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Everyone should pay their share for the NDIS
The National Disability Insurance Scheme, or NDIS, has itself been labouring under something of a disability of its own: lack of money.
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Clarity needed on NDIS mental health care
The federal government is being urged to clarify when people with a mental illness can access support under the national disability insurance scheme.
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Here are 10 reasons why the NDIS is the way to go
1. If you, or someone you love, is born with a disability or acquires one later in life, you all no longer run the risk of falling through holes in Australia’s safety net based on what state or territory you live in.
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NDIS Fails to Provide ‘Decent’ Disability Jobs – Union Report
A new report commissioned by the unions representing Australia’s community sector workers has raised concerns about the ability of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) to provide “decent jobs for disability support workers”.
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Ivory smashed it! ??
A letter from nine-year-old Ivory Clark made national headlines when she spoke up for thousands of children with autism in the classroom.
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Disability Service Organisations (DSO) Financial Sustainability Report
A new study from Curtin University’s Not-for-profit Initiative and NDS’s Centre for Applied Disability Research (CADR) provides governments, disability service providers and the broader community with detailed information on the supply and sustainability of disability services in Australia.
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Let’s give the NDIS a chance; A mother’s perspective
I would like to share our NDIS journey and how it has changed our lives for the better. I hope it will give people some perspective and give people hope that the scheme is destined for greatness.
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Time for urgent action on housing
With 127,000 people expected to need housing under the NDIS, a new report has highlighted the need for urgent action on addressing the chronic shortage of affordable and accessible housing for people with disability.
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Mission accomplished
It’s done! The Every Australian Counts team has delivered our giant sign to Parliament House to let Treasurer Scott Morrison know our supporters are counting on him to make sure the NDIS is fully funded in next Tuesday’s Federal Budget.
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Quang’s transport tips
Disability advocate Quang Nguyen explains just how important transport is for every day life.
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An NDIS in my lifetime
Dr Paul Brock AM, 2/11/1943 – 25/3/2016. We remember Dr Paul Brock AM, one of Australia’s leading disability advocates and Every Australian Counts Ambassador.
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Economic Benefits of the NDIS in South Australia
National Disability Services and Every Australian Counts have released a paper showing the potential scale of the economic benefits the NDIS will bring to South Australia.
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The NDIS by numbers: South Australia
NDIS number crunching continues, with new figures showing the scale of the economic benefits it could potentially bring to South Australia.
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No disadvantage for West Australians with disability
The West Australian and Commonwealth governments must ensure no disadvantage for West Australians with disability should they go ahead with a federated model of the NDIS as speculated in The Australian newspaper.
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NDIS: Here to stay
More headlines today about the cost of the NDIS and quibbling about who’s in charge. Here’s a guide to who has said what today, and why.
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NDIS dollars make sense for Victoria
The NDIS will not only transform lives for people with disability but it will also deliver an economic boost for all Victorians – creating thousands of jobs and adding billions to the state’s economy.
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Economic Benefits of the NDIS in Victoria
National Disability Services and Every Australian Counts have released a paper showing the potential scale of the economic benefits the NDIS will bring to Victoria.
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EXPLAINER: why everyone’s talking about autism and the NDIS
You might have noticed that talk of children with autism and the NDIS is everywhere today – including some pretty angry commentary. Here’s a look at what’s happened and why people are concerned.
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NDIS on track
The National Disability Scheme continues to be on time and on Budget according to the latest quarterly report on its progress.
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Calls being heard for the re-introduction of a Disability Commissioner
The resignation of Human Rights Commissioner Tim Wilson this week has reignited the call for a full-time disability commissioner with lived experience of disability.
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NDIS: Makes Economic Sense
The NDIS will create thousands of jobs and add up to $7.3billion to NSW’s economy alone according to new report released today – results of the biggest ABS survey of people with disability and their carers ever undertaken.
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The NDIS is rock solid
Another week, another story about funding and the NDIS. So it’s great news to see strong support from the NSW Disability Minister in our national newspaper and a promise from the Commonwealth that it will be rolled out on time.
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Talking cents about the NDIS
It was with apparent naivety that I was shocked to see in last week’s The Australian “$5bn budget hit as NDIS fund dwindles”. Could it be that the NDIS, the only policy in Australian that our last four Prime Ministers are in complete agreement on, is up for question again?
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What’s the Budget fuss?
This week a major national newspaper led with an “exclusive” story about the costs of the National Disability Insurance Scheme. It’s a curious story given there is nothing new in it. It’s no secret that the NDIS comes with costs, which have been carefully forecast and planned for. The real story remains that the cost of doing nothing is even higher.
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