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NDIS Independent Assessment rejected by AAT
You have spent the last week telling us about your concerns about the introduction of independent assessments.
Turns out you are not alone. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal shares them.
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Testing times in the NDIS…
Just over a week ago the Minister for the NDIS Stuart Robert announced the government’s response to the Tune review.
It was a good news/bad news kind of a thing.
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Big NDIS changes are coming – Government and NDIS response to the Tune Review
Some breaking news this morning …
The Minister for the NDIS Stuart Robert has released the government’s response to the Tune review.
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Coronavirus changes in Queensland
Changes have been announced for people with disability in some parts of Queensland about masks and PPE, supported accommodation, and new rules. We’ve popped all the info people with disability and families need to know right here – and we will keep updating as new info comes out.
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Every Australian Counts heads to the Disability Royal Commission
“We feel forgotten. We need help. And we need things to be much, much easier”.
They were the messages we took to the Disability Royal Commission yesterday.
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“Left out and locked down” The experiences of people with disability and their families during COVID19
“We’ve been forgotten. We need more help. We need things to be easier”. They are the overwhelming messages to come out of our Coronavirus survey for people with disability and families.
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Media release: “Left out and locked down” report highlights the COVID-19 experience of people with disability
A new report into the experiences of NDIS participants and their families during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic shows many were stretched to breaking point and let down by poor communication and a lack of support and help.
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Get your mask on!
There’s been a bunch of new info released over the last couple of months around masks and people with disability. We’ve popped it all in the one place so you don’t have to go hunting. (And we have done our best to try and explain what it all means which has NOT been easy…)
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Getting answers to the big questions – our Zoom forum with the NDIA
Why can’t we have planning meetings over video? Why can’t we get contact details for staff at the NDIA? Why do approvals for equipment take so long?
And will you cut my funding next time because I did not use all of it as a result of COVID lockdowns?
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Advocacy groups call for better support for people with disability
Disability advocacy groups are calling on the National Disability Insurance Agency, the Federal government and the Victorian State government to all work together to make sure people with disability and their families have what they need to stay safe and well during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Get out your butcher’s paper and sticky notes – it’s consultation time!
Who remembers this?
The National Disability Strategy was a ten-year plan that came out in 2010.
It was the first time all levels of Australian governments had come together to make a plan like this for ALL people with disability, ALL over Australia.
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Open letter from disability sector on the publication of NDIS settlement outcomes
Would you love to see the results of NDIS appeals to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) but don’t have the time or spoons to wade through pages and pages of legal goobledegook?
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Big coronavirus changes – and what it means for Victorians
For all our Melbourne peeps, our hearts go out to you. Another six weeks in lockdown. And we are with you – because that is where we are based too.
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New inquiry into the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
The Joint Standing Committee into the NDIS are holding an inquiry into the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission. Have your say about what needs to change.
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Get your calculators out – it’s the new NDIS price guide
The final price guide for 2020 came out today.
Well … sort of the final. At least until the next update comes out.
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Liz and John get a gong!
Amongst all the sports stars and former Prime Ministers who got a gong yesterday there were a couple of names that you might have missed…
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NDIS prices – the good, the bad and the ugly
The NDIA released the new price guide for 2020 today. The good news is that the NDIA have got this guide out much earlier than usual. This means we all have a chance to dig around in it and get a handle on everything before it actually goes live on July 1.
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What’s going on with the Disability Royal Commission during COVID-19?
The utterly heartbreaking stories about people with disability that have come out over the last few weeks prove just how important it is that we have a Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability.
And although the Commission has put public hearings on hold during the pandemic, they still need to hear from our community.
Here’s what they want to hear about right now, and how you can get involved.
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Flexibility and the NDIS – it’s finally starting to happen
It was easy to miss it with everything that is going on at the moment. But late last week the NDIA made a small but incredibly important announcement.
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Statement: Tragic death of Anne-Marie Smith: People with disability deserve answers
People with disability and their families are demanding a full investigation into the horrific and tragic death of Anne-Marie Smith.
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Keep kicking at the bricks …
Yesterday the Joint Standing Committee into the NDIS released a report into Supported Independent Living (or SIL for short). And once again the committee made a bunch of practical and sensible recommendations which would really make a difference to people with disability and their families.
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Data, data, data everywhere. But what does it all mean?
So the National Disability Insurance Agency released the latest NDIS Quarterly Report this week. If you have never checked out the Quarterly Report we encourage you to do so – it’s a great way of finding out how the NDIS is tracking and there’s lots of juicy stuff in there.
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NDIS: What’s working and what’s not? We want to hear from you
The National Disability Insurance Agency have introduced lots of changes in the last few weeks to try and help people with disability and their families get through this difficult period. We want to know what’s working and what’s not – and what still needs to change.
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One small step for the NDIS … one giant leap for participants
Today the Minister for the NDIS Stuart Robert and the National Disability Insurance Agency made a bunch of announcements about changes to the NDIS.
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