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Every Australian Counts heads to the Disability Royal Commission
“We feel forgotten. We need help. And we need things to be much, much easier”.
They were the messages we took to the Disability Royal Commission yesterday.
Read more“Left out and locked down” The experiences of people with disability and their families during COVID19
“We’ve been forgotten. We need more help. We need things to be easier”. They are the overwhelming messages to come out of our Coronavirus survey for people with disability and families.
Read moreMedia release: “Left out and locked down” report highlights the COVID-19 experience of people with disability
A new report into the experiences of NDIS participants and their families during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic shows many were stretched to breaking point and let down by poor communication and a lack of support and help.
Read moreGet your mask on!
There’s been a bunch of new info released over the last couple of months around masks and people with disability. We’ve popped it all in the one place so you don’t have to go hunting. (And we have done our best to try and explain what it all means which has NOT been easy…)
Read moreGetting answers to the big questions – our Zoom forum with the NDIA
Why can’t we have planning meetings over video? Why can’t we get contact details for staff at the NDIA? Why do approvals for equipment take so long?
And will you cut my funding next time because I did not use all of it as a result of COVID lockdowns?
Read moreAdvocacy groups call for better support for people with disability
Disability advocacy groups are calling on the National Disability Insurance Agency, the Federal government and the Victorian State government to all work together to make sure people with disability and their families have what they need to stay safe and well during the coronavirus pandemic.
Read moreGet out your butcher’s paper and sticky notes – it’s consultation time!
Who remembers this?
The National Disability Strategy was a ten-year plan that came out in 2010.
It was the first time all levels of Australian governments had come together to make a plan like this for ALL people with disability, ALL over Australia.
Read moreOpen letter from disability sector on the publication of NDIS settlement outcomes
Would you love to see the results of NDIS appeals to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) but don’t have the time or spoons to wade through pages and pages of legal goobledegook?
Read moreBig coronavirus changes – and what it means for Victorians
For all our Melbourne peeps, our hearts go out to you. Another six weeks in lockdown. And we are with you – because that is where we are based too.
Read moreNew inquiry into the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
The Joint Standing Committee into the NDIS are holding an inquiry into the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission. Have your say about what needs to change.
Read moreGet your calculators out – it’s the new NDIS price guide
The final price guide for 2020 came out today.
Well … sort of the final. At least until the next update comes out.
Read moreLiz and John get a gong!
Amongst all the sports stars and former Prime Ministers who got a gong yesterday there were a couple of names that you might have missed…
Read moreNDIS prices – the good, the bad and the ugly
The NDIA released the new price guide for 2020 today. The good news is that the NDIA have got this guide out much earlier than usual. This means we all have a chance to dig around in it and get a handle on everything before it actually goes live on July 1.
Read moreWhat’s going on with the Disability Royal Commission during COVID-19?
The utterly heartbreaking stories about people with disability that have come out over the last few weeks prove just how important it is that we have a Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability.
And although the Commission has put public hearings on hold during the pandemic, they still need to hear from our community.
Here’s what they want to hear about right now, and how you can get involved.
Flexibility and the NDIS – it’s finally starting to happen
It was easy to miss it with everything that is going on at the moment. But late last week the NDIA made a small but incredibly important announcement.
Read moreStatement: Tragic death of Anne-Marie Smith: People with disability deserve answers
People with disability and their families are demanding a full investigation into the horrific and tragic death of Anne-Marie Smith.
Read moreKeep kicking at the bricks …
Yesterday the Joint Standing Committee into the NDIS released a report into Supported Independent Living (or SIL for short). And once again the committee made a bunch of practical and sensible recommendations which would really make a difference to people with disability and their families.
Read moreData, data, data everywhere. But what does it all mean?
So the National Disability Insurance Agency released the latest NDIS Quarterly Report this week. If you have never checked out the Quarterly Report we encourage you to do so – it’s a great way of finding out how the NDIS is tracking and there’s lots of juicy stuff in there.
Read moreNDIS: What’s working and what’s not? We want to hear from you
The National Disability Insurance Agency have introduced lots of changes in the last few weeks to try and help people with disability and their families get through this difficult period. We want to know what’s working and what’s not – and what still needs to change.
Read moreOne small step for the NDIS … one giant leap for participants
Today the Minister for the NDIS Stuart Robert and the National Disability Insurance Agency made a bunch of announcements about changes to the NDIS.
Read moreSmart devices, tablets, iPads – the NDIA get their act together (finally)
After a couple of weeks of confusion, anxiety and worry, the National Disability Insurance Agency confirmed this afternoon that NDIS participants CAN purchase a smart device to help them with their disability support during this period.
Read moreNDIS and the Coronavirus – what’s changed and what still needs changing? An interview with NDIA CEO
Late last week we had the chance to interview the CEO of the National Disability Insurance Agency Martin Hoffman.
Read moreAll the big announcements from our online forum with the NDIA
Thank you so much to everyone who attended our EAC Zoom forum with Scott McNaughton from the National Disability Insurance Agency last week. We’ve had great feedback and are really pleased to hear so many people found it helpful.
Read moreNDIS participants can get supermarket priority home deliveries
The Minister for the NDIS has announced that NDIS participants will now be given priority for home delivery from certain supermarkets.
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