General issues around the implementation and performance of the NDIS (2018-19)

NDIS-funded transportIndependent advocacy

National Disability Insurance Scheme: Issues of sector concern

Blindness and low vision

PhysiotherapyOccupational therapyTaxi and rideshare subsidyEarly childhood early intervention

Submission 67: Australian Blindness Forum

Need for clearer NDIS legislation regarding transport support

NDIS-funded transport

Submission 63: Australian Community Transport Association (ACTA)

Carers’ concerns regarding NDIS transition process in the Ovens Murray area

Occupational therapyPlan managementLocal area coordination

Submission 44: Carers and Parents Support Group Inc

Challenges in NDIS service delivery and funding

Family therapyCounsellingSupport coordination

Submission 3: CatholicCare Canberra and Goulburn

Supplementary submission 3.1

Personal care supportRespite careShort term accommodation

NDIS transition challenges for rural disability service providers

Specialist disability accommodationSupport coordinationSpecialist support coordination

Submission 48: Cobaw Community Health

NDIS pricing and market failure risks for complex disabilities

Supplementary submission 17.1

Support coordination

Submission 17: Disability Services Australia

AutismIntellectual disabilityGlobal developmental delayHearing loss and deafnessCerebral palsyDown syndrome

Speech pathologyPsychologyCounsellingPersonal care supportCommunity access supportOvernight supportGroup and centre-based activitiesSupported independent livingSpecialist disability accommodationWheelchairsHoists and transfer equipmentSupport coordinationSpecialist support coordinationPlan management

Supplementary submission 17.2

AutismIntellectual disability

Personal care supportSupport coordination

Failure of NDIS transition arrangements for individuals with Multiple Sclerosis

Intellectual disabilityMultiple sclerosis

PhysiotherapyOccupational therapyVehicle modificationsEarly childhood early intervention

Submission 25: Dr Vanessa Fanning

Recognition of ME/CFS as a serious neurological disorder affecting multiple body systems

Cognitive behavioural therapyBathroom and toileting equipment

Submission 49: Emerge Australia

NDIS General Issues Inquiry - Submission

Home modificationsSupport coordination

Submission 93: Every Australian Counts

General issues around the implementation and performance of the NDIS: Impact for ESSA professionals

Cerebral palsyParkinson's diseaseSpinal cord injury

PhysiotherapyOccupational therapyExercise physiologyDietetics and nutrition support

Submission 55: Exercise & Sports Science Australia

Submission of Family Planning NSW regarding sexuality support under the NDIS

Hearing loss and deafness

Submission 99: Family Planning NSW

Support for children with hearing loss under the NDIS: Remaining challenges and recommendations

Hearing aids

Submission 75: First Voice

Challenges accessing Assistive Technology and plan reviews for clients with disabilities

Occupational therapyCommunity access supportWheelchairsHome modifications

Submission 34: Illawarra Allied Health Services

Challenges coordinating healthcare for a daughter with Down syndrome and multiple health conditions

Intellectual disabilityHearing loss and deafnessBlindness and low visionDown syndrome

Submission 71: Jodie Bailie

Issues with NDIA recognition of advocates

Independent advocacy

Submission 61: Leadership plus

Specialist planning for people living with motor neurone disease

Motor neurone disease

Submission 92: MND Australia

Request for reconsideration: Provision of a definitive transhumeral myoelectric prosthesis

Amputation or limb difference

Occupational therapyOrthotics and prostheticsHome modifications

Submission 8: Momentum Sports & Rehabilitation Services

Supplementary submission 8.1

Orthotics and prosthetics

Autistic people and behavioural clinicians in disability services

AutismCerebral palsyDown syndrome

Hospital beds and bedding equipmentPlan management

Submission 11: Mr Bob Buckley

NDIS support for sexual health of people with profound physical disabilities

Hearing loss and deafnessBlindness and low visionDeafblindness

Community access support

Submission 40: Mr David Heckendorf

Delays in NDIS assessments and lack of disability awareness among interviewers

Submission 64: Mr David Squirrell

Son diagnosed with intellectual disability and psychosocial disability

Intellectual disabilitySchizophrenia spectrum disorders

Supported independent livingSpecialist disability accommodationSupport coordination

Submission 33: Mr Frank Filardo

Lack of accessible housing and government support for families with disability

Specialist disability accommodationWheelchairsHome modificationsEarly childhood early intervention

Submission 7: Mr Jose Robertson

A Submission to the Joint Standing Committee into the National Disability Insurance Scheme - How long do we have to wait?

PhysiotherapySpecialist disability accommodationEarly childhood early interventionSupport coordinationPlan management

Submission 91: Mr Max Jackson and Ms Margaret Ryan

Incorrect dates displayed on NDIS portal calendar

Submission 59: Mr Michael Serjeant

Epilepsy diagnosis and reduction in Daily Living supports for nephew Jamie Worthington

Epilepsy

Local area coordination

Submission 98: Mr Michael Worthington

Support for Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome inclusion in NDIS operational guidelines

Submission 32: Mr Ryan Newling

Concerns about NDIS access to health services for Deaf individuals

Hearing loss and deafness

Submission 38: Mr Stephen Abbott

Issues with transport and carer self-support for an adult with disability

Speech pathology

Submission 69: Mr Steve Roberts

Reduced NDIS package impacting rehabilitation and social integration for brother with disability

Submission 95: Mr Trev Takkenberg

Impact of NDIS application on individual with ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia, POTS, and Endometriosis

