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How do we think that @AlboMP is going to 'rein in' spending on the NDIS, without talking to us about it first?
And we are talking about a lot of money here - growth is currently at 14%; he is saying they want to commit to a goal of 8%.
So listen up, disabled folk. Important.
And we are talking about a lot of money here - growth is currently at 14%; he is saying they want to commit to a goal of 8%.
So listen up, disabled folk. Important.
2/ There are a couple of ways you can reduce costs and @billshortenmp has signalled that he will be introducing a couple of non controversial measures, including catching the bad guys, cutting red tape and reducing price gouging. It's not clear how he will do the third.
3/ But there are some signals that changes are on the horizon and to be honest, we will all be fairly fucked off (please note, @kurtfearnley and co) if these are landed on us without any discussion. And it is not our first time round the block. #RoboNDIS #IndependentAssessments
Here we go. #IndependentAssessments are dead in the water, but Minister Reynolds has just tipped the government’s hand on the next way they are going to attempt to cut the costs of the #NDIS. They are now going after people with #ChronicIllness.
They are going pretend now that the #NDIS was not designed for people with *health* problems. But here’s the thing. The NDIS was never intended to discriminate based on diagnosis. It was intended to support everyone with a severe and permanent impairment, regardless of the cause.
And here’s the thing, it’s actually impossible to separate ongoing *health* issues from disability in any scientific or factual way. They will have to lean entirely on social biases and prejudice to determine whether a diagnoses represents a *health* problem or a disability.
We're back in #NDIS #estimates now and I'm asking questions about transparency and consultation around the Morrison government's proposed changes to our NDIS.
How has the weighting for the questions in each #IndependentAssessments tool been assigned? #ausPol
How has the weighting for the questions in each #IndependentAssessments tool been assigned? #ausPol
None of this data in quarterly report.
There is a timeline suggesting this proposal will be introduced in August this year - we need this information before that time.
They've taken that on notice #AusPol #NDIS #Estimates
They've taken that on notice #AusPol #NDIS #Estimates
Submission 12 from IDEAS.
Higher rates of relinquishing by parents pushed to extremis.
@lindareynoldswa Who pays for this. And is this “fair”?
#DoNoHarm #HandsOffOurNDIS
@criprights @SquigglyRick @Jordonsteele @EveryAustralian
Higher rates of relinquishing by parents pushed to extremis.
@lindareynoldswa Who pays for this. And is this “fair”?
#DoNoHarm #HandsOffOurNDIS
@criprights @SquigglyRick @Jordonsteele @EveryAustralian
Submission 6. Rare Genetic Diseases.
“quantum level difference in understanding”
@lindareynoldswa Is a 20 minute assessment by someone not qualified in these complex areas - fair and safe?
#DoNoHarm #HandsOffOurNDIS
@criprights @SquigglyRick @Jordonsteele @EveryAustralian
“quantum level difference in understanding”
@lindareynoldswa Is a 20 minute assessment by someone not qualified in these complex areas - fair and safe?
#DoNoHarm #HandsOffOurNDIS
@criprights @SquigglyRick @Jordonsteele @EveryAustralian
Submission 14. Homeless.
#IndependentAssessments impose barriers on people who are #Homeless or at risk of homelessness
@lindareynoldswa How will this be fair for homeless people?
#DoNoHarm #HandsOffOurNDIS @criprights @SquigglyRick @Jordonsteele @EveryAustralian
#IndependentAssessments impose barriers on people who are #Homeless or at risk of homelessness
@lindareynoldswa How will this be fair for homeless people?
#DoNoHarm #HandsOffOurNDIS @criprights @SquigglyRick @Jordonsteele @EveryAustralian
Minister Robert's comments yesterday about our #NDIS are deeply concerning and a smokescreen for a much broader power grab from the Morrison government #AusPol
A thread about why these planned changes are so insidious 👇
A thread about why these planned changes are so insidious 👇
If a disabled person who is a participant of the NDIS can show that a support or a service they wish to include in their plan is reasonable or necessary, then the scheme is working as it should. That includes sex-based services.
It is the very antithesis of the scheme for the Minister have the power to veto - based on his own moral beliefs - the kind of services and supports a disabled person might need in their plan.
