Changes to NDIS Price Guide for Transport
As of 1 March 2020, there are now two transport categories funded under the NDIS, General and Activity Based. This provides greater flexibility in…
AIHW Reports on People with disability in Australia
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has released its first-ever report highlighting the social factors that influence the everyday lives of people…
NDIS Participant Service Guarantee
A review of the NDIS Act is underway and all participants, families, and carers are being encouraged to help shape the new NDIS Participant…
Mandatory Worker Orientation Module – NDIS
National Quality & Safeguards Commission The National Quality & Safeguards Commission is a new independent agency established to provide quality and safety oversite across…
Specialist Disability Accommodation Reform and Improvements
Provision of Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) has improved under reforms announced on 8 February 2019 by the Minister for Families and Social Services, Paul…
NDS Victorian Conference 2019
This year’s National Disability Services Victorian Conference ‘From Obstacles to Opportunities’ focuses on working together to understand where the disability sector has come from…
NDIS commences final roll outs across Victoria
The start of 2019 not only signified the beginning of a new year, but also the final roll outs of the National Disability Insurance…
Requirements to Access the NDIS
The National Disability Insurance Scheme has a handy checklist to help you find out if you meet the requirements to access the NDIS. If you…
State of the Disability Sector Report 2018
National Disability Services (NDS) recently released their annual State of the Disability Sector Report for 2018. NDS is Australia’s peak body for non-government disability…
New guidelines aim to standardise the diagnosis of Autism in Australia
New guidelines aim to standardise the diagnosis of Autism in Australia. The federal government last month released a range of new guidelines that aim…