The National Disability Agency (NDIA) has now acknowledged that individuals with terminal illnesses and disabilities are experiencing gaps in health and community services. The NDIA has provided Palliative Care Australia (PCA) and the peak bodies across the country with the following information on a new Priority Access Application Pathway.
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The recommendations in the report of the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee into the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Amendment Bill 2024 are profoundly disappointing and disrespectful, say disability organisations.
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The NDIA has created a new panel of justice system experts. The panel will look into the management of current or potential NDIS participants who are leaving jail, protections for NDIS workers, and how the systems work together.
The NDIS aims to work with state and territory systems to support people leaving prison, making sure they get the help they need while keeping the community safe.
Tags: CEO of Synapse Jennifer Cullen AM, Ken Lay AO, manage community safety concerns, NDIS Justice Panel, support people leaving prison, Supreme Court Judge the Hon. David Harper AM
NDIA staff and NDIS partners work to support participants with their NDIS experience. A higher than usual number of people have been contacting the NDIA in recent months to ask for a plan reassessment. The staff are working hard to get back to everyone.
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The National Disability Insurance Agency would like to invite students with a disability in Years 9-12, their parents, carers and education professionals, to attend a virtual information session. These sessions occur on morning of 18 June, afternoon of 19 June and evening of 20 June 2024. This is a session about building skills and paving a pathway to post school life.
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Disability service providers who encourage participants to misuse or burn through their funding, racking up billions of dollars in costs, are facing a government crackdown. NDIS Minister Bill Shorten says that overspending is a key issue for the disability sector.
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As a member of Participant First, you can have a say in how we develop our products and services. You can tell us about your disability experience and help us understand your needs. What you say matters and can help us deliver a better NDIS for everyone. Join Participant First today!
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The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) invites people with disability, families and carers to attend information sessions to learn more about the participant journey at the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). This will take place on Tuesday 7 May 2024.
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Many Australians with disability feel on the edge of a precipice right now. Recommendations from the disability royal commission and the NDIS review were released late last year. Now a draft NDIS reform bill has been tabled. In this series, experts examine what new proposals could mean for people with disability.
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The Public Interest Advocacy Centre has released their new explainer, NDIS Insights 2023-24, highlighting the significant developments within the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in 2023. This resource is a great tool to help your team understand these changes and their impact on the scheme, as well as what we can expect in the year ahead.
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