It’s been a long road, but the government has pushed through NDIS reforms – and lost a lot of political currency with the disability community in the process.
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The lists of what should and shouldn’t be covered by the NDIS are currently open for public consultation. But lists can stymie independence.
The taskforce advice on NDIS provider registration has been published at last. And now the public is being consulted on what should be covered under NDIS supports.
An unintentional consequence of NDIS supports has been an emphasis on clinical settings. But children with autism are served better by naturalistic supports.
An ACCC taskforce may well prove effective in controlling unfair overcharging and NDIS costs. But the scheme’s pricing model could also use a redesign.
Structuring the NDIS around principles of choice and control recognised that not having those things puts people with disability in more vulnerable situations. That’s true for support workers, too.
Practical reforms are on the table when it comes to disability housing. But there are also potential traps that won’t promote choice.
Many people in the disability community are distressed by the plan to register all NDIS providers. There could be a more nuanced approach that preserves their wishes.
Washer-dryers and Thermomixers might not seem like disability supports at first glance. But excluding them from NDIS funding could limit the independence of people with disability.
Although the NDIS Review set out a five-year timeframe for reform, many of the items within this bill are needed to modify the NDIS Act and to allow for changes to take place.
If states and territories agreed to share the cost of foundational supports in December, why are they baulking now?
Women are under-represented as NDIS participants and over-represented as carers. But the NDIS review ignored them.
The disability royal commission and the NDIS review have called for consistent accessibility standards. That could improve inclusion, health and wellbeing for people with disability.
One fundamental issue has been that NDIS access requires disability to be proven and permanent. NDIS review recommendations could help resolve the mismatch between this and the recovery model.
Both the royal commission and NDIS review recommendations say big changes are needed so people with disability can live where and with who they want – and be free from abuse, neglect and exploitation.
The NDIS review found a lack of clarity about what supports should be considered ‘reasonable and necessary’ was at the heart of many of the scheme’s problems.
Bill Shorten joins us on the podcast today to discuss the recent NDIS report and how he sees its path forward in modern Australia.
5 disability experts tell us their initial thoughts about plans to reform the NDIS and make it sustainable
Ahead of Thursday’s release of the review into NDIS, the states have agreed to provide more and expanded services for people with disability in exchange for an extension of the GST top-up.
What fell away when the NDIS was rolled out? And what are the chances of such services being revived?
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Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW Sydney
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Adjunct Associate Professor, La Trobe University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Speech Pathology, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University
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Senior Research Fellow, La Trobe University
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Bennett Chair of Autism, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia
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Research Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Associate Disability Program, Grattan Institute
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Disability Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Senior Lecturer in Accounting, University of Wollongong
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Professor of Clinical Psychology, Griffith University
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Honorary Research Fellow (Deakin University), PhD Candidate (La Trobe University), La Trobe University
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Vice Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow, RMIT University
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Professor of Disability and Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Acquired Brain Injury, La Trobe University
