NDIS Review and Implications
Findings have just been released from a landmark independent review of the NDIS which examined the design, operations, and sustainability of the scheme.
The Daily‘s James Murray invited Kirsten Deane – Deputy Director of the Melbourne Disability Institute at The University of Melbourne
to speak about her experience as a member of the Review Panel. She discusses the findings, recommendations and benefits for those with differing abilities in Australia.
The National Disability Insurance Scheme, was first established by the Gillard Government in 2013, with full rollout across Australia by 2020. The scheme aims to provide funding to eligible people with disability to gain more time with family and friends, greater independence, access to new skills, jobs, or volunteering in their community, and an improved quality of life. The NDIS also connects anyone with disability to services in their community.
The review looked at three important areas of consideration:
– How to put people with a disability and their family back at the centre of the scheme.
– How to restore trust and confidence in the NDIS
– And also look at ways to improve the sustainability of the scheme into the future – not only with regard to costs, but also the benefits it is delivering to people with disability and their families, the Australian community and the economy.
