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From July 1, 2019, the State’s Taxi Subsidy Scheme (TSS) will no longer be available for current NDIS participants or eligible people with disability [Source: Shutterstock]

Queensland Government to scrap taxi subsidy for NDIS participants

Tags NDIS Posted 1 year ago by Nicole Pope

The Queensland Government’s decision to scrap the Taxi Subsidy Scheme for National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) pa… Read more

The peak body for disability service providers says this is made evident on the second page of the Growing the NDIS Market and Workforce Strategy document, dated 2015 [Source: Shutterstock]

Disability market and workforce strategy re-release "old news"

Tags NDIS Education Employment Posted 2 years ago by Nicole Pope

The Federal Government’s release of a National Workforce Strategy for disability last week is “a rehash of old news”, sa… Read more

Replacements for standard AT items will be quickly assessed by the NDIA, only requiring one quote for items valued between $1,500 and $15,000 [Source: Shutterstock]

New process to give NDIS participants simple and quick access to Assistive Technology

Tags NDIS Posted 2 years ago

Assistive Technology (AT) will be easy to replace under a simpler process set to benefit National Disability Insurance S… Read more

54 percent of providers say they would have to reduce the quality of their services to meet current prices [Source: Shutterstock[

Report reveals “increasingly precarious and frustrated” disability sector

Tags NDIS Posted 2 years ago by Nicole Pope

A report prepared from the National Disability Services’ (NDS) Annual Market Survey on the current state of the disabili… Read more

The investment aims to support employers in attracting, employing and retaining people with disability [Source: Shutterstock]

Information Linkages and Capacity Building grants to boost economic participation

Tags NDIS Posted 2 years ago by Nicole Pope

People with disability will benefit from increased employment support, community engagement, resources and training with… Read more

Jack was diagnosed with schizophrenia and advanced post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at only 18 years old [Source: Supplied]

Nextt stop: improved mental health

Tags NDIS Posted 2 years ago by Nicole Pope

CONSUMER STORY - Fear can be crippling! It can keep you awake at night second guessing every noise you hear and can cert… Read more

The new NDIS Worker Screening is expected to start in July 2019 in all States and Territories except Western Australia [Source: Shutterstock]

National database to ensure safe and quality workers for NDIS participants

Tags NDIS Posted 2 years ago by Nicole Pope

A new screening approach to be introduced this year will ensure safe and quality support for National Disability Insuran… Read more

A number of changes will help eligible NDIS participants access SDA housing [Source: Shutterstock]

New reforms to Specialist Disability Accommodation announced

Tags NDIS Finance Accessibility Accommodation Posted 2 years ago by Nicole Pope

The announcement of new reforms to Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) will address the outcomes of a review by th… Read more

Wanslea will help Western Australian children with developmental delay or disability to achieve better long-term outcomes. [Source: Shutterstock]

NDIA announces first WA ECEI partner

Tags NDIS Posted 2 years ago by Nicole Pope

The first National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) partner delivering Early Childhood Early Intervention (ECEI) servi… Read more

184 reports of abuse or neglect were reported to the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission within a three month period [Source: Shutterstock]

Incidents of sexual assault reported by NDIS participants in NSW and SA

Tags NDIS Posted 2 years ago by Nicole Pope

A number of sexual assault reports have been made by National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants in two sta… Read more

The NDIS is now seeking feedback on its new test website which will launch in the New Year [Source: Shutterstock]

NDIS launches test of new and improved website

Tags NDIS Posted 2 years ago by Nicole Pope

The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) has launched a trial of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) … Read more

​The current two levels of price control for self-care, social and recreational support will be replaced with three price levels from 1 February 2019 [Source: Shutterstock]

NDIS pricing increase to support people with complex needs

Tags NDIS Posted 2 years ago by Nicole Pope

A recent pricing increase under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will improve support for people with com… Read more

The new pilot will trial the effectiveness of health professionals in assessing the functional capacity of people with disability [Source: Shutterstock]

New pilot will trial health professionals in accessing functional capacity

Tags NDIS Posted 2 years ago by Nicole Pope

The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) will trial the effectiveness of health professionals in assessing the fu… Read more

Alliance20 members at the launch in Canberra on Tuesday 23 October [Source: Life Without Barriers]

New alliance of providers to collaborate over NDIS issues

Tags NDIS Posted 2 years ago by Nicole Pope

Some of Australia’s largest disability service providers have joined forces in creating a new alliance to help improve t… Read more

An edit to the NDIS website excluded majority of autistic children from automatic eligibility to early intervention and the support they need [Source: Shutterstock]

NDIS ‘error’ outrages autism community

Tags NDIS Autism Posted 2 years ago by Nicole Pope

A ‘mistake’ to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) eligibility requirements has caused an uproar among the f… Read more