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Decision-making Controls for Sustainability — National Disability Insurance Scheme Access

Cheryl Wilson, Deanne Allan, Tessa Osborne, Matt Owen, Fei Gao and Andrew Rodrigues
Australian National Audits Office
Thursday 19th October, 2017

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of controls being implemented and/or developed by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) to ensure National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)

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Productivity Commission lukewarm on NDIS implementation

Carly Nowell
VCOSS
Thursday 19th October, 2017
It also finds the NDIA’s approach to setting price caps to date has “hindered market development” by discouraging the provision of some disability supports. In some cases, this has “led
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Assistance dogs for hearing impaired seniors at risk

Aged Care Guide
Wednesday 11th October, 2017

Hearing dogs have improved the quality of life for seniors who are deaf or hard of hearing, minimising the impediments that often accompany those living with hearing impairments. However, planned…

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Talking Point: Too many roadblocks in life-changing disability scheme

Andrew Wilkie
The Mercury
Tuesday 10th October, 2017

Parents trying to access the National Disability Insurance Scheme are hitting a bureaucratic brick wall that’s leaving them at wits’ end and thousands of dollars out of pocket.

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Vic concerns over lack of NDIS complaints

Wendy Williams
Pro Bono News
Tuesday 26th September, 2017
Victoria is not seeing enough complaints about the National Disability Insurance Scheme, according to a new report. The state Disability Services Commissioner (DSC) has tabled his 2017 annual report in
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Expert warns safety concerns for children with disability will affect NDIS

Luke Michael
Pro Bono News
Wednesday 27th September, 2017
A leading disability expert has warned that the safety concerns of young people with disability will limit the potential for the National Disability Insurance Scheme to nurture strong support relationships
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Disability advocates warn NDIS rollout could have ‘disastrous’ results

Christopher Knaus
TheGuardian Australia
Wednesday 4th October, 2017
Advocates say pace of rollout is ‘unrealistic’ and planners are being forced to make life-changing decisions too quickly Evidence has continued to mount in recent weeks that the NDIS –
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Vic concerns over lack of NDIS Complaints

Wendy Williams
ProBono Australia
Tuesday 26th September, 2017

Victoria is not seeing enough complaints about the National Disability Insurance Scheme, according to a new report. The state Disability Services Commissioner (DSC) has tabled his 2017 annual report in…

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NDIS early intervention scheme criticised for poor training and engagement

Naomi Woodley
Radio National PM
Tuesday 19th September, 2017
A federal parliamentary inquiry has heard repeated criticism of the early childhood, early intervention approach being rolled out as part of the NDIS. Allied health groups and disability service providers
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NDIS failing to catch children with late-onset difficulties

Alison M Marchbank
The Conversation
Wednesday 20th September, 2017

The rollout of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in selected sites in 2016 signified a shift in cultural views about disability. Historical views were based on a medical model…

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How the NDIS is using the market to create housing for people with disability

Di Winkler Adjunct Associate Professor, La Trobe University
The Conversation
Friday 8th September, 2017
Housing for people with disability is being transformed from grants-based funding to a market-based system where people with disabilities control their own funding. This market has the potential to grow
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Market failure and the National Disability Insurance Scheme 

Rebecca Vassarotti
Riot ACT
Thursday 7th September, 2017
The aims of the NDIS are laudable and rightly ambitious, aiming to support Australians with a significant and permanent disability achieve a better life through access to the supports they
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