Best practice to service Australians living with a disability focus of future action plan Community & Social Families and social services minister Anne Ruston says a new action plan and guide will be developed for ‘disability confidence training’ for professional service providers.
Fact check: are Victoria’s DHHS staff being transferred to federal agencies? September 25, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins News Thousands of staff from the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services will be transferred to federal agencies as part of the National Disability Insurance
Improving consumer outcomes through examining carer choice in the NDIS June 16, 2019 By Flavio Souza Features The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS, or the scheme) puts choice and control in the hands of Australians living with a disability. This progressive departure
Evidence-making: 8 approaches for hearing from people with intellectual disability July 24, 2018 By Ariella Meltzer Case studies CASE STUDY: What is involved in ensuring that the voices of people with intellectual disability can be heard in evidence-making? Dr Ariella Meltzer demonstrates her Team’s
Human services inquiry: how to ensure clients are the winners June 17, 2016 By Stephen Easton Community & Social What kinds of human services would improve with more competition between providers and how can government encourage such markets to develop? And most importantly, what
More choice, better outcomes: NDIS architect David Bowen March 11, 2016 By David Donaldson Features There’s a lot riding on the success of the National Disability Insurance Scheme ahead of its big ramp up in July. Apart from the clear human
Process over people in disability care, says ombudsman January 12, 2016 By David Donaldson News Process is being placed before people in some of Victoria’s disability services, the state’s ombudsman Deborah Glass argues. Deborah Glass Glass
Disability welfare unsustainable? Reform without alarm November 3, 2015 By David Donaldson Community & Social Fears of an “unsustainable” increase in the cost of the Disability Support Pension are overblown and restricting eligibility further may lead to fewer recipients finding
Esther Kerr-Smith: Annie's story, and getting the NDIS right October 28, 2015 By Esther Kerr-Smith Features Annie is excited about becoming a National Disability Insurance Scheme participant. She has heard that the NDIS will help her lead a more independent and
NDIS lessons: transforming lives needs the social context September 21, 2015 By Miguel Carrasco Community & Social David Bowen The Centre for Public Impact is bringing together world leaders to learn, exchange ideas and inspire each other to
The NDIS: it's not (yet) about community impact August 25, 2014 By Duncan Peppercorn Features As Bruce Bonyhady says in the recent update on the pilot NDIS locations, the National Disability Insurance Scheme is “the biggest social policy reform in 30 years”.