PWDA joined advocates from Children and Young People with Disability Australia and Disabled People Against Cuts Australia on NDIS Insights with Dr George to discuss recent changes
People with disability, families and disability organisations are raising serious concerns about major proposed changes to the NDIS.
In a recent discussion on the new podcast ‘NDIS Insights with Dr George Taleporos‘, disability advocates from across the sector shared what the proposed reforms could mean for people’s lives, rights and access to support.
Speakers included
- PWDA Acting CEO Megan Spindler-Smith,
- Stevie Lang Howson from Disabled People Against Cuts Australia, and
- Skye Kakoschke-Moore, CEO of Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA).
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The proposed National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026, currently before Parliament, is more than 100 pages long and includes major changes to how people access the NDIS and receive supports.
PWDA Acting CEO Megan Spindler-Smith said people are worried about what the changes could mean for their everyday lives.
“People are worried about not qualifying, but they’re also worrying about the fact that, do I actually live my life, be safe and not have to potentially go further downhill to get what I need?” Megan said.
Together, they discuss the proposed changes and what they could mean for people with disability and our families. Covering tighter eligibility, cuts to social and community participation supports, new powers for the Minister, block funding, appeal rights, and the future of choice and control in the NDIS.
This is a serious and important discussion about the future of our NDIS, the promise of reasonable and necessary support, and the rights of people with disability to live safely, with dignity, inclusion and control over our own lives.
What happens next?
You can have your say until May 29 2026 by making a submission to the Senate Committee. (PWDA will be providing further assistance on making a submission)
Learn more about our Reasonable.Necessary.Ordinary Campaign.
I am a person with a disability, and I do need my daily support carried out; otherwise, I would be stuck in bed all day without food I go was at a hostel when I was 35, I need social, to visit friends, and family even if they are miles away, My Support travels with and I pay for, their tickets on these trips, and I buy their support work. Their food and their accommodation Without social and recreation. I would not see my family or have a social life again