This hilarious skit was created for the Where To From Here (WTFH) conference hosted by DSC in July 2021. Alistair Baldwin had the audience not knowing whether to laugh or
The report provides an assessment of the financial sustainability of the National Disability Insurance Scheme. This interim report also includes analyses and discussion on recent Scheme experience, best estimate projections
The statement was made at the end of VALID’s two-day online conference, We Won’t Be Beaten, where people with intellectual disabilities and their families shared their fear and anger about
Dr Elizabeth Hudson presents the findings from her PhD research Which involved exploring the experiences of people with psychosocial disability during transition to the NDIS. She discovered that system-level structural
Nice try, NDIA. Just when you thought we were distracted, you slipped a new NDIS Access Request Form (ARF) onto the NDaIS website. However, it’s hard to go unnoticed when
Operational Guidelines are based on the NDIS Legislation and Rules. They explain what is considered, and how decisions are made based on the legislation. The new guidelines are written in
This podcast series features casual conversations with families of children with disability and/or developmental delay and the professionals they work alongside. The aim is to support and build families’ knowledge,
Disability Discrimination Commissioner Dr Ben Gauntlett told Senate estimates it was important to remember that the independent assessment policy change had not yet been put into legislation. While he said
This is the disability sector's statement on the Australian Government’s planned reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). - People with disability, their families and the organisations that represent
This Issues Paper is specifically prompted by concerns that the NDIA’s proposed model of mandatory independent assessments will reinforce the growing inequalities in the Scheme. Instead of improving access and
The signatory organisations urge the National Disability Insurance Agency to commit to halting the currently proposed reforms and rebuilding them with an end-to-end process directly involving people with disability, in
In a provocative move, the NDIA released the tender results just 3 days after closing submissions on the latest round of consultation papers. Both the Access and Planning papers focused
