NDIS tool to determine support not tested on variety of disability types – including diverse autism, experts warn

Exclusive: Experts also alarmed ICAN tool – a three-hour interview – may be conducted by people with no allied health background ...
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How people are assessed for the NDIS is changing. Here’s what you need to know

The government has announced a new tool to assess the needs of people with disability for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Instead of a having to gather and submit medical reports, new ...
The Lancet

Australia's disability insurance scheme under strain

Australia's landmark National Disability Insurance Scheme has helped thousands of disabled people, but its cost has sky-rocketed to unsustainable levels. Chris McCall reports.
The Conversation

Everyone is talking about the NDIS – we spoke to participants and asked them how to fix it

Mark Brown is a Research Fellow at the Summer Foundation and also an NDIS participant. Di Winkler is the CEO and Founder of the Summer Foundation. Last week’s budget revealed the rapidly escalating ...
The Conversation

NDIS cost scrutiny is intensifying again – the past shows this can harm health and wellbeing for people with disability

Samia Badji receives funding from the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA). She has previously received funding from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Department of Social Services ...