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24.01.2022 Every few months Jennie Hill has an argument with Centrelink about why her eldest son, who has severe obsessive compulsive disorder, has to attend a face-to-face meeting in order for his payments to continue. I argued several times, ‘can we just do this over the phone?’ because it’s very distressing for him, Hill says. He had to be hospitalised once after a meeting but they always said no, it has to be in person.

23.01.2022 A western Sydney healthcare practitioner could face criminal charges over allegations they defrauded the National Disability Insurance Scheme of $120,000 by falsifying reports and overcharging for services to clients.

22.01.2022 Disability campaigners say they are deeply disturbed by figures suggesting NDIS providers used unauthorised restraints such as strapping down or sedating people with disabilities more than 65,000 times in an 18-month period.

22.01.2022 A Porsche, a Mercedes-Benz and a Goulburn property purchased with the proceeds of a million-dollar fraud against the National Disability Insurance Scheme have been forfeited to the Commonwealth.

21.01.2022 Leading Australian disabilities advocate Rosemary Kayess has told of the harrowing way people with disabilities have been made to feel "dispensable" during the coronavirus pandemic.

19.01.2022 The Federal Government's emergency response plan to COVID-19 made no mention of people living with a disability, a royal commission has heard.

19.01.2022 It is no exaggeration to say the sector is operating at the brink of its funding because the NSW government has not been willing, to date, to give any assurances for future funding.

18.01.2022 The Morrison government has defended its handling of NDIS participants during the COVID-19 pandemic as Labor demands more detail on how the crisis is impacting on Australia's disability community.

15.01.2022 People with disability will be prioritised for home food and grocery deliveries by some of the country’s biggest supermarkets from Monday.

14.01.2022 We are calling on all levels of government - including the NSW state government - to urgently develop a plan to make sure people with disability and their families are safe and get the support they need over the coming weeks and months.

14.01.2022 A Sydney couple have pleaded guilty to defrauding the National Disability Insurance Scheme of $1.5 million through a criminal syndicate that earned some members upwards of $50,000 a day.

13.01.2022 https://www.change.org/p/stop-ndis-from-rolling-out-indepen

11.01.2022 HOMESCHOOLING CHILDREN WITH DISABILITY Students with disability and their families in NSW face impossible decisions between health, work and education as they struggle to get the support they need during the coronavirus pandemic.

11.01.2022 To say Jess Stevens was relieved when her son went back to school on Tuesday is an understatement. ‘‘I felt like I was at breaking point,’’ said Ms Stevens, a single mother of Jerrah, 14, who is profoundly intellectually disabled and confined to a wheelchair.

10.01.2022 The focus is on aged care but people with disability and disability workers are also being affected by COVID-19. Listen to the first 10 minutes of this episode of ABC radio RN Drive.

08.01.2022 Karen is a School Learning Support Officer (SLSO) in Rathmines, just south of Newcastle. There are thousands of SLSOs, all essential workers, working in NSW Pub...lic Schools making a huge difference in the lives of children. Karen is a Champion of the State #ChampionsOfTheSate #EssentialWorkers #EssentialPublicServices

08.01.2022 Just one fine has been issued and only one provider banned by the disability watchdog despite more than 8000 complaints being lodged in the past two years.

07.01.2022 Attention all change enthusiasts! Introducing Stephanie Peebles, Human Resources Project Officer at NSW Environment Protection Authority and advocate for #the...ageofinclusion. Stephanie has Stargardt's disease and lost her sight at the age of 16, she had to re-learn how to do everything that is based on sight, including eating, dressing, walking, etc. She says she is not blind when she is at home her environment is set up to support her, and she would like the workplace to be the same. She says, "people with disability come to work to do their job, not stand out as a person with a disability who is encountering barriers. There's no secret to interacting with people who are blind or vision impaired. They just want to be treated like everybody else, with courtesy and respect". Some common courtesies if you work with someone who is blind or has low-vision are: Use the accessibility checker in Word, Excel and Outlook just as you use the spell and grammar checker. If you think someone may need help, ask first. This is especially true for navigating and getting around - It’s jarring for anyone to be unexpectedly grabbed or pulled, but especially so for someone who can’t see who’s doing the grabbing. By asking, you give the person a chance to accept or decline your help. Identify yourself when approaching, or when entering a room with them. In a group-setting address the person by name and inform them when you depart. Never pet or distract a working guide dog. In her spare time, Stephanie is part of a running group and a book club. She loves good food and the outdoors and spends most Sunday morning's walking through the Botanical Gardens with a sighted guide. To learn more about #theageofinclusion copy the link: https://bit.ly/2YzXpSA

05.01.2022 IS NDIS FUNDING FAIR FOR ALL? The government is appointing independent assessors to review everyone on the National Disability Insurance Scheme to ensure the funding is fairly distributed and not just given to "those who can pay the most for a report".

05.01.2022 NSW GOV ALLOWS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY TO FALL THROUGH GAPS The sister of a Sydney man who died alone at home after his NDIS support payments were cut off is demanding an inquiry to establish how he was allowed to fall through the cracks. The Berejiklian Government closed down the NSW Department of Ageing Disability and Home Care (ADHC) two years ago and transferred all services to charities and the private sector. ... All disability and aged care services in NSW are now in the hands of private businesses. There is no government run service. For as long as this is the case, people will continue to fall through the gaps.

05.01.2022 The government is considering a request from the chairman of the Disability Royal Commission for an extra 17 months to produce a final report, due to the scale of work required and the COVID-19 pandemic. The 561-page interim report of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability was published on Friday, but it did not contain any recommendations.

03.01.2022 GREAT IDEA BUT LET’S MAKE SURE DISABILITY SECTOR JOBS ARE GOOD JOBS Here we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reset the way we think about the Australian disability sector, positioning it as central to our entire community’s recovery and future prosperity. We have an industry that is already benefiting from a world-first insurance scheme and, despite the current economic turmoil, is experiencing a boom in disability service jobs.

01.01.2022 DISABILITY & HOME CARE CRISIS LOOMS A manager of one large disability services provider said that her organisation might soon face the choice of directing workers to no longer visit clients with lesser needs and concentrate instead only on critical cases.

01.01.2022 NDIS WORKER ARRESTED An NDIS worker has been arrested and $5 million worth of her assets restrained after allegations she used the National Disability Insurance Scheme to obtain money for personal use. The 42-year-old woman was arrested at her Auburn home following an investigation, which began in June this year.... Operation Pavo, a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Fraud Taskforce investigation, examined allegations that she falsified reports, overcharged for services and used allotted NDIS funding while neglecting the best interests of their clients' needs.