Our analysis of part-time work and its impact on wellbeing shows getting more people with disability into employment could save millions in health-care costs.
- Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW
Making it possible for NDIS participants to choose registered or unregistered providers affords the ‘dignity of risk’.
The budget forecast steep NDIS costs, but also allocated funds to review and support the scheme in sustainable ways that could contribute positively to the economy.
Many people with disability – who are at increased risk of illness and death from COVID – continue to isolate at home to avoid infection and are effectively shut out of society.
The original vision for the NDIS was that it would give people with disabilities a say in how services are delivered. The appointment of an NDIA chair who is disabled is a positive move.
Some NDIS participants worry if they don’t spend their annual funds, they won’t be offered the same supports in their next plan – and it’s harder for some to use what they’ve been allocated.
Reports of large scale NDIS fraud show it’s time to work with participants and involve them in oversight.
The short-term NDIS priorities for the new government are to rebuild trust and restore it to its original intention.
Reports of cuts to NDIS packages have been confirmed with an average drop of 4% across participants.
While public health measures in schools and hospitals aim to reduce COVID transmission, people with disability who have support workers in their homes have largely been forgotten.
In a new survey, almost two-thirds of parents reported having trouble securing a vaccination for their child or children with disability.
It’s simply not “safe” for many Australians to come out of Scott Morrison’s proverbial cave until vaccination rates increase.
The proposed NDIS independent assessments have been controversial. And data from a pilot doesn’t really tell us whether they’d deliver positive outcomes for Australians with disability.
During the height of the pandemic, people with disability felt they had been forgotten and were not a priority. In the vaccine rollout, the government is repeating its past mistakes.
Independent assessments were meant to make access to the NDIS fairer. But disability groups disagree and want them stopped.
Residential disability care faces many of the same challenges as aged care. Paying close attention to these could help us avert a COVID-19 crisis in Victoria’s disability accommodation.
A seven week survey asked questions on the experiences of students with disabilities and their families when schools across Australia had mostly closed, and children learnt remotely.
New research shows almost 20% of families caring for children with special needs were unable to buy essential medication during coronavirus.
The federal government keeps fighting attempts to allow people on the NDIS to access sexual supports. But what about their rights to have a rich and fulfilling life?
The government has made several announcements to safeguard aged care residents and those in hospitals, but we’re yet to see the same attention paid to the one in five Australians with a disability.
The government has announced several ‘practical changes’ to the NDIS. While these edge the scheme in the right direction, some impracticalities continue to underpin it.
The government now has a dedicated NDIS minister. Here are the four key areas of the scheme that need attention.
While the freeze has been blamed for rising out-of-pocket costs for consumers, bulk billing rates haven’t fallen.
It’s easy to get excited about the potential for robots to help care for the sick, injured and elderly, but we need the right regulations in place to deal with issues as they emerge.
Making older Australians the cornerstone of budget measures is a calculated political tactic.
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