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23.01.2022 An important piece by Associate Professor Shiralee Poed for QUT’s Centre for Inclusive Education, discussing enrolment ‘gatekeeping’, a practice that is unlawful in Australia, under the Disability Standards for Education 2005. https://research.qut.edu.au//gatekeeping-the-enrolment-of/

22.01.2022 The NDIS loves an acronym. This handy explainer from The Growing Space might help to decipher the alphabet soup.

17.01.2022 The government proposal to have the NDIS Act amended to permit the Agency to conduct "independent assessments" of prospective participants is so problematic (and so NOT "independent") that it would be funny if it weren't so serious. The Tune Review explicitly stated that "NDIA should not implement a closed or deliberatively limited panel of providers to undertake functional capacity assessments.". The response of the Government is to propose the exact opposite of this. Essent...ially they are looking to develop a mechanism where the assessment of a bean-counter or actuary who has only just met and spent a few hours (or as little as 20 minutes!) with a prospective participant, holds more weight than the collective knowledge and reports of all the medical and allied health professionals that may well have been supporting that person for their entire life. It's not right and must be stopped. See more

16.01.2022 Did you hear the news? The new SDA Rule was passed this week. And it specifically allows SDA residents to live with whoever they like, regardless of whether ...that person is SDA approved or an NDIS participant. So people can now live with their friends, partners or children who might not have a disability. Some of you might be thinking- surely that has to have been possible all along? I mean, the NDIS wouldn’t force SDA residents to basically live in segregated housing, would they? That’s would be a reasonable assumption. But until this week when the long overdue amendment was passed, it was not the case. The change came about thanks to the lobbying effort of many people with disability, family members and SDA providers. We will have more detailed analysis of the new SDA rule soon. [Illustration of 3 houses. With a father and child and skateboarder out front.]

15.01.2022 In big breaking news, the Federal Government have just released their response to the Tune Review and every recommendation has been "supported", including: Allowing participants to use their funding flexibly across core and capacity building (this is huge!) A Participant Service Charter and Participant Service Improvement Plan to be released later today Outlining when Support Coordination should be funded in a plan and when it should be delivered by an independent provi...der Fairer planning for children and families (hello, core supports!) A $20 million outreach program to better engage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally or linguistically diverse communities and people with psychosocial disability and much, much more Full response is available here; https://www.dss.gov.au//australian-government-response-tun?

13.01.2022 Looking to get your creative juices flowing again, post-lockdown? PLATFORM Live An online one-day festival featuring some of Australia's boldest, funniest, creative, and most provocative artists and performers with disability.... https://www.platformriverina.com/

11.01.2022 Here's a tool for clients and carers. A new app provides NDIS information tailored to residents living with a disability in remote communities. The app feature...s some remote residents sharing their experience via video and language translations. Read: https://zcu.io/VZnE #ndis #ndisparticipants #indigeneous #remotecommunities

08.01.2022 Save the date for Meeting Place 2020! Arts Access Australia have announced that Meeting Place 2020 will be held online for the first time on 15-16 September. The forum will encompass a mix of panel discussions, keynote speakers, workshops and artistic showcases centred around the theme of ‘Creating Space’.... AAA CEO Matthew Hall said, This year’s theme provides an opportunity to explore the idea of creating space for disability arts, leadership and access within the broader arts community, and to discuss and present ideas for how to do this. The theme allows us to ask, who are we creating these spaces for and why? And as a disabled artist, how do I create space for myself to advocate for myself - and others? In previous years the forum has been held in different locations across Australia and overseas, shining a spotlight on d/Deaf and disabled artists and accessibility best-practice in the local area. Tickets to Meeting Place 2020 will go on sale at the end of July. Meeting Place 2020 was planned to take place in Brisbane as part of the Undercover Artist Festival in September. However, due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Undercover Artist Festival has rescheduled to a virtual showcase in December 2020. https://www.meetingplaceforum.org/

06.01.2022 NDIS NEWS: Improving participants’ access to their personal information SAM TRANSLATES: Find out what info the NDIS is using about you NDIS News 1 July 2020 T...he NDIA is making important changes to improve participants’ access to their personal information. SAM TRANSLATES: We're changing things so you don't have to clog us up with Freedom of Information (FOI) requests about your NDIS stuff. The new Participant Information Access process is an easier and faster way for current and prospective participants, or their authorised representatives, to access the personal information we hold about them. SAM TRANSLATES: This new form means you don't have to use FOI to find out what info we've got Participant Information Access is available now Using our new online form, participants can make a request for: - information about an access decision, including the reasons for the decision SAM TRANSLATES: You can get info about why you did or didn't "get into" the NDIS. - information about an NDIS plan or plan review, including the information relied on to make the decision and the reasons for the decision SAM TRANSLATES: You can get info on what info the NDIS used to make your plan review decision (so you can check whether the LAC actually submitted all your stuff accurately or not) - medical and other documents provided to the NDIA. SAM TRANSLATES: other info, like your diagnoses paperwork and other stuff We will aim to respond to requests within 14 days, but no later than 28 days. SAM TRANSLATES: we gonna try real hard to give you your stuff in a few weeks, but we pinky promise it won't take more than a month. For further information visit the Participant Information Access page. SAM TRANSLATES: check out more at https://www.ndis.gov.au//ac/participant-information-access

01.01.2022 How to make a submission to the Disability Royal Commission The Commission has put together this video explaining how to make submissions. There are many ways ...to share your story: - online - in writing - by email - over the phone - through video recording - through audio recording You can tell them your story in any format, even in your own language. For more information visit https://disability.royalcommission.gov.au//make-your-submi You can also call Troy Hester at our office on 1800 620 588 if you need support preparing your submission.