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Progress Report - NDIS Year One

The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) today released its first annual Progress Report, updating the Australian community on the roll-out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
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NDIS facts at a glance

At the end of the March 2014 quarter across all sites the NDIS had: 6,434 eligible scheme participants. 5,414 participants with an approved plan. People with a diverse range of disabilities have entered the scheme. These include people with: Intellectual disability Autism Cerebral palsy Multiple sclerosis Global development delay Developmental delay Schizophrenia Hearing and vision loss About 900 disability support providers are now registered with the NDIS. As of 1 July, NDIS trial sites will operate servicing the whole of ACT, Barkly in the NT and Perth Hills, in WA. These sites join four existing one-year-old sites in the Hunter...
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NDIS opens at WA site

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) starts in Perth Hills on 1 July, giving local people with disability access to tailored support.
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NDIS opens at first NT trial site

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) commences in the Barkly on 1 July, giving local people with disability access to tailored support.
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NDIS opens for business in the ACT

From 1 July, ACT residents with disability will begin phasing into the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) a new way of providing individualised support for people with permanent and significant disability, their families and carers.
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