NDIS NEWS | TALKING DISABILITY
Election promises recapped for people with disability
Tags NDIS Autism Health and Wellbeing Mental Health Employment Government Posted 1 day ago by Anna ChristianThe Federal Election is approaching fast and political parties have been finalising their positions for voters to... Read more
Advocates evaluate Election policies from parties and independents
Tags NDIS Finance Accessibility Health and Wellbeing Government Posted 6 days ago by Anna ChristianJust over a week out from the Federal Election, peak advocacy groups for people with disability are assessing policies... Read more
Australians across the country take action to defend the NDIS
Tags NDIS Government Posted 2 weeks ago by Anna ChristianToday, across Australia, people with disability and their supporters are gathering to talk about issues with the... Read more
Disability supports have changed to a model of empowering, not limiting individuals
Tags NDIS Health and Wellbeing Accommodation Posted 3 weeks agoSPONSORED STORY - When it comes to disability services, David Cunningham is passionate about being an empowered... Read more
The NDIS is unsustainable? “That’s a lie”, says Bill Shorten
Tags NDIS Finance Government Posted 4 weeks ago by Anna ChristianThe Australian Labor Party’s announcement of a plan to improve the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and... Read more
People with disability paid below minimum wage and lacking employment support
Tags NDIS Employment Industry Royal Commission Posted 1 month ago by Anna ChristianThe Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People With Disability heard this week that... Read more
Exploring custom-built accessible housing to support NDIS participants
Tags NDIS Accommodation Posted 1 month agoSPONSORED STORY - A new approach to building housing which meets the individual needs of people with disability is being... Read more
Demand for disability advocates recognised but not matched by funding
Tags NDIS Finance Advice Industry Government Posted 1 month ago by Anna ChristianThe Government has confirmed the funding figure it will put towards advocacy support for people with disability over the... Read more
Details of disability support needed in election commitments, says peak body
Tags NDIS Finance Industry Government Posted 1 month ago by Anna ChristianWith the Federal Election expected to be called this week, peak disability representative organisation People With... Read more
Women with disability face barriers to reporting abuse and being believed
Tags NDIS Government Royal Commission Posted 1 month ago by Anna ChristianThe Royal Commission into the Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability has heard from girls... Read more
Budget is lean, mean and disappointing for people with disability
Tags NDIS Finance Government Posted 1 month ago by Anna ChristianThe Federal Government’s Budget for 2022/23 provides little to specifically support people with disability, despite the... Read more
Hopes Federal Budget will recognise importance of funding for people with disability
Tags NDIS Finance Industry Government Posted 1 month ago by Anna ChristianThe Federal Budget is due to be delivered tomorrow night and many people with disability could benefit from funding if... Read more
Manslaughter sentence condemned by advocates as ‘inappropriate’ for horrific crime
Tags NDIS Health and Wellbeing Industry Posted 1 month ago by Anna ChristianThe sentence of a support worker over the manslaughter of Adelaide woman Ann Marie Smith has been labelled... Read more
Campaign aims to bring long wait for NDIS housing down to ten days
Tags NDIS Finance Accommodation Government Posted 2 months ago by Anna ChristianThousands of people with disability are waiting far too long for approval for the housing they need, causing stress and... Read more
Advocates say change to NDIS assistive technology rules not enough
Tags NDIS Finance Accessibility Government Posted 2 months ago by Anna ChristianA change in the rules around funding for assistive technology under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is... Read more
Australians without assistive technology funding asked to stand up and be counted
Tags NDIS Finance Accessibility Government Posted 2 months ago by Anna ChristianDennis Simpson contracted Polio when he was three years old and has lived with a physical disability ever since. Read more
Hundreds of younger people with disability still living in nursing homes as deadlines approach
Tags NDIS Accommodation Research Industry Government Posted 3 months ago by Anna ChristianA newly released report shows the Government is still short of its target to have no one younger than 45 living in... Read more
Advocates demand Government leaders act to keep people with disability safe
Tags NDIS Accessibility Health and Wellbeing Government Posted 3 months ago by Anna ChristianThe decision by National Cabinet to allow disability support workers to skip quarantine and work when they have been... Read more
People with disability at risk not just from Omicron but also gaps in support
Tags NDIS Health and Wellbeing Industry Government Posted 4 months ago by Anna ChristianPeople with disability are going without basic assistance for days, sleeping in their wheelchairs and going to hospital... Read more
Accessible housing design to only be used across half of Australia
Tags NDIS Accessibility Accommodation Industry Government Posted 5 months ago by Anna ChristianThousands of people will be denied choice in where they live as half of Australia’s States choose to opt out of a... Read more