“I think it is a rotten idea,” Lambert, 46, says. “The NDIA should bugger off and leave people with disability with enough money to be able to live an ordinary
The letter – whose signatories include people across the social sector, academia and the legal space – notes that the overrepresentation and disadvantage experienced by people with cognitive disability in
The Head of Policy at the ACT Council of Social Service, Craig Wallace, said “While we note that the Federal Minister has said this is one of a number of
NDIS Minister Stuart Robert has sought to downplay a report about leaked proposed changes to the scheme that sparked anger and distress from disability advocates. Mr Robert said he had
People with Disability Australia President Samantha Connor said reports about the confidential 300 page draft: “To discover that there are significant changes proposed that will disadvantage people with disability, along
People with permanent disabilities will no longer need to be reassessed by doctors every few years to renew their permit, instead they can qualify for one for life. Disability advocates
Commissioner Ben Gauntlett told a Senate estimates hearing the Australian Human Rights Commission had concerns the new policy “might undermine the effectiveness of the National Disability Insurance Scheme and not
“We have seen the benefits of working from home, as well as the accessibility of online events,” Carly tells The CEO Magazine. “For many people – especially disabled people –
Former National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) chairman Bruce Bonyhady says the government needs to "go back to the drawing board", describing as "robo-planning" the new independent assessment model being introduced
“The real worry for us is that these results cannot be challenged or appealed easily,” says David Moody, CEO of NDS. “In fact, people will not be given a copy
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
