Andrew Gibson, Author at Every Australian Counts

In The Media 7 November 2016

Concerns Tasmanians on the NDIS will be left out-of-pocket when taxi subsidy ends

Disability advocates are concerned a number of Tasmanians will be worse off when the State Government Transport Access Scheme ends and the NDIS is introduced.

In The Media 7 November 2016

“It’s like a five-year-old wrote it”: disability advocates slam NDIS care plans

When Jessica Eshel heard a new national disability scheme was coming, she vowed to advocate on behalf of her sister Antonella, 41, who has an intellectual and other complex disabilities.

In The Media 7 November 2016

NDIS problems continue despite costly investigation

The federal government has spent more than $400,000 on analysing risks and problems with the National Disability Insurance Scheme over the past three months, according to documents obtained under freedom of information laws.

In The Media 7 November 2016

Travel access outcry over NDIS cab gap

THE State Government has reminded Tasmanians with disabilities they are not obliged to join the National Disability Insurance Scheme following an outcry over reduced access to travel subsidies as the program rolls out.

In The Media 3 November 2016

NDIS model for Western Australia undecided after state, federal governments fail to reach agreement

The West Australian and federal governments have been unable to come to an agreement on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) before an October deadline, as the Commonwealth pushes for a “nationally consistent” model.

In The Media 24 October 2016

Most Complaints to Human Rights Commission on Disability Discrimination

The Australian Human Rights Commission has confirmed in a Senate estimates hearing that disability discrimination received the highest level of complaints across the board to the commission.

In The Media 24 October 2016

NDIS: Disability advocates call new payments scheme ‘time-consuming and prone to error’

Disability advocates are ramping up calls for the National Disability Insurance Scheme to reverse a decision on the way it handles payments to participants.

In The Media 24 October 2016

NDIS: WA disability service providers prepare for future care system

Disability service providers in Western Australia are re-modelling themselves to be more competitive and offer greater choice, ahead of a final decision on the National Disability Insurance Scheme in the state.

In The Media 21 October 2016

Corporate Heavyweights Replace Bonyhady in NDIS Shakeup

The so-called “father” of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Bruce Bonyhady, is set to be replaced in an agency clean up, according to reports.

In The Media 21 October 2016

Live testing may have avoided NDIS issues

A Senate committee has been told that live testing of the NDIS IT portal could have prevented the computer issues affecting the rollout.

In The Media 21 October 2016

ACT NDIS ‘Shutdown’ Resolved

The issues that would have seen more than a 1,000 people with disability missing out on the National Disability Insurance Scheme in the ACT appear to have been resolved.

In The Media 19 October 2016

Disability group concern with NDIS board

Imagine a women’s rights agency run by a board of men. Or an indigenous welfare group managed by non-indigenous people. This is the situation that those in the disability sector say is facing them.

In The Media 19 October 2016

NFPs Demand ACT NDIS Shutdown Be Reversed

Disability advocacy organisations across the country have united to call on the state and federal governments to work together to reverse the “shutdown” of the National Disability Insurance Scheme in the ACT.

In The Media 18 October 2016

Disability groups back targets to boost lagging employment rates

Some of the country’s biggest corporations have been coming under fire during the current annual general meetings season for linking lucrative CEO and executive bonuses to non-financial targets for diversity, sustainability and culture.

In The Media 6 October 2016

Couples with Down syndrome don’t need to be sterilised, they need support

One good thing about moving out of home at 20 was ending the excruciatingly awkward parental interactions about sex, and boyfriend-sleepovers, and having to hear my parents’ views on the above (firmly against).

Luckily for me, though, one thing they never did was go on national television to speculate about how to have me sterilised.

In The Media 6 October 2016

NDIS is having a powerful impact

The NDIS is about ensuring people with disability can get out and about in the community – it’s about getting them to work, to school and to cafes and restaurants so they can catch up with family and friends.

In The Media 6 October 2016

Every day is a new day for Wahiba and her family

Wahiba Omran was lying in a hospital bed when the school rang with the news her son had broken both his arms in an accident.

She was suffering an attack from the condition multiple sclerosis, so her husband Mohamed needed to attend to their son.

In The Media 27 September 2016

Indifference towards NDIS concerns north Queensland disability provider

As Mackay, north Queensland prepares for the upcoming roll out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, healthcare providers have concerns that the idea ‘has not been sold’ to the public.

In The Media 26 September 2016

A New Program To Help Support People With Disabilities In the Film Industry Has Been Announced

A new initiative announced today, called Screenability NSW, is trying to fix the problem of under-representation by creating new opportunities across the industry for people with disabilities.

In The Media 26 September 2016

Getting the NDIS Over the Line

The NDIS presents huge opportunities but also poses huge risks. Penny Knight and Professor David Gilchrist, from Curtin’s Not-for-profit Initiative, explain why there is a stronger chance for success if key players work together.

In The Media 26 September 2016

New partnership creates pathway for people with disability into aged care workforce

Aged care organisation IRT Group and disability employment provider the Flagstaff Group are piloting a new training program to assist people with disabilities to move into a career in aged care.

In The Media 26 September 2016

L’Arche launch vision for a collaborative work hub in Phillip

National Disability Insurance Scheme funding changes have left hundreds of Canberrans with intellectual disability in employment limbo.

In The Media 20 September 2016

National Disability Insurance Scheme: Half signed getting disability support for first time

Glance once at Teisha Rose; you’ll see a dark-haired woman walking alongside the glossy, silvered expanse of the bay, a little terrier on a lead.

Look twice, and you might notice the slim black cane she uses for support on longer walks, or when she’s having a tough day.

Research and Reports 9 September 2016

Disability Service Organisations (DSO) Financial Sustainability Report

A new study from Curtin University’s Not-for-profit Initiative and NDS’s Centre for Applied Disability Research (CADR) provides governments, disability service providers and the broader community with detailed information on the supply and sustainability of disability services in Australia.

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