Caring for the poet
Dylan Owen-Buoy has been challenged by autism since his kindergarten days but it hasn’t touched his soul.
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At home with Michael, Josh and Fraser
In Newcastle three families have pooled their resources and set up a house for their adult sons, which is supported by workers paid for by the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
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Improvements for Jace thanks to NDIS early intervention
In July three-year old Jace Kirby and his family became the first South Australians to use a new early intervention service for children with autism funded under the NDIS. The results have been significant.
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Who should be steering the NDIA?
In recent weeks there has been a lot of talk about potential changes to the Board that governs the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
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Ticket to work a ticket to life
An employment initiative for teenagers with disability is training a whole generation of baristas, chefs, gardeners, photographers, and designers… to name a few!
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Countdown’s begun to the 2015 National Disability Awards
Know someone who’s making an amazing difference in the disability sector? Now’s your chance to show how much you appreciate them.
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My friend Bradley
I have been an advocate for a man with complex needs for nearly 20 years. The journey I have been on with him and his family over this time has seen some great outcomes for him, but it remains a constant struggle to ensure he has the funding needed for his support. We are hopeful that the NDIS will change this!
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8 brilliant new accessibility inventions
Every wondered what smart glasses could look like or how you could make your computer entirely hands free?
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NDIS focus for major desert festival
Held from 31 July – 5 August 2015 in Tennant Creek, the Annual Desert Harmony Festival is an action packed celebration of community, music, food and art, which this year celebrates disability and the NDIS.
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Every Australian has a right to work
Access to jobs is one of the most important human rights issues people with disability face according to a national survey by the Australian Human Rights Commission.
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I love my job – support workers embrace opportunities under the NDIS
As the roll-out of the NDIS comes to a town near you, or continues to bed-in across trial sites, the changes and challenges facing workers in the disability sector are becoming increasingly apparent.
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#goaussies: Australian Special Olympians head to LA
Good luck to Australia’s Special Olympics team heading off to Los Angeles this week for the World Summer Games.
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Exciting times ahead: lessons from the NDIS trial sites
It’s two years since the National Disability Scheme (NDIS) trial site started in the Hunter and a year after it kicked off in the ACT, so we spoke to one of the large disability providers in both trial sites to find out how they think it’s going and what they’ve learned so far.
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Why are there still access issues at my train station?
A five-year review of the accessibility of Australia’s public transport networks found that 10 years after the first disability transport standards were first introduced, there’s still plenty more to do.
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Queensland announces early launch of NDIS
The Queensland Government has announced $1.9 million for “the early launch of a National Disability Insurance Scheme”.
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Disability Rights and Every Australian Counts Campaign inspires an exhibition
Disability Leader Katharine Annear of South Australia, one of 12 disability leaders represented in the Grassroots Democracy: the Campaign for Disability Rights Exhibition.
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We are worth the investment
“I say the ‘I’ in NDIS should stand for ‘investment’. We are worth the investment. To move forward we need people to believe in us, to back us up, and create opportunities. When people have confidence in us then we start to believe in ourselves. We need to change the words to change the thinking.” A quote by Michael Sullivan, from an article by Julia May, Sunday Age, 15 February 2015.
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Sam, Hayden and Ben star in WallaraTV
On Monday, 13 July a new television show made by young people with disability at Dandenong based service provider Wallara will screen on Channel 31. It’s an exciting new way of sharing the stories of people with disability and for the people behind the new channel, it’s only the beginning. Every Australian Counts spoke to Wallara’s Digital Communications Manager, Jay Pinkster to find out more.
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A massive week for NDIS
In the last week we have seen the roll out of the NDIS in western Sydney, an extension of the trial in WA and most other trial sites marking significant milestones. Best of all, more than 13,600 people are now in the Scheme and express high levels of satisfaction with how it is transforming their lives.
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Two year anniversary marks the dawn of reform
This week, two years ago we celebrated the dawn of a reform that finally provides opportunities to people with disability to be included in every part of community life. It was a day in which we as a nation made a statement that we would accept people with disability, Australians that we had so long ostracised and denied. On July 1 2013, the National Disability Insurance Scheme first came to life.
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NDIS: Sydney says ‘bring it on!’
Today, the NDIS opened its doors in Western Sydney as NSW commenced the full rollout of the NDIS. Thousands of people came together to celebrate at the Every Australia Counts kick off event.
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Counting the cost
A while ago there was a study released about the costs of raising a child on the Spectrum, which placed the costs at around $35,000 a year. When you first hear that number, it seems like a lot. $35,000 could buy you a nice new car, maybe a luxury overseas holiday or just imagine the shoes!
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Watch here as NDIS Kicks Off from 10.30 am today
The Every Australian Counts NDIS Kick Off event kicks off at 10.30am today and you can be part of the action by watching it live, commenting on the live streaming or jumping onto Twitter with #NDISkicksoff.
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Have your say on who speaks up for you
The Government is updating the National Disability Advocacy Framework in light of the NDIS and want people with disability to help. But what is it all about?
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