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In The Media 8 September 2016

NDIS growth requires an investment plan

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

In The Media 7 September 2016

NDIS rollout: Research finds disability groups face collapse

New research has cast doubt on the capacity of a significant proportion of disability organisations to meet expected demand under the National Disability Insurance Scheme while a separate report has raised the risk of “critical market failure” as the program rolls out across Australia.

In The Media 2 September 2016

NDIS: COAG council meeting to discuss major IT setbacks in insurance roll-out

The COAG Disability Reform Council is meeting to discuss major IT setbacks that have slowed the roll-out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

In The Media 1 September 2016

Queensland to review disability education

Disability support and advocate groups have welcomed a review of how education is provided to Queensland students with disabilities, saying they are too often left behind.

In The Media 1 September 2016

Charities Must Not Be Afraid To Invest in NDIS Future

The NDIS constitutes a seismic shift for the disability sector. But now is not the time to lose faith – it’s more important than ever that organisations have the courage of their convictions, and continue to invest in the future.

In The Media 30 August 2016

Phone app connects people with disabilities to carers based on shared interests

People with a disability are gaining greater control over their care thanks to a new phone app and the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

In The Media 23 August 2016

Canberra admits responsibility for NDIS computer problems | poll

The federal government’s National Disability Insurance Agency has apologised to a roomful of Hunter and Central Coast disability service providers for the financial hardship and other difficulties that its problem-ridden computer portal has caused.

In The Media 18 August 2016

Government response to NDIS payment problems criticised by Labor

The Federal Opposition has seized on reports some disability service providers have gone without payments under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), suggesting the Government is dragging its feet and being secretive about a review into the problem.

In The Media 18 August 2016

Government IT system failure is unacceptable

Many Australians were justifiably outraged at last week’s IT glitch that prevented them from completing the census online.

While the debacle may have cost precious time, it is unlikely that anyone lost money as a result of it.

In The Media 15 August 2016

NDIS Grant Program Open to Community Organisations

Community organisations are being invited to partner with the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) to help deliver the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) across the country as part of a new grant program.

In The Media 15 August 2016

IT glitch pushes NDIS providers to financial brink

Desperate Hunter-based National Disability Insurance Scheme service providers that have not been paid for more than a month are preparing a class action against the Federal Government.

In The Media 15 August 2016

Government grant opens doors for UTS research about entrepreneurs with disabilities

Preliminary research from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) has found people with disabilities have a 50% higher rate of entrepreneurship.

This is why researchers from the UTS Business School will use a $235,000 Linkage Grant from the Australian Research Council to further pursue research into a program that aims to help people with disabilities start their own businesses.

In The Media 10 August 2016

NDIS providers entering eighth week without payment as families face approval delays

National Disability Insurance Scheme providers say they are entering their eighth week without payment because of an ongoing computer glitch.

In The Media 10 August 2016

Change Agents: Rhonda Galbally and Bruce Bonyhady on the birth of the NDIS

This is the first program in a new podcast series, Change Agents. It will focus on examples of ordinary people who have brought about profound social, political, cultural and political change, celebrating their success and explaining how they did it.

In The Media 9 August 2016

Launch of One Stop Shop for Disability Knowledge

A “one stop shop” for disability knowledge has been launched to help people navigate the new disability market under the NDIS.

In The Media 9 August 2016

True Leaders 2016: Di and Craig Winkler are ‘not your traditional power couple’

Di Winkler senses she is on the verge of a breakthrough with her Summer Foundation, which was set up to find accommodation for younger people with disabilities, many of whom are being housed in aged-care facilities.

In The Media 9 August 2016

Regional NSW to benefit from rollout of NDIS

SOME of the biggest winners under the National Disability Insurance Scheme will be those in regional parts of NSW.
When the scheme becomes fully operational in July 2019, it is expected 460,000 people will have an NDIS funding package, many of whom are based in regional areas.

In The Media 8 August 2016

Govt To Review NDIS IT System

Minister for Social Services and Disability Services Christian Porter has announced a review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme’s IT system after claims the system has been a “debacle”.

In The Media 5 August 2016

Inverell families begin National Disability Insurance Scheme transition

Among the first in Inverell to begin transitioning into the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), Ros Edmonds said the meeting was surprisingly comfortable. Ros cares for her daughter Rebecca, who has a severe physical disability.

In The Media 5 August 2016

Autism Asperger ACT merger with Marymead prompted by NDIS funding limbo

A key support service for more than 2000 people affected by autism and Asperger’s syndrome has been saved by a last-minute merger after funding changes sparked by the rollout of the National Disability Insurance Scheme cast doubt over its future.

In The Media 3 August 2016

When the NDIS becomes a lifeline

I support the right to assisted dying, but I also worry that people will look at me with my crooked and paralysed body and make that decision for me. The support provided by the NDIS ensures people like me also have the right to live, writes George Taleporos.

In The Media 3 August 2016

ACT set to be first jurisdiction to accept all eligible people onto NDIS

The ACT is set to become the first place in Australia to accept all eligible people into the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

The Territory is set to reach the milestone by the end of September.

In The Media 3 August 2016

Podcast: The New NDIS Players

The National Disability Insurance Scheme is worth $22 billion a year and it’s estimated it will create a $16 billion contestable market, providing a huge business opportunity for new service providers.

In The Media 3 August 2016

Parents’ lobby group push for appropriate housing for adult children with disability

PARENTS are pushing for greater housing options to ensure their adult children with disabilities are properly cared for when they die.