Q&A Disability Special
ABC’s Q&A had their disability special last night and we hope you tuned in! The panel of Dylan Alcott, Kiruna Stamell, Graeme Innes, Bruce Bonyhady and Catia Malaquias were asked lots of good questions by the audience, and the discussion ranged everywhere from how the NDIS is rolling out, to the inclusion of kids with disability in schools, to employment discrimination.
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NSW says – we’re in!
New South Wales has become the first state to sign up to the full roll out of the NDIS.
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Autism and the NDIS – what is going on?
There has been a great deal of media coverage during the last week about NDIA plans to review the guidelines which govern access to the NDIS. In particular whether or not they plan to change the guidelines relating to people with autism.
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NDIS review system can no longer be ignored
The Commonwealth Ombudsman has released a report on the administration of NDIS reviews. Among other things, it noted that as of February 2018 there were 8,100 reviews on hand, and a further 620 new review requests each week.
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South Australians with disability and their families demand action after delay announcement
South Australian people with disability and their families demand action following today’s announcement by the government and NDIA that there will be significant delays to the rollout of the NDIS in South Australia.
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Disability advocates alarmed as the NDIA breaks its silence on disability housing
You may have missed it last week with all the fuss about the government’s decision to walk away from the increase to the Medicare Levy to fund the NDIS, but the National Disability Insurance Agency finally broke its silence on the future direction of disability housing in the NDIS.
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Disability Reform Council – Project Plans and Working Groups
There’s a lot happening at the moment, so you may have missed yesterday’s announcement from the Disability Reform Council.
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What the Minister for Social Services says…
We know everyone has lots of questions about the news this week that the Government has decided to scrap its plans to fund the NDIS through an increase to the Medicare Levy.
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Leaving us hanging on the line?
The National Disability Insurance Agency will contract multinational Serco to run the NDIS call centre
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The AAT and why what they say is important
Many people don’t know where to turn when they have a problem with the NDIS. Sam Paior from The Growing Space explains what happens when an NDIS review goes the next step – to the AAT – and why we should all be paying close attention to why those AAT decisions are so important.
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Fund it and Fix it hits Canberra
The word is out in the halls of Parliament – we need to fund and fix the NDIS.
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AMA’s urgent call to fully fund the NDIS welcomed by disability campaigners
The Every Australian Counts community welcomes demand by the Australian Medical Association for bipartisan support for a fully funded NDIS via a 0.5% increase to the Medicare levy.
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Rest in Peace Kai
The Every Australian Counts community has been rocked by the very sad news this week that we have lost one of our earliest and most passionate NDIS Champions.
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Review of NDIS Prices – What Does it all mean for People with Disability?
For the last six months or so, a consulting company has been carrying out a review into the prices set for services funded through the NDIS.
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25 years on – the Disability Discrimination Act
Disability Discrimination Commissioner Alastair McEwin talks about the Disability Discrimination Act (the DDA) today, on it’s 20th anniversary
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Interview: Shadow Minister Jenny Macklin
Every Australian Counts Campaign Director Kirsten Deane took your questions about the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and disability to Shadow Minister for Families and Social Services Jenny Macklin.
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Welcome WA!
Fantastic news today from Western Australia – the National Disability Insurance Scheme is finally a truly national scheme.
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Announcing the Every Australian Counts Champions!
The Every Australian Counts Champions will represent our vibrant and diverse community when meeting members of parliament, community leaders, and the media. On behalf of all of us,
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Don’t screen out our humanity
The idea of screening genetic conditions has become part and parcel of having children for many Australian couples. The recent push by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute for
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Interview: Senator Jordon Steele John
Every Australian Counts campaign director Kirsten Deane had a chat to new senator and disability advocate Jordon Steele-John.
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Beating a Path to … Melbourne
You may remember last month the National Disability Insurance Agency announced that they were making some changes to the NDIS planning process.
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