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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.

In The Media 29 July 2016

School is not always a safe place for students with disability – this has to change

The United Nations has been asked to investigate dozens of incidents in which children with disabilities were allegedly assaulted, locked in dark rooms and restrained in Australian schools.

Although there is no research as to how widespread this problem is, these cases point to a wider concern that students are experiencing a range of harms in schools, and that teachers are struggling to support students with increasingly complex needs.

In The Media 29 July 2016

Melbourne café gives staff members with intellectual disabilities a chance to thrive

Michael Otto says he has already made “too many” coffees to count since the opening of the Chancez café in Epping last Wednesday.
Michael, who has Down syndrome, is one of 15 adults with an intellectual disability who have been in training for the past 18 months in preparation for employment at Chancez.
“I love it, my favourite part is serving customers,” the 23-year-old told 9news.com.au.

In The Media 29 July 2016

NDIS rollout is on time despite issues

More than $26 million of payments have been made through the National Disability Insurance Scheme since its launch on July 1, despite some technical glitches, the agency behind the NDIS says.

In The Media 29 July 2016

Government Urged to Sort Out NDIS ‘IT Debacle’

The federal government is once again being called on to urgently step in and sort out “the IT debacle hampering the National Disability Insurance Scheme” as some providers claim they are being forced to suspend their services.

In The Media 25 July 2016

Dubbo disability service providers score NDIS-ready funding

Dubbo’s Orana Early Childhood Intervention and MacKillop Rural Community Services will share in $150,000 allocated to the Dubbo electorate to help disability service providers get ready for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

In The Media 20 July 2016

NDIS explained: a look inside the disability insurance scheme

Although the rollout of the NDIS in WA has been delayed for a year, trials of the system are continuing.

In The Media 20 July 2016

NDIS is a game changer full of opportunities

On July 1, the day before the recent election, things changed in the NDIS. It began to move from small launch sites in most states and territories –supporting about 30,000 people – to full roll-out across the country. In the next three years it will scale up to support about 460,000 Australians with disabilities. For us, our families and communities, that will mean major life change.

In The Media 19 July 2016

Art playing a big role in helping those living with disabilities

FREMANTLE artist Susie Waller knows first hand just how big a role art can play in helping people living with disability.

In The Media 19 July 2016

Autism advocacy and support service launched in Bendigo

PEOPLE with lived experience of autism are driving a new advocacy organisation that has launched in Bendigo.

In The Media 19 July 2016

National Disability Insurance Scheme expected to create 1750 jobs in Tasmania

THE National Disability Insurance Scheme will create a jobs boom in Tasmania over the next three years with 1750 full-time positions created, a new report says.

In The Media 14 July 2016

How Pokémon Go is creating a barrier for gamers with disabilities

There is no viral phenomenon that’s brought people together quite like Pokémon Go. The augmented reality gaming app has taken the internet and world by storm, as people are desperate to catch and collect the characters, making friends and getting fit along the way.

In The Media 13 July 2016

Former Disability Commissioner Launches Memoir

Former Human Rights Disability Discrimination Commissioner Graeme Innes has used the launch of his memoir, called Finding A Way, to push for more jobs for people with disability and electronic voting.

In The Media 11 July 2016

Podcast: Is the Disability Sector NDIS Ready?

The National Disability Insurance Scheme promises choice and control for people with disability, but both Not for Profits and participants face teething problems as the service is rolled out nationwide.

In The Media 11 July 2016

NDIS payment system error leaves providers, participants unpaid for three weeks

A breakdown in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) payment system has left providers and participants unpaid for the past three weeks.

In The Media 11 July 2016

Paul Pritchard, left disabled after climbing Tasmania’s Totem Pole, on the daily struggle for acceptance

Ever since a rock landed on his head while he was climbing Tasmania’s notorious Totem Pole, leaving him with a massive brain injury, Hobart resident Paul Pritchard has had to deal with discrimination, often from the most surprising of places.

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