The Board of the National Disability Insurance Agency is pleased to announce that Mr Rob De Luca has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the NDIA. Mr De Luca will commence his three year appointment on 28 August 2017.
Media reporting on the ABC network today regarding Early Childhood Early Intervention supports under the NDIS, requires clarification. It is wrong to link state hospital wait times with access to the NDIS ECEI Approach and doing so could cause unnecessary worry for families. Diagnosis is not a requirement for support provided by the NDIS’s ECEI Approach.
Participation in the National Disability Insurance Scheme has doubled since last December while costs remain well on track according to the NDIS third Quarterly Monitoring Report, released today.
The public should be aware of a potential scam involving people who claim to be from the National Disability Insurance Agency attempting to defraud National Disability Insurance Scheme participants by telephone.
The NDIA wants to make sure its work is culturally safe. This means creating systems, services, and workplaces where First Nations people with disability feel respected, valued and heard.