Disability agency adds nearly 2,000 new employees while trying to rein in costs
The agency that runs the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has defended hiring nearly 2,000 new employees last…
How living with a disability in regional Australia poses extra challenges
Grace fell yesterday. As she fell, she hit her hand on a cupboard and tore skin off the…
NDIS ordered to fund mobility scooter in ‘extremely significant’ Federal Court ruling
The Federal Court has made an “extremely significant” ruling by ordering the agency that runs the National Disability…
Model revealed for Thriving Kids, the NDIS alternative for some children with developmental delay or autism
After months of uncertainty and speculation, the federal government has revealed how its National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)…
New NDIS price cap for ‘life changing’ music and art therapy revealed after review
Music and art therapists will be able to bill National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants at the same…
Tourette syndrome advocates take their voices to parliament
Jazmin Edson was sitting in her year 12 English class in February 2021 when she started to experience…
Hundreds of homes for people with disability sit empty at expense of NDIS participants and investors
At first glance, driving through the new estates on Melbourne’s western fringe, the houses look ordinary. Single-storey, brick…