NEWS
Below is a collection of articles and news items relating to NDIS participants and Specialist Disability Accommodation
The disability royal commission recommendations could fix some of the worst living conditions – but that’s just the start
The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability has shared its final report. In this series, we unpack what the commission’s 222 recommendations could mean for a more inclusive Australia. The bite mark on Ashlee’s...
Human Trafficking within the NDIS … a Four Corners Report
People with disabilities are being 'trafficked' for their NDIS funding. This disconcerting and heart-wrenching revelation has come to light within the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) landscape. Reports have emerged detailing a disturbing trend wherein...
People with disabilities are being ‘trafficked’ for their NDIS funding
In recent times, a disconcerting and heart-wrenching revelation has come to light within the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) landscape. Reports have emerged detailing a disturbing trend wherein individuals with disabilities are becoming victims of a...
Short-Term Accommodation: What is it and How Does it Work?
What is Short-Term Accommodation? Short-Term Accommodation (STA), also known as respite, provides NDIS participants with an option to take a break from their usual carer, build independence, or have a change of scenery. STA can be facility or residential stays,...
NDIS Minister vows to help clear hospital ‘bed block’
By Dan Jervis-Bardy - The Naracoorte Herald, June 22, 2022 The feasibility of moving NDIS participants from hospital into housing within 30 days is set to be examined, as the minister in charge of the scheme vows to help clear the "bed block" plaguing...
Getting SDA approved in your plan
By Rebecca - Lived Experience Associate in the Summer Foundation’s Housing Hub team The thought of going through the steps required to get Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) approved in your NDIS plan can be daunting at first. And the reality is that...
Housing designed for people with disabilities reduces the help needed
Excerpt from The Conversation: May 2, 2022 The federal government has been warning that the rising cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is unsustainable. More than a third of NDIS funding is spent on in-house support provided to 5% of NDIS...
‘I wanted my independence’: How Connor took on the NDIS and won
By Jewel Topsfield - The Sydney Morning Herald, April 30, 2022 Connor Brookhouse spent two years fighting the National Disability Insurance Agency for funding that would allow him to live independently. The 19-year-old, who has Friedreich’s ataxia, a progressive...
Parliament passes important NDIS legislation to improve participant experience
Media release from the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC 31 March 2022 The Australian Government has today delivered the most significant improvements to participant experience since the National Disability...