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Report highlights deep-rooted inequality in NDIS

Shannon Jenkins
The Mandarin
Friday 28th June, 2019
Males and people with higher incomes are more likely to benefit from the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) than other demographic groups are, according to a new report.
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Narina Carter’s rare disease causes her disability, but NDIS says no to funding

Claire Lindsay
ABC News
Saturday 29th June, 2019

Narina Carter suffers from a rare genetic condition which causes her body to create faulty collagen.The condition — Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder, or Ehrler’s-Danlos Syndrome — makes even the simplest of…

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Welfare automation prioritises ‘efficiency over human rights’

Luke Michael
Pro Bono News
Monday 17th June, 2019
The automation of welfare services in Australia risks pushing vulnerable families deeper into poverty, the United Nations has heard.
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Why an AAT ruling could shake-up NDIS funding

Luke Michael
Pro Bono News
Friday 14th June, 2019
National Disability Insurance Scheme participants could soon get funding for a broader range of health-related supports following a major Administrative Appeals Tribunal decision
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Woman faces eligibility nightmare as she fights to access NDIS for daughter

Luke Hentiques-Gomes
The Guardian
Saturday 1st June, 2019
A New Zealand woman who fled her abusive Australian partner has been left facing a bureaucratic nightmare as she fights for her daughter to access the NDIS.
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NDIS Market Dynamics: NDS releases new research on Victorian disability services sector

NDS
Wednesday 29th May, 2019
The sustainability of disability service providers is critical for the development of a diverse NDIS marketplace. This is why NDS undertook an NDIS Market Dynamics Study in 2019 as part
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People with disabilities in Australia are struggling to find appropriate housing

Peggy Giakoumelos
SBS News
Wednesday 29th May, 2019
While the creation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has helped improve the care available for people with disabilities in Australia, experts say only a small percentage of recipients
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Ask a policy expert: why can’t I access my disability support plans easily?

Gavin Ritchie & Sydney Policy Lab
Guardian
Saturday 11th May, 2019
We found that despite consultation with disability advocates and people with disability when the NDIS was being designed, it is not wholly delivering on its promise of “choice and control”
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National Disability Insurance Scheme only works if people can navigate the system, woman says

Hannah Laxton-Koonce
ABC News
Monday 13th May, 2019
Wendy Arentz says she is proof the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) can work if you can advocate for yourself. But Mrs Arentz was adamant that her success with the
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The National Disability Insurance Scheme: a quick guide

Luke Buckmaster and Shannon Clark
The Parliament of Australia Library
Wednesday 8th May, 2019
The NDIS is the new way to provide support to people with disabilities in Australia. This resource gives an overview of the full scope of the program in an easy
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Few plans, fewer workers: How the system is failing disabled people living in the bush

Rhiannon Stevens
ABC Goldfields
Saturday 11th May, 2019
When Paul Fitzgerald built a house to retire in, he had no idea he would need to make it wheelchair-accessible by the time he moved in.
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Lived experience is important but it shouldn’t be a deal breaker

Phil Hayes-Brown
Sydney Morning Herald
Tuesday 7th May, 2019
The chief of the National Disability Insurance Scheme has resigned and some advocates are calling for the new chief executive officer to be a person with a disability, someone who
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