21 December 2018 People with disability will continue to miss out or struggle to receive the supports they need in NSW, as the NSW Government today failed to commit to key recommendations from the NSW Upper House Inquiry into the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) implementation. In its response to the wide-ranging inquiry into the […]
Disabled People’s Organisations Australia (DPO Australia) welcome today’s announcement of a Royal Commission into Aged Care, with the inclusion of young people with disability who live in nursing homes. This is a critical opportunity for the many thousands of older people with disability to have their voices heard and obtain justice for the violence, abuse, […]
PWDA welcome the announcement today from the Australian Labor Party that they will commit to removing the cap on the National Disability Insurance Agency. It’s just bad policy to have a staffing cap on the Agency that is responsible for delivering a once in a generation reform. The NDIS is an essential part of our […]
Plastic straws are in the news, with many people concerned about the impact they have on the environment. But for many people with disability, plastic straws are an essential accessibility tool that means we can have a drink safely and easily. Many alternatives to plastic straws won’t work for people with disability and […]
What is the My Health Record? The My Health Record (MHR) is a new way of recording your health information in a digital format. Information from your doctor, your specialists and your allied health workers will be combined with your test results and medication details. The last two years of your Medicare records will be […]
We have lots of questions about the announcement this morning by the Minister for Social Services that there is to be a new taskforce to deal with fraud and the NDIS. Here at PWDA, we’ve had reports of a few dodgy disability support organisations ripping off people with disability and not delivering the services they […]