The announcement last month that Western Australia will be administering the National Disability Insurance Scheme locally has the state government walking a tight rope between binding confidentiality requirements associated with intergovernmental agreements and a community demanding to be involved in the decision making.

The most vocal are demanding a say in the agreement while advocates seek assurances on co-design. People with disability are asking what happened to the principle of: “Nothing about us without us.”

Source: Pro Bono Australia