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A new program in South East Queensland and Northern New South Wales is creating a safe space for queer Australians with a disability. Daffodil Therapy and Care designed the spaces to empower queer people with a disability, allowing more confidence and providing better services to suit their needs. Image: Image: supplied/ M Leonard Produced By: …
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Protesters gathered in front of Parliament House today, calling on the government to stop the cuts to the NDIS. Disability advocates say reductions in allied health funding, travel subsidies and support coordination will undermine access to vital therapies for many people living with disability Image: Image: Supplied/ Noah Secomb Produced By: Noah Secomb Featured In …
The federal government paid private law firms more than $60m in the last financial year to fight NDIS participants appealing decisions about their care packages. This is a 60% increase from the year before, as revealed by The Guardian Australia last week in figures released under freedom of information. Image: Image: Unsplash/ Scott Graham …
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From November, music and art therapists will be able to bill the National Disability Insurance Scheme at the same rate as counsellors. Last year, the federal government made major cuts to the maximum hourly rate music and art therapists could charge participants. The decision caused outrage within the sector, prompting an independent review on the effectiveness …
The last Federal elections saw now former LNP Opposition Leader Peter Dutton lose the seat of Dickson against Labor’s Ali France. In 2011, Ms France was seriously injured and lost her leg which saw her family navigate through the NDIS. She has since become an advocate towards the scheme. Powerd Media’s reporter Emma Myers spoke …
The journey of Ali France: navigating NDIS and politics Read More »
As the National Disability Insurance Scheme struggles to sustain demand, the government has turned its attention to Foundational Supports – a tier of “community-based” supports outside of the Scheme. Last Wednesday saw Minister for Disability, Mark Butler, announce the 2-billion-dollar Thriving Kids Program, shifting towards that tier, while cutting some from NDIS – a move …
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