**This post was updated, below the article, on 17 and 19 March with a response from the National Disability Insurance Agency and reply from author Professor Helen Dickinson** Disability advo... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: The Disability Royal Commission condemned as a “serious failure” the fact that no Australian government agency including the Department of Health made an... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s announcement in the budget of an additional $3.9 billion for the National Disability Insurance Scheme “providing life‑changin... Read more
With the Federal Government due to soon release its response to the Tune Review into the NDIS, El Gibbs issues a timely challenge, calling for changes that put disabled people first. El Gibb... Read more
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was supposed to deliver a more personalised approach to providing care and support for Australians with disabilities. Unfortunately, the reali... Read more
El Gibbs writes: The newly returned Morrison Government has, rightly, named the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), as one of their key priorities for this term, naming Stuart Rober... Read more
The implementation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in Victoria had devastating consequences for many people who had previously relied on community mental health services.... Read more
People with disabilities and their carers and organisations took to Twitter and venues across Australia last Friday to call for action on critical flaws and failures in the rollout of the Na... Read more
The Federal Government’s backflip on a Medicare levy rise to fully fund the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has angered and alarmed disability groups. In the article below, Bruce... Read more
As the National Disability Insurance Scheme rolls out Australia-wide, rural and remote communities are discovering the unique challenges of living in a “thin market” for services... Read more
