Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC today announced the appointment of Dr Denis Napthine AO as Chair of the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) Board.
At six, he was scuba-diving in Bali. By 12, he was representing Victoria in wheelchair basketball. Now 19, East Brighton actor, model, para-athlete and disability advocate Oliver Pizzey Stratford has become the first wheelchair user with a disability to appear in Australia’s iconic TV show, Neighbours.
After a stroke, Doomadgee NDIS participant, Edward Walden said he’s grateful to the NDIS and remote disability provider, My Pathway, for supporting him to get back to country so he can heal physically and spiritually.
For Australian Wheelchair Rugby star and NDIS participant Chris Bond, a quest for success sparked from the ashes of Tokyo means retirement wasn’t on the cards.
An Adelaide social profit organisation is helping people with disability in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities to understand and access the NDIS and disability services.
Today the Agency published the ‘Improving Support Coordination for NDIS Participants’ paper. The paper outlines the outcomes from reviewing the current support coordination model in the context of both the consultation process, and broader strategic design of the Scheme.
Burnie NDIS participant, Louise Morse is a fighter. She’s just completed 100 Burnie Parkrun’s and she’s not letting an unknown rare neurological disease stop her in her tracks. She’s soldiering on, driven to still get the best out of life.
Explore the communique from the Mental Health Sector Reference Group's April 2018 meeting, including the national consultations on the experience of the NDIS for people with psychosocial disability.