There is no doubt Caboolture resident Stephanie Dennison loves her parents but now, as a 29-year-old, she couldn’t be happier living her own independent life, in a share house with three other housemates who are all around her own age.
The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) has released details of a new National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) ‘pathway’ designed to significantly improve the experience people and organisations have with the ground-breaking NDIS.
The Australian Government established the NDIS Fraud Taskforce in July 2018 to tackle serious fraud against the NDIS. The Taskforce has already identified a small number of providers who may be seeking to exploit the NDIS.
The number of communications staff employed by the National Disability Insurance Agency – recorded in an Australian National Audit Office report on the Department of Defence on Tuesday 28 January 2020 – requires clarification in light of subsequent media reporting.
Community organisations are being invited to partner with the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) to deliver Local Area Coordination (LAC) and/or Early Childhood Early Intervention (ECEI) services in a number of service areas across the Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales.
Cairns local, Maria O’Hara was able to buy a Digital Barcode Scanner – a small bit of assistive technology to help her to identify items, and she said the device has given her the confidence to become much more independent.
During September some NDIS Participants may be contacted to participate in a survey about their NDIS experience during access, pre-planning, planning or plan review.
Angela Braido only tried basketball for the first time four years ago. With the help of her NDIS funding, she’s now a gold medallist, having triumphed as part of the Australian women’s team competing at last year’s Special Olympics.