come to an agreement with states and territories over the…

Medianet
Friday 23rd August, 2024

People with Disability Australia (PWDA) has called the passing of the NDIS Amendment Bill through the Senate “devastating,” citing deep concerns about its impact on NDIS participants and the disability…

The Conversation
Friday 23rd August, 2024

The government has passed a bill that will pave the way for sweeping reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). In late March many in the disability community were…

Summer Foundation
Friday 16th August, 2024

On this episode of Reasonable & Necessary, Dr George meets Sam Paior from The Growing Space and Chris Coombes from DSC. They discuss the Government’s attempt to redefine what the…

The Australian
Monday 12th August, 2024

The suicide of 27-year-old Hannah Friebel following an order from the National Disability Insurance Scheme that she repay $28,000 in rejected claims has triggered calls from disability advocates and the…

ABC News
Friday 16th August, 2024

Women with disabilities are worried they could lose access to essential period care as the NDIS transitions to new rules. Menstrual items have been defined as “lifestyle-related”, along with vapes,…

DSC
Wednesday 14th August, 2024

Last Sunday, the government published a draft list of what could and couldn’t constitute an NDIS support under the new legislation. It’s a massively consequential document, with a short consultation…

NDIS
Wednesday 14th August, 2024

The Participant Satisfaction Survey (PSS) is one of the ways the NDIS can hear from people connecting with the NDIS, including applicants, participants and their families and carers.  This includes…

news.com.au
Thursday 15th August, 2024

It’s an awful, devastating irony. At the same time as the Disability Royal Commission (DRC) has been documenting widespread abuse, neglect and a lack of support available to disabled Australians,…

The Conversation
Friday 16th August, 2024

What should or shouldn’t be funded by the National Disability Insurance Scheme? You might think having a list of things that are “in” or “out” seems like a pragmatic way…

ABC News
Tuesday 6th August, 2024

Nick Avery has always loved the slow pace of living in regional Western Australia.  But a four-year wait to see an occupational therapist left her dependent on her husband to…