Every Australian Counts Responds to NDIS Provider and Worker Registration Taskforce Advice
Every Australian Counts welcomes the release of the NDIS Provider and Worker Registration Taskforce Advice. The report proposes significant changes to enhance quality, safety and choice for NDIS
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EAC defends choice and control and rejects restrictive NDIS lists
Every Australian Counts strongly opposes the introduction of prescriptive and restrictive support lists. The lists undermine the NDIS’s core principles by limiting participants’ ability to tailor supports to
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NDIS Legislation Update: What You Need to Know
The NDIS Bill has passed through both Houses of Parliament and is set to become law after receiving Royal Assent from the Governor-General. Royal assent is the stage
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MEDIA RELEASE: EVERY AUSTRALIAN COUNTS DEMAND A PAUSE ON THE NDIS AMENDMENT BILL
19 AUGUST 2024 NOTHING ABOUT US WITHOUT US: EAC DEMANDS A PAUSE ON THE NDIS AMENDMENT BILL Before passing the Bill the Government needs to: Ensure there is
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NDIS “Support Lists” Threaten People with Disability’s Right to a “Normal” Life By Stevie Lang Howson
Every Australian Counts supporter, Stevie Lang Howson Shares his concerns about the NDIS “Support Lists” that are currently open for consultation. The central question at the
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Join the Face-to-Face with Senators: Every Australian Counts Legislation Update
Date: Saturday, 10th August 2024 Time: 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm (AEST) Platform: Online via Zoom We invite you to participate in an important online event, “Face-to-Face with
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EAC Advocates for Stronger NDIS Protections at Parliamentary Hearing
Date: 24th July 2024 Introduction Every Australian Counts (EAC) participated in a critical parliamentary hearing on the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track
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EAC Community Forum: The Latest on the NDIS Bill and How to Be Heard
A lot has happened since our last community forum on the NDIS Bill, so we are hosting another forum to give you an update. This forum will give
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NDIS participant is “terrified of the consequences of the bill”
Scott Harry is an NDIS participant who is concerned that if the NDIS Bill goes through, the government will be able to implement the NDIS Review recommendation that
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May 2024 Newsletter: It’s time again to protect our NDIS!
Sent on the 29th of May 2024 It’s time again to protect our NDIS! To our Every Australian Counts community, Today the future of our NDIS is being debated in
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Every Australian Counts Calls on Parliament to Protect the NDIS
Media Release As Parliament debates proposed changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) today, Every Australian Counts implores all parliamentarians to ensure the voices and rights of
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Every Australian Counts Submission into the ‘Getting the NDIS Back on Track’ Bill 2024
Written submissions into the Standing Committee on Community Affairs, about the Getting the NDIS Back on Track Bill 2024 recently closed. Every Australian Counts developed a submission to
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Implications of the NDIS Amendment Bill 2024 for some of Australia’s most marginalised people
The Power to Persuade editors, Sue Olney and Elroy Dearn originally published this article on their website The Power to Persuade on the 13th of May 2024. We
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Every Australian Counts Upcoming Community Forum on the Changes to the NDIS Act
The biggest changes to our NDIS ever are currently being considered by our parliament. So please join our online community forum this Saturday, May 11 to understand more
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The Role of Navigators – An Opinion Piece by Michaela Kennedy, Judith Ellis and Peter Sheehy
Michaela Kennedy, Judith Ellis and Peter Sheehy have co-written this opinion piece about the part of the recent Review that relates particularly to the recommended introduction of navigators.
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Media Release: NDIS Participants and Families Slam the NDIS Review Recommendations, Survey Shows
Results of a recent survey by the grassroots campaign for the NDIS, Every Australian Counts have revealed serious concerns with the recommendations put forward by the NDIS Review.
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A New Taskforce to stop NDIS Providers Overcharging
Dr George Taleporos, Independent Chair of Every Australian Counts welcomes the government’s announcement to crack down on NDIS Providers overcharging participants through their newly announced taskforce. This initiative,
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Every Australian Counts: Upcoming Forum and Invitation to Influence our Next Steps
In the spirit of collective action and shared vision, Every Australian Counts is extending an invitation to an important online forum scheduled for the 8th of April at
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We won’t let the NDIS review take away our right to choose – An open letter to Bill Shorten
Douglas used AI technologyto generate the photo above
Douglas Fogg is a NDIS participant with a passion for making technology inclusive and accessible.
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NDIS review: Regulation does not keep people safe. People keep people safe!
Linda Hughes is president of the Self Manager Hub and parent of an NDIS participant. Together they self manage and directly employ support workers. Here Linda describes some of the problems with the changes proposed by the NDIS review.
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Too Much About Us Without Us: Psychosocial Disability and the NDIS Review
Muriel and Neil participated in our NDIS Review forums where we came together to share our perspectives on the recommendations in the final report. Here is a summary of their perspectives that were developed in collaboration with six NDIS participants who are members of the Australian Psychosocial Disability Collective.
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The NDIS review “makes me so angry and scared”- by Sam Petersen
Samantha Petersen participated in our NDIS Review forum in December where we came together to share our perspectives on the recommendations in the final report. Here are some of Sam’s concerns.
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The NDIS Review housing and living recommendations are “outdated and unethical”
The above image was drawn by Peter to help visually represent his concerns about the NDIS Review.
The issues identified through the NDIS Review are not new or unexpected. However, the solutions proposed create a level of bureaucratic overreach that intrudes into people’s lives and does not align with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability (UNCRPD).
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Response to NDIS Review – Choice and control are under threat – the government must recommit to codesign
It’s been an extremely stressful time for our community waiting for these recommendations, our lives depend on the NDIS.
While we have had some glimpses of some of the findings, today is our first opportunity to examine the recommendations of the NDIS Review.
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