People get ready… as the NDIS becomes a reality
Up until now, for many of us living with disabilities or caring for someone with a disability, the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has been something that we have only advocated for and dreamt about. But on 1 July, the NDIS moved from trial phase to full rollout and for thousands of Australians, the advocacy will finally pay off and it will be time to turn those dreams into reality. Here is some advice on what you need to do to get NDIS ready.
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Preparing for the NDIS
Planning for the NDIS can be daunting. It’s not easy to sit down and think about what you want out of life. Here’s a handy tool that may help.
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We are one, but we are many
It’s been a week since Australia celebrated the roll out of the NDIS beyond the trial sites. The day was celebrated right across the country, in many different ways.
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Election 2016 – what’s next for the NDIS?
There’s no clear winner yet in the Federal Election, but plenty of new faces in Parliament.
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1 July – what they said
Today marked the start of the NDIS moving beyond the trial sites. We take a look at how Australia celebrated.
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We made it real!
Today the NDIS moves from a handful of trial sites to the beginning of full roll out to people with disability across Australia.
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My first plan explained
There’s been a lot of talk in recent weeks about “My First Plan” for people who are becoming NDIS participants when the full roll out starts on 1 July. Many people have questions and concerns so we’ve spoken to the NDIA to get the facts on exactly what it means.
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Catching up with Leigh
Leigh Creighton shared his story with Every Australian Counts just as he embarked on his NDIS journey three years ago. With the full NDIS roll out starting this Friday in many part of Australia we caught up with Leigh to see how it’s working out.
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Friday Flashback: the day we said, bring it on!
Wow, just one more Friday to go until the roll out of the NDIS begins in many areas of Australia. Today we’re rewinding back to a year ago to our Kick-off event in Penrith, Western Sydney.
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We did it! 150/150
Every Australian Counts supporters have asked every candidate in every one of the 150 federal electorates to pledge to make the NDIS the best it can be ahead of next week’s election.
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Friday Flashback: The rallies that made the NDIS real
In our Friday Flashback series we turn the clock back to April 2012 when more than 20,000 people attended rallies across the country asking our politicians to make the NDIS real. Huge events, exciting times!
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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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The importance of home
As the full roll out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) commences across Australia, many people with disability, and their families and support networks, are still unsure of exactly what it will mean for them when it finally comes to their area – especially when it comes to people’s options of where and how they live.
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Friday Flashback – “drastic times require drastic measures!”
Our Friday Flashback series celebrates Every Australian Counts champions who fought so hard to make the NDIS dream a reality. With just three Fridays to go until the NDIS arrives in many areas of Australia, we revisit the story of James and his struggles to get the support he needed to study at university so he could set up his own travel agency for people with disability.
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Election 2016: Help make the NDIS the best it can be
Will your candidates pledge to make the NDIS the best it can be this election? Ask them using the simple tool on our website.
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Friday Flashback – Claire’s story
It’s only four weeks until the start of the full NDIS roll out! We’re continuing our flashbacks by re-meeting Claire Anderson. Local councilor, author, life coach and mother, Claire was one of our early Every Australian Counts supporters campaigning to make the NDIS a reality for so many Australians.
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The finer details on the NT roll out
The NDIS will double funding for disability support in the Northern Territory and provide support for more than 6,500 Territorians with disability once it is fully rolled out by July 2019.
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Friday Flashback – re-meet Peter
The roll out of the NDIS is just weeks away so we thought it was a good time to celebrate the thousands of Every Australian Counts supporters who campaigned tirelessly for a scheme to give people with disability control of their own lives.
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NDIS roll out still going strong
The latest progress report on the NDIS is out and it shows that almost 25,000 Australians now have approved plans in place – that’s just over 2,500 new participants since December.
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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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People with disability locked out of housing
People with disability are being locked out of rental markets in all of Australia’s major cities, according to a new report from Anglicare Australia.
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Disability Discrimination Commissioner is back
Deaf Society president and chairman of the Disability Council of NSW, Alistair McEwin, has been appointed as the new full time Disability Discrimination Commissioner.
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Funding agreement brings certainty to the NT
The full roll out of the NDIS across the Northern Territory in the next three years is now guaranteed after a bilateral agreement was signed with the Commonwealth just in time for the Budget.
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Budget Explainer
The 2016 Federal Budget was announced on Tuesday 3 May. What does this mean for the NDIS?
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