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The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) has strengthened investment in co-designing key reforms to the NDIS, through a funding boost for Disability Representative and Carer Organisations (DRCOs).

The NDIA, DRCO and IAC commit to continue working together on NDIS reforms. Co-design working groups need to evolve to better reflect the broader scope of co-design work in this phase of reform.

The Australian Government is investing $140.3 million in community organisations through the Information, Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) program to deliver critical projects in the community that benefit all Australians with disability, their carers and families.

An occupational therapist who was found guilty of 22 counts of obtaining financial advantage by deception has been sentenced to six years in prison, with a non-parole period of four years, a sign of the Government’s commitment to crack down on fraud against the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

VALID will co-design a housing roadmap with NDIS participants and adults with intellectual disability. The housing roadmap and supporting tools and resources will be delivered to participants through workshops. The workshops aim to: provide and share information foster confidence promote discussion and questions increase awareness of home and living support options. Each workshop participant will develop a “My Housing Plan” which will reflect their individual home and living support needs and goals.

University of Melbourne will co-design their housing roadmap with NDIS participants with multiple and complex support needs, in partnership with Deafblind Australia, and CHARGE Syndrome Australasia. University of Melbourne will use the Individualised Supported Living (ISL) Framework to develop, test, and deliver an online education support package using co-design principles inclusive of people with disability and their families. The online educational package aims to support families with adult children to: increase knowledge and navigate the tools provided to review and discuss current and future living arrangements identify suitable living arrangements navigate practical steps in establishing and maintaining a suitable home...