Schools and families shouldn’t just be expected to absorb more responsibility. This is a chance for a radical rethink.
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Parents are worried they’re about to lose a system that works and are wondering what will actually be there when their child needs help.
A lot has to go right for the $37.8 billion in NDIS savings to be delivered without leaving disabled people to fall through the cracks.
With children over-represented on the NDIS, it’s hoped this new program could divert pressure from the scheme. Here’s what we know about it so far.
Here’s how the government can fund these vital supports and save the NDIS – without spending more money.
An unintentional consequence of NDIS supports has been an emphasis on clinical settings. But children with autism are served better by naturalistic supports.
If states and territories agreed to share the cost of foundational supports in December, why are they baulking now?
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Disability Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW
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Head of Autism Research and Senior Principal Research Fellow, The Kids Research Institute Australia
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Associate Disability Program, Grattan Institute
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Associate, Disability Program, Grattan Institute
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Senior Lecturer of Wellbeing Science, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, University of Sydney; RMIT University
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Senior Associate, Disability Program, Grattan Institute
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Lecturer in Education, University of Newcastle
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Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, Deakin University
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Research Development Manager, The Kids Research Institute Australia
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Associate Professor in Social Work, Deakin University
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Deputy Director, The Kids Research Institute Australia, Professor of Autism Research, The University of Western Australia