Sentences with phrase «national disability»

From 1 July 2016 the National Disability Insurance Scheme, also called the NDIS, will begin to roll out across Victoria.

ECIS will fall under the National Disability Insurance Scheme and will transfer to it over the three - year roll out period from 2016 to 2019.

Transport assistance will be available to families who meet National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) criteria.

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is the new Australia - wide scheme supporting people with disability.

The program is a provider for the Australian Government's National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) which provides funding for respite care for children and young people with a disability.

The Commission recommends that the National Disability Strategy be integrated with the National Action Plan on Human Rights, including with benchmarks, timelines and monitoring processes.

[32] See, for example, Kevin Rudd MP, Prime Minister, Address to the National Disability Awards Ceremony, Great Hall, Parliament House Canberra, 23 November 2009, at http://www.pm.gov.au/node/6349.

The Commission commends the development of a National Disability Strategy that aims to address obligations under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

A Highly Commended certificate was also awarded in this category to Victorian based Stephen Lunn, from The Australian newspaper for his National Disability Insurance Scheme series.

As the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) continues its rollout, people with disabilities, their carers and families, and those who work in the sector are on a steep learning curve.

When asked earlier this week about the Government's intended response to last year's Senate Committee Inquiry that uncovered appalling instances of violence, abuse and neglect against people with disability, a spokeswoman for the Federal Social Services Minister said the Government was taking the inquiry's findings and recommendations into account, as it developed a quality framework for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

On July 1 2016, the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) moved from trial phase to a full national roll - out.

In urban and remote areas, the review found that the roll - out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) continues to involve uncertainty around the viability of service delivery under the scheme, and gaps in support for people with psycho - social disabilities who may be ineligible for an NDIS package is a key concern for many.

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is set to transform the lives of people living with disability.

For a list of Protection and Advocacy agencies by state, go to the website for the National Disability Rights Network.

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has been trialed in selected Australian sites over the past three years.

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) may bring valuable opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disabilities, but some important questions have arisen... Read more

The needs of people with progressive neurological disorders are not being properly addressed by the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), according to a new publication.

Hal Swerissen writes: The announcement that opposition leader Tony Abbott will support a 0.5 % increase to the Medicare Levy to fund the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) takes the... Read more

Jillian Paull, Branch Manager with the National Disability Insurance Agency, will speak about the rollout of the NDIS.

We are fully funding the National Disability Insurance Scheme to provide a secure future for Australians with a disability.

As the National Disability Insurance Scheme rolls out Australia - wide, rural and remote communities are discovering the unique challenges of living in a «thin market» for services... Read more

People with disabilities are also nearly twice as likely to lack even modest savings to help them weather job loss, an unexpected bill, or other financial shock, according to the National Disability Institute.

National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) The NDIS is an Australia - wide scheme to support people with permanent and significant disability.

The National Disability Abuse and Neglect Hotline is an independent and confidential service for reporting mistreatment of people with a disability.

For help and information contact National Disability Abuse and Neglect Hotline service via Job Access

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) provides disability support to people with a disability based on individual needs.

FACS has completed an updated version of the It's Your Business resource incorporating information on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), and on delivering disability services in a market - based system.

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is the new way of providing support for Australians with disability, their families and carers.

manages carer grants with 16 organisations — including the peak body for carers (Carers NSW), the NSW Companion Card Scheme (delivered by National Disability Services (NDS)-RRB- and 14 smaller organisations that deliver a range of carer programs.

For more information, contact the National Disability Insurance Scheme on 1800 800 110 or see the NDIS fact sheet.

The 2017 - 18 NSW Budget promotes choice, community inclusion, and engagement for people with disability and demonstrates the success of the ongoing transition to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), Minister for Disability Services, Ray Williams announced.

I also explore the state of national disability policy and services in Australia, including the experience of our mob in relation to the:

A new independent review of the Industry Development Fund (IDF) initiatives has found that it plays an important role in supporting the disability services sector, particularly ahead of the transition to the National Disability Scheme (NDIS).

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) provides disability support based on individual needs.

NSW continues to lead Australia in transitioning to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) with it rolling out across the State today, announced Minister for Disability Services Ray Williams.

Darren McCausland National Disability Authority (2005) International Experiences in the Provision of Individual Education Plans for Children with Disabilities Report [PDF - 220KB] The aim of this report is to examine international practice in the provision of individual education plans (IEPs).

support the participation of the disability sector in the implementation of the National Disability Strategy and of the proposed National Disability Insurance Scheme

A whole - of - government approach to child and adolescent mental health will help to ensure that the evolving National Disability Insurance Scheme deals appropriately with children with complex psychosocial needs.

This time of considerable flux provides an opportunity to ensure that policies and programs for aged and disability care are joined up — as they need to be in rural areas — rather than separate entities, and that close practical relationships are also developed with the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

Published March 1, 2016 The ABLE National Resource Center (ANRC), founded and managed by National Disability Institute (NDI), aims to educate individuals with disabilities and their families, ABLE program administrators, financial institutions, and other relevant stakeholders about the benefits of ABLE accounts.

The NRHA was the voice for rural and remote interests during Parliament's consideration of the NDIS Bill (March 2013), and it collaborated with the National Disability and Carer Alliance to run a roundtable in Parliament House in April 2013, and a Forum in Mt Isa in June 2014.

As the National Disability Insurance Scheme rolls out Australia - wide, rural and remote communities are discovering the unique challenges of living in a «thin market» for services and shortfalls in capacity for culturally and linguistically appropriate services.

One of the more interesting presentations at the recent Senate Estimates hearings in Canberra was by Robert De Luca, CEO of the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA).

As I outlined in the last #CripCroakey article, there's a substantial shift going on in disability policy with the introduction of the National Disability Strategy and the National Disability Insurance Scheme to a more rights - based approach that includes living in the community and accessing mainstream services.

O'Neill and her colleagues were recently also given responsibility for promoting awareness around a range of other disabilities, including Down syndrome and cerebral palsy, in the lead up to the roll - out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

Ensuring that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have support to access to the National Disability Insurance Scheme

But Victoria also faces a unique major challenge for mental health under the National Disability Insurance Scheme, with all of its mental health community support funds committed to the NDIS.

John Gilroy, ARC Research Fellow in Indigenous Health, Disability and Community Development at the University of Sydney, voiced frustration over the lack of transparency of the agency overseeing the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), arguing that it may not meet the needs of Indigenous people with disabilities.

Most egregiously, this has led to the axing of primary health care research, development and evaluation with the loss of the PHCRED Strategy and BEACH; mental health reforms floundering between Primary Health Networks and the National Disability Insurance Scheme; and efforts to Close the Gap on Indigenous disadvantage making little progress due to significant budget cuts and program delivery increasingly removed from Indigenous organisations.