NDIS

This is a relatively short article by The Conversation which outlines some of the basic information about the NDIS, including why do we need the NDIS, eligibility and some of the issues that have been experienced up until now. You … Read more

There’s an exciting information sharing event coming up in the Brisbane region around the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) for service users who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and their organisations and communities. It will take place on 23 … Read more

This Sydney Morning Herald article, The NDIS is having a positive impact, by Alister McEwin, Disability Discrimination Commissioner, explains some of the ways in which the NDIS is making a difference in the lives of people with disabilities. The Commissioner … Read more

The NDIS continues to roll out across Queensland and although it will not roll out in the Moreton Bay Region until January 2019, there is much you can do do to prepare for the scheme in the meantime. Over the coming months … Read more

  What are some of the significant differences between the current disability system and the NDIS? Old System New System Block funding attached to service Individualised funding attached to the person Service control Self directed support and choice and control State Government … Read more

This is an excerpt from a speech given by the NDIS Chair, Bruce Bonyhady to Leadership Victoria. We recommend you read the full transcript on the NDIS website, but for those short on time, his conclusion is worth considering, particularly … Read more

It is interesting to note that autism is the most common disability type to be funded under the NDIS,  comprising 30 % of funding. Additionally, half of the people who have signed up with the NDIS are getting funding for the first … Read more

Although you can only access  the NDIS when it becomes available in your area, in the meantime, you can check eligibility requirements with this NDIS Eligibility Fact Sheet.