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Empowering people with disabilities, without exploiting support workers

Melbourne Disability Institute
University of Melbourne
Wednesday 8th August, 2018
In this lecture Professor Tom Shakespeare - a leading disability expert in the UK and Europe, talks about how new models of social care can facilitate greater flexibility and freedom
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Psychosocial Disability Stream Added to NDIS

Maggie Coggan
Pro Bono Australia
Wednesday 10th October, 2018
The mental health sector is celebrating the announcement of a psychosocial stream for the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
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National Disability Insurance Scheme: Psychosocial Disability Pathway

Mental Helath Australia
Tuesday 1st May, 2018
This is a report on a series of consultation workshops with stakeholders to hear how NDIS participants with psychosocial disability, their carers and providers experience the National Disability Insurance Scheme
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NDIS Sector Development Podcast

National Disability Services
Tuesday 3rd July, 2018
A Podcast for Disability Service Providers transitioning to the NDIS.
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The NDIS is delivering ‘reasonable and necessary’ supports for some, but others are missing out

Carmel Laragy
The Conversation
Monday 1st October, 2018
There were several reasons participants gave low scores. These included having inadequate funding to meet their needs, planners not understanding their disability, planners producing inconsistent plans, and a lack of
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The Illusion of ‘choice and control’: The difficulties for people with complex and challenging support needs to obtain adequate supports under the NDIS

Office of the Public Advocate
Thursday 27th September, 2018
The human impact and harm experienced by clients when they receive inadequate supports under the NDIS is significant and the costs to them for this failure, have been enormous. As
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Choice and control at risk for NDIS participants

Luke Michael
Pro Bono News
Tuesday 25th September, 2018
Choice and control for National Disability Insurance Scheme participants is at risk due to critical workforce shortages and inadequate market supervision, a parliamentary committee says.
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Market stewardship: goals, roles aren’t enough — what interventions can officials make?

Gemma Carey
The Mandarin
Monday 24th September, 2018
As a new oversight report draws attention to the market stewardship of the National Disability Insurance Scheme. To prevent market failure we need actions, not just principles. Without robust service
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NDIS Participant Booklets

National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA)
Saturday 1st September, 2018
Three participant booklets are available to support people with disability and participants throughout their NDIS journey. They are available for download in PDF, Word and Easy English and include Booklet
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Report: Market readiness for provision of services under the NDIS

Senate Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS
Parliament of Australia
Thursday 20th September, 2018

The challenges for both participants and service providers to transition to a market-led service delivery model cannot be underestimated. Creating a participant enabling environment and developing a competitive marketplace is…

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Outrage after woman with profound disabilities told to pay back NDIS funds

christopher Knaus
The Guardian
Tuesday 4th September, 2018
A supreme court judge has issued a stunning public condemnation of the National Disability Insurance Agency, finding it tried to recoup funds with “no proper basis” from a woman with
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Life in limbo: NDIS delays force husband and wife to live apart

Miki Perkins
The Age
Monday 13th August, 2018
The funding request for the equipment Alysia needs - which includes a hoist, a hospital-style bed and crucial modifications to her electric wheelchair - was lodged in March 2017, and
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