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Opinion 10 March 2022

Dr George Taleporos on stage at an event. He is using an electric wheelchair. A celebrity is wearing a tuxedo at the podium in front. There are red curtains in the background.

Is your organisation returning to face-to-face meetings? You need to read this…

Lockdowns have lifted – and some disability organisations are moving back to face-to-face meetings, and interstate travel. The pandemic is not over. People with disability are still at risk of serious health complications and death – even with some protections from vaccines. And apart from that – we cannot now or ever forget the enormous gains mainstream society has made in online accessibility over the last couple of years. Our friend Dr George Taleporos has some important advice for these organisations based on his recent personal experience.

Opinion 27 August 2021

Two young women with intellectual disabilities smiling, sitting on office chairs by a table with butchers paper, sharpies and sticky notes.

Support for decision making and the NDIS

The NDIA have just given everyone an extra two weeks to tell them what they think about support for decision making in the NDIS. We asked our friend Catherine McAlpine from Inclusion Australia to tell us what people with intellectual disability and their families think needs to change, and what Inclusion Australia is already working on.

Opinion 13 April 2021

Photo of two young children running away from the camera outside in the grass.

Proposed changes to NDIS intervention for autistic children

The NDIA’s latest consultation paper on autistic kids is about more than early intervention like the title suggests. It proposes rigid and fixed funding blocks for children’s NDIS plans, well below averages in Nick Avery’s region. Nick wants you to know why this consultation is so alarming – and encourages you to provide feedback.

Opinion 31 March 2021

Screenshots of the NDIS consultation paper on early intervention changes for Autistic children

NDIS Autism consultations are “futile and frustrating” – this new consultation is a case in point

Late yesterday afternoon on Stuart Robert’s last day as NDIS Minister, the NDIA released a new consultation paper called “Interventions for children on the autism spectrum”. The paper proposes radical new changes to NDIS funding and supports for Autistic children. Katharine Annear explains why this consultation paper has Autistic people outraged.

Opinion 10 February 2021

A geometric mosaic in the shape of a house. Each piece of the mosaic is a window onto Australians who will benefit from accessible housing. The text reads “Building Better Homes. Every Australian deserves a home which is safe, secure and meets their needs…”

Time to make all new housing more accessible

There is a once-in-a-generation opportunity right now to improve housing accessibility, for everyone. We asked our friend Dr Di Winkler from the Summer Foundation, and the Building Better Homes campaign to explain it all for us.

News 18 December 2020

NDIA CEO Martin Hoffman and NDIS Scheme Actuary Sarah Johnson appearing before a Senate inquiry. Senator Jordon Steele-John appears by video link.

New inquiry into NDIS assessments

The Joint Standing Committee have just announced they will hold an inquiry into the use of independent assessments in the NDIS.

News 25 November 2020

Front covers of two NDIS consultation papers: Planning Policy for Personalised Budgets and Plan Flexibility, and Access and Eligibiliyt Policy with independent assessments. In the background is a WHODAS checklist.

Is this the end of planning in the NDIS?

Today the National Disability Insurance Agency released a mountain of paper about the planned introduction of compulsory assessments to the NDIS.

And tucked away amongst all those pages was some extraordinary news about the future of planning in the NDIS.

News 11 November 2016

New forum for consultation

The Federal Government has established a new National Disability and Carers Advisory Council.

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