The New Assessment Process Proposal When Craig Wallace was 12, he was sent to a camp for children with disabilities, where despite his use of calipers and crutches, a physiotherapist forced him to walk up a hill as quickly as he could.When Mr Wallace fell, breaking his arm, that physiotherapist [...]
The NDIS was heralded as a landmark program for Australians with a disability when it was established in 2013, but it has long been criticised as being bogged down in red tape and bureaucracy. After the election in May 2019, the Federal Government commissioned former senior public servant David Tune [...]
Reasonable and Necessary Support across the Lifespan: An Ordinary Life for People with Disability The Independent Advisory Council to the National Disability Insurance Scheme in 2014 prepare a report that is certainly worth exploring for those wanting to gain a greater understanding of NDIS’ reasonable and necessary. Explore enablers of [...]
To help make sure participants keep getting their NDIS-funded supports and services during the COVID-19 pandemic, we are temporarily broadening the flexible approach for low cost Assistive Technology, also known as AT items, under $1500. Participants can now use their existing NDIS funding to purchase an AT item if all [...]
