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Coalition threatens to derail reforms over ‘lack of transparency’
Labor’s plan to pass reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme are in doubt, as Coalition senators raise alarm over a lack of “detail or transparency” and consider moving amendments to key savings measures. Source: The Australian.
State, territory disability ministers warn against NDIS changes
State and territory disability ministers have accused the Albanese Government of pushing on with National Disability Insurance Scheme reform that does not align with previous agreements, warning the pace of change risks the safety of people with disability. Source: ABC News.
Café where coffee, food and futures are made
A new café with a purpose in Bendigo, Victoria, is set to create vital paid work and training opportunities for people with disability, while serving great coffee to the local community. Source: VMCH.
Human rights commission sounds alarm on Labor’s NDIS law
Australia’s peak human rights body says it holds serious concerns about Labor’s new laws to govern the National Disability Insurance Scheme, warning they risk compromising the rights of disabled people and must be slowed down. Source: The Age.
Pastoral carer highlights challenges faced by deaf people
One testimony at the Sydney Archdiocese’s Synod earlier this month highlighted the need for greater accessibility for Catholics who are too often overlooked. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
ACU honours childhood disability researcher
Parent advocate Rose Babic has received Australian Catholic University’s highest honour for her work empowering caregivers of children with disabilities.
Government to introduce strict entry criteria for NDIS
Australians with a disability would first need to exhaust “all appropriate” treatment options for their impairment to be eligible for the National Disability Insurance Scheme under strict entry criteria to help curb the program’s soaring costs. Source: The Guardian.
New NDIS eligibility tool will be ‘relatively blind’ to diagnoses
Health and Disability Minister Mark Butler says a person’s diagnosis will play almost no part in determining whether they qualify for access to the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Source: SMH.
Reforms spark fears over new definition of ‘permanent’ disability
Labor faces backlash over how it will define “permanent” disability and “functionality”, with warnings it will be “impossible” for one eligibility tool to be rolled out across more than 100 disability types. Source: The Australian.