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Sidra Rasheed • August 6, 2021
Participants of the NDIS scheme, were horrified over the introduction of the “Independent assessments” and rightly so, how could a random person assess the level of functionality of a person that is non verbal? How would they even begin to assess a participant who is non verbal? A medically complex participant is usually looked after by a team of Doctors, specialists, allied health professionals and therapists who have known them and their medical history for a good while. These professionals are well in tuned with the patients needs and wants and often collaborate with their care takers to achieve the best possible result.
Disability advocates along with some politicians and the participants themselves have made a lot of noise in regards to this painful new model. Participants and disability advocates know that its just an excuse to cut costs, as the scheme costs are set to rise by 2030.
Mrs Davidson of Canberra times has said “"Fundamentally, people with disabilities do not want strangers coming into their homes, checking things off a list and putting them into a box - that isn't the NDIS that they want,"
Opposition spokesman Bill Shorten called on Senator Reynolds to tear up the contracts awarded to deliver assessments.
“Independent assessments have now been rejected by experts, the government’s own advisory council, Labor, the states and territories, the Disability Discrimination Commissioner, support workers, and, most importantly, NDIS participants and their families,” he said.
“This has been a botched plan from the get-go.”
Proposed changes follow the death of Ann Marie Smith last year from septic shock, multiple organ failure, severe pressure sores and malnourishmentGet our free news app and our morning email briefingAdvocates fear proposed privacy changes to the national disability insurance scheme could be used against the people it’s designed to help.Disability organisations have also criticised a lack of consultation about the changes, including how information will be shared. Related: The death of Ann Marie Smith: a shocking case of neglect, or a failure of the system? Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning Continue reading...
Advocates say it is a ‘beautiful thing’ the government was forced to back down after the states and territories rejected the proposalThe Morrison government has been forced to abandon its controversial plan to introduce independent assessments to the national disability insurance scheme after it was rejected by state and territory ministers.The federal NDIS minister, Linda Reynolds, met with her counterparts on Friday to seek “in principle” agreement for sweeping changes to the scheme as revealed by Guardian Australia last weekend. Related: NDIS overhaul: a solution to a $60bn cost blowout or an attack on the scheme’s soul? Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning Related: NDIS independent assessments should not proceed in current form, Coalition’s own advisory council says Continue reading...
The federal NDIS minister, Linda Reynolds, will meet with states on Friday to try to convince them of the need for massive changes in the disability scheme, which she says are needed to ensure its sustainabilityDownload the free Guardian app; get our morning email briefingWhen the National Disability Insurance Scheme began, it allowed Carl Thompson to finally move out of home and into his own place.He says the move was only possible because his funding had increased to about 10 times what he received under the previous state-run system. Related: Support classified as ‘ordinary living expenses’ would be banned in NDIS overhaul They’re all talking about the cost of everything. And they haven’t actually talked about the net benefitSign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning Related: I love the NDIS but fear it is now an ideological plaything for politicians | Lisa Bryant Continue reading...
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