First stage of an NDIS
Starting in July 2013, the first stage of a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will become real for people with significant disabilities in South Australia, Tasmania, the ACT, the Hunter...
View ArticleFirst forum - qualities in a disability support worker or service provider?
For our first forum, we’d like to ask you what qualities and experience you would look for in a disability support worker or service provider and what would make you choose one provider over...
View ArticleWhat is NDIS Your Say?
People with disability, their families and carers as well as those working on the ground all have a unique experience of living with disability.We will use these forums as a platform for you to share...
View ArticleShare Your Story
People with disability, their families and carers need to be at the centre of this reform. Your stories, experiences and aspirations will help reform disability care and support in Australia.Send Your...
View ArticleSecond forum – approach to eligibility and support under an NDIS
The Select Council on Disability Reform has developed an approach for how ‘eligibility’ and ‘reasonable and necessary support’ might be defined for an NDIS.For our second forum, the NDIS Advisory Group...
View ArticleAbout the NDIS Advisory Group
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Advisory Group was established by the Australian Government to provide specialist advice on the development of the foundations for reform as well as the...
View ArticleThird forum – features of successful planning
An NDIS will recognise that disability is for a lifetime and will take a lifelong approach to providing care and support. This means that planning will look beyond the immediate need, and across the...
View ArticleHave your say on the NDIS Bill
Later this week the draft legislation for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) (the Bill) is to be introduced into Federal Parliament. There will be several opportunities to provide formal...
View ArticleConsultation Paper on the NDIS Rules
The Australian Government has released a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Consultation Paper on the Rules that explain in detail how the NDIS will operate.The purpose of this Consultation...
View ArticleThe National Disability Insurance Scheme Draft Rules
The Australian Government has released draft rules that will guide how the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) works for people with disability, their families, carers and service providers.The...
View ArticleIn providing your views for this forum, you might like to respond to the...
1. What are some of the challenges and/or barriers that people from CALD backgrounds currently experience when they access and use disability support services? - Do these things apply to their...
View ArticleHelping people with disability from culturally and linguistically diverse...
DisabilityCare Australia, will help improve access to disability support by giving people with disability, including people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, more choice...
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