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2 weeks, 3 days ago

NDIS providers struggling to remain viable amid funding issues as people with disability lose access to support and employment

ABC

For the past seven years, Peter Thorn has thrived under his National Disability Insurance Scheme plan. Peter Thorn's NDIS plan was cut significantly due to an "error", his father John said. "It's a real challenging situation when a decision is made, but there's no transition," Hartley Lifecare chief executive Eric Thauvette said. "The assumptions the NDIS have in the cost …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

'Lucky' Bill Shorten offers one more zinger, as he prepares to leave politics

ABC

Bill Shorten had one last "zinger" to offer when announcing his retirement from politics, as a journalist asked for an inside look into the conversations that led to his decision. "I think you would be one of the great fly fishermen of Australia, with that bait you're dangling," Mr Shorten joked as he spoke in the prime minister's courtyard. Prime …

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7 months, 1 week ago

From NDIS cost revisions to a new employment program, here's what's in the 2024 federal budget for disability

ABC

Between significant revisions to the National Disability Insurance Scheme and new employment initiatives, disability was a key part of this year's federal budget. "The NDIS is an essential public service for people with disability and families, providing life changing and lifesaving supports every day," she says. It made 26 recommendations and detailed close to 140 "actions", including: Hinging access the …

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8 months, 1 week ago

NDIS akin to a 'Byzantine maze' for frustrated families having to go without funding for months

ABC

While each of their stories is different, the results are frustratingly similar — dealing with the National Disability Insurance Agency has driven some of the most vulnerable people in our society to the brink. "My issue is solved but I don't know how … nobody got back to me — not the NDIA, not Bill Shorten's office, not the complaints …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Four Corners investigation prompts worker to come forward, saying controversial practices were still happening last year

ABC

A speech pathologist who visited a client at a controversial autism service where children were physically restrained says it was "one of the worst situations" she'd worked in. Key points: The speech pathologist says she saw children with disabilities being kept in small, windowless rooms with one way mirrors Eighteen children attended the Severe Behaviour Program at Irabina, with most …

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1 year, 6 months ago

NDIS minister vows to crack down on prices, offers participants greater flexibility

ABC

NDIS participants will have more control over the length of their plans within the next 12 months, according to the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme Bill Shorten. Key points: The government will bring in changes to plan lengths within the next year The current annual review process has been dubbed "traumatic" The government is working with the consumer …

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1 year, 8 months ago

NDIS 'reboot' will include more staff, cost crackdown, longer-term plans and shonky services purge, Shorten says

ABC

Disability Services Minister Bill Shorten says the government's central agency for supporting Australians with a disability has "lost its way" and needs significant work to ensure it can survive into the future. Key points: The NDIS minister has promised a reboot of the government's key disability agency, which he says has gone off track Bill Shorten promised more staff, longer-term …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Parents turn to equine therapy for children with autism, ADHD as disability services wait times blow out

ABC

Archie Murdoch reaches into a canvas bag, pulls out a stiff-bristled brush, and starts working it down the mane of a pony. Services 'hard to come by' The shortage in the Goldfields has driven more people to equine therapy and its owner Janelle Kelly said her business had struggled to keep up with demand. "It's a high turnover of people …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Plans for accessible childcare centre, housing and allied health clinic for Renmark revealed

ABC

Plans have been approved for a new accessible childcare, allied health and NDIS-approved housing precinct in the Riverland. Key points: The project will be built on empty land at the corner of Eighteenth and Para streets in Renmark It will have a focus on NDIS services, including eight standalone dwellings The Renmark Paringa Council hopes it will attract more permanent …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Concerns about client treatment and governance at Adelaide disability care provider Minda

ABC

A doctor who briefly worked at South Australian disability services provider Minda says she witnessed things she can "never unsee" during her time there. Key points: Minda has recently lost two top executives A doctor has described what it was like when she filled in working there A disability advocate says there are clear problems at the disability care provider …

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3 years, 5 months ago

COVID vaccines 'strongly recommended' for disability workers, but advocates say they should be mandatory

ABC

COVID-19 vaccinations are being strongly recommended for disability support workers, but National Cabinet has stopped short of making them mandatory. Key points: Scott Morrison says a corporate program to incentive vaccinations will be exended to disability support workers Scott Morrison says a corporate program to incentive vaccinations will be exended to disability support workers But the sector says it's "hugely …

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3 years, 9 months ago

As the NDIS moves to independent assessments, these companies stand to profit from the change

ABC

At first glance, the healthcare company Allied Care Group looks like just another small business trying to make its way in a crowded market. Key points: The NDIS is moving to a new model of eligibility testing called independent assessments Companies are not allowed to carry out assessments in areas where they provide other NDIS services Several companies with the …

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