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Just one last thing …
The Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS met last Monday in Melbourne – and as it turns out for the last time in the life of this Parliament.
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The Proof is in the Portal
We recently posted about the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) quietly releasing their report on assistive technology for NDIS participants in December last year. But that was not the only report they released. On the Friday before Christmas, they released another really important report – looking at how IT for the NDIS was working.
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It’s time to end the blame game
End the blame game, stop letting people with disability fall through the gaps and pull your finger out to ensure action on areas other than the NDIS.
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Why are we waiting?
At the end of last year the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) put out their report looking at what needs to be done to improve access to assistive technology for NDIS participants.
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Get to know the Every Australian Counts Champions: Spotlight on Carleeta
This year we’re going to be shining a spotlight on our hard working Every Australian Counts champions – and we’re starting with Carleeta!
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NSW Government Report says Just.Get.On.With.It.
Last week the New South Wales Legislative Council released the findings of an inquiry they held earlier in the year into how the the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is rolling out across NSW.
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Catching up with the NDIA: A chat with CEO Rob De Luca
At every NDIS Make it Work forum we have held around the country, we have been asked about changes people have heard the National Disability Insurance Agency are making to the NDIS planning process.
We have been asked so many questions we thought we had better get some answers. And no, we didn’t call the call centre – because we all know how THAT goes. We went straight to the top to the man who runs the NDIA – Rob De Luca.
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Empowerment, inclusion, and equality on the International Day of People with Disability
“Today Australians should not only take the time to talk about what the disability community has done, but also talk about what needs to be done to ensure a fairer and more inclusive nation.”
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Tried and Tested?
Late last week the National Disability Insurance Agency announced they would be trialling a new assessment process for some people with disability applying for support from the NDIS.
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University of Queensland students join the fight to make the NDIS work
The fight to get the NDIS back on track is spreading far and wide – and last week it hit the campus of the University of Queensland.
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New national guidelines for the diagnosis of autism
Last week, the Co-operative Research Centre for Living with Autism (Autism CRC) published Australia’s first National Guideline for the Assessment and Diagnosis of Autism.
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Get Us Out
Last week the Prime Minister announced the Australian Government would hold a Royal Commission into aged care. The Summer Foundation’s George Taleporos tells us why the Commission must make sure young people get the chance to get the hell out.
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Just Get On With It
Markets, Markets, Markets. We hear a lot about markets when it comes to the NDIS. But without attention to how markets are operating, the choice and control promised by the NDIS will become meaningless.
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Dylan Alcott Wins Sixth Grand Slam, but No One Is Allowed to Watch.
“They told me I had to play on an indoor (court) and spectators weren’t allowed.” Alcott said. Read on to find out more.
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Western and South Western Sydney kick off our Make It Work forums
Our first “Make It Work” forums took place in Sydney a few weeks ago and were a great success. Read on to find out more.
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People With Disability And Technology: Australian Human Rights Commission Panel
The Australian Human Rights Commission held its Human Rights and Technology Conference in Sydney yesterday.
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Q&A Disability Special
ABC’s Q&A had their disability special last night and we hope you tuned in! The panel of Dylan Alcott, Kiruna Stamell, Graeme Innes, Bruce Bonyhady and Catia Malaquias were asked lots of good questions by the audience, and the discussion ranged everywhere from how the NDIS is rolling out, to the inclusion of kids with disability in schools, to employment discrimination.
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NSW says – we’re in!
New South Wales has become the first state to sign up to the full roll out of the NDIS.
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South Australians with disability and their families demand action after delay announcement
South Australian people with disability and their families demand action following today’s announcement by the government and NDIA that there will be significant delays to the rollout of the NDIS in South Australia.
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Disability Reform Council – Project Plans and Working Groups
There’s a lot happening at the moment, so you may have missed yesterday’s announcement from the Disability Reform Council.
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