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All disability ministers, myself included, agreed on the need for this review to get the NDIS back on track.
Source: https://canberradaily.com.au/emma-davidson-will-continue-the-fight-for-disability-rights/
“Australians relying on government services and the NDIS are some of our most vulnerable, and any person or organisation taking advantage of their safety net must be stopped.
Figures from the NDIS review suggest 5 to 8 per cent of children have symptoms of low level autism, that may better position them to compete with themselves than other people.
Source: https://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au/story/8457958/new-family-entertainment-venue-in-wagga/?src=rss
For example, one NDIS provider has advertised a shower chair for $1,150 when a similar product could be bought at a non-NDIS registered supplier for $169.
Owning their own farm also makes the family ineligible for many forms of government assistance such as a carer's pension, Centrelink, or NDIS financial assistance.
She pointed out that a bus already dropped children to an NDIS house two doors up from the proposed childcare centre.
“State and territory treasurers note ongoing discussions regarding the NDIS to support a sustainable model that supports Australians with a disability for future generations,” they said.
The financial sustainability of the NDIS has been a focal point for the Labor government since being elected, with estimates suggesting it could tip past the $100bn-a-year a mark within the decade.
"The insensitive cruelty of this propaganda by the Hanson team stoops to new lows, with its offensive, inappropriate and inaccurate depictions of disability supports under the NDIS," PWDA president Nicole Lee said.
They point to anomalies in the system, such as that under NDIS policy since 2022, participants can be charged 100% of a service fee if they cancel with “short notice”, defined as less than a clear seven days.
This is an edited extract of Micheline Lee’s Quarterly Essay Lifeboat: Disability, Humanity and the NDIS.
Unfortunately, as Katrina explains, the NDIS sees TS as a childhood condition that goes away, so people like Sophie who are now adults have little or no support from the system designed to support people with disability.
Source: https://www.echo.net.au/2023/05/first-responders-and-the-first-response-to-tourettes/
“We are cracking down on unreasonable pricing practices to ensure every possible dollar in the NDIS is being used to support people with disability.”
'We have been in contact with NDIS today, who are working to resolve funding issues,' Ms Loughhead said.
"Whether they're managing their symptoms, helping them manage their their treatment, getting in touch with other allied health professionals getting onto the NDIS."
Source: https://www.lithgowmercury.com.au/story/8139959/karinas-love-of-health/?src=rss
Why then does the IPA side with "elites" against it, and why has Peter Dutton hinted he would be prepared to raid funding for the NDIS to help pay for the nuclear submarines but thinks tax perks for the wealthy shouldn't be touched?