WheelchairsWalking aids

Submission 53: Mrs Allison Reilly

Verbal abuse of intellectually disabled clients by parents/guardians

Submission 16: Ms Anna Adams

Son's Autism Diagnosis and NDIS Access Delays

Psychology

Submission 9: Ms Catherine Naylor

Son’s NDIS funding review delayed and therapies ceased

Speech pathology

Submission 10: Ms Fiona Raines

Lack of accountability in NDIS billing and transparency of funding decisions

PhysiotherapyWheelchairsLocal area coordination

Submission 79: Ms Jane Scott

Difficulty maintaining access due to road maintenance responsibilities

Submission 88: Ms Joanne Larner

Challenges navigating NDIS planning for children with autism

PsychologyKey worker support

Submission 23: Ms Kathryn Gilbert

Challenges implementing NDIS for a woman with cerebral palsy

Multiple sclerosisAmputation or limb difference

Plan management

Submission 42: Ms Laura McGee

Issues encountered by people with Multiple Sclerosis navigating the NDIS

Exercise physiologyMyotherapy and remedial massagePersonal care supportWheelchairsHome modificationsSupport coordinationPlan managementLocal area coordination

Submission 90: MS Limited

Impact of NDIS on a woman with spinal cord injury and domestic violence history

Hearing loss and deafnessSpinal cord injury

Occupational therapyPsychologyCounsellingWheelchairsHoists and transfer equipment

Submission 52: MS Margaret Price

Concerns regarding NDIS plan implementation for child with disability

Plan management

Submission 37: Ms Pieta Shakes

Experiences of people with multiple sclerosis under the NDIS

AutismMultiple sclerosis

PhysiotherapyExercise physiologyPersonal care supportDomestic assistanceCommunity access supportWheelchairsWalking aidsSupport coordinationLocal area coordination

Submission 14: Multiple Sclerosis Limited

Difficulty accessing NDIS assessment and wheelchair funding due to Autism diagnosis

Occupational therapyWheelchairs

Submission 81: Mx Phoenix Fox

Camp costs and recreational activities for adult son with disabilities

Submission 21

Carer’s concerns regarding daughter with CHARGE Syndrome and Downs Syndrome

Respite careIndependent advocacy

Submission 97

Challenges accessing and managing NDIS support for a family member with complex disabilities

Community access supportSupported independent livingSpecialist disability accommodationSupport coordinationLocal area coordination

Submission 89

Challenges accessing Home Modifications as an NDIS participant with spinal injuries

Occupational therapyWheelchairsHome modifications

Submission 41

Challenges accessing NDIS support due to a permanent genetic condition and cancer recurrence

Independent advocacy

Submission 19

Supplementary submission 19.1

Challenges accessing NDIS support due to sight and hearing impairment

Local area coordination

Submission 85

Challenges accessing NDIS support for acquired brain injury and mental health concerns

Submission 22

Supplementary submission 22.1

Acquired brain injury

PsychologyPlan management

Supplementary submission 22.2

Challenges accessing Support Workers and In Kind Support budgets under the NDIS

AutismBlindness and low visionCerebral palsy

Community access supportSupport coordination

Submission 13

Challenges caring for a child with chromosome disorder and complex disabilities under the NDIS

Submission 72

Difficulties accessing early intervention support for a child with multiple disabilities

PhysiotherapySpeech pathologyPsychologyEarly childhood early intervention

Submission 51

Difficulty accessing NDIS services and equipment due to restrictive processes

Support coordination

Submission 29

Family carer struggling to provide care for young man with complex disabilities

WheelchairsWalking aidsAugmentative and alternative communication devices

Submission 20

Financial incentives for congregate support within the NDIS

Submission 70

Rett Syndrome child's equipment access challenges within the NDIS

Submission 36

Supplementary submission 36.1

NDIS support for son with Cerebral Palsy and Intellectual Disability

Occupational therapy

Submission 57

Need for planner training and inclusive support practices

Occupational therapyPersonal care supportCommunity access support

Respite careWheelchairs

Submission 30

Occupational therapist's experiences with NDIS clients requiring home modifications

Submission 68

Positive experience with NDIS support for a child with autism and learning difficulties

Hearing loss and deafness

Submission 54

Psychosocial plan handling issues and NDIA bureaucracy

Occupational therapyPsychologyCounselling

Submission 80

Sister’s intellectual disability and clinical support funding challenges

Occupational therapySpeech pathologyGroup and centre-based activitiesSupport coordination

Submission 58

Son with Cerebral Palsy and Osteoporosis facing NDIS eligibility issues

Group and centre-based activitiesHome modifications

Submission 24

Son's ABI, blindness, hemiplegia and epilepsy requiring home modifications

Blindness and low vision

Submission 100

Issues with NDIS implementation and service delivery for Occupational Therapy Australia members

Intellectual disabilityMotor neurone disease

Occupational therapySpecialist disability accommodationHome modificationsSupport coordination

Submission 73: Occupational Therapy Australia

Issues for people with Prader-Willi Syndrome within the NDIS

AutismBlindness and low vision

Community access supportSpecialist disability accommodationHome modificationsSupport coordinationSpecialist support coordination

Submission 82: Prader-Willi Syndrome Australia

Systems advocacy for vulnerable people with disability in Queensland

Blindness and low vision

Occupational therapyPsychologyNeuropsychologyPositive behaviour supportCommunity access supportSupported independent livingSpecialist disability accommodationHome modificationsSupport coordinationPlan managementIndependent advocacy

Submission 50: Queensland Advocacy Inc

Systems and Legal Advocacy for vulnerable people with Disability

Intellectual disabilityCerebral palsy

CounsellingPositive behaviour supportGroup and centre-based activitiesSupported independent livingWheelchairsHome modificationsSupport coordinationPlan managementWound careIndependent advocacyPeer support

Submission 31: Queensland Advocacy Incorporated

Challenges in NDIS transition for workers and participants

Support coordination

Submission 1: Richmond Fellowship ACT Inc.

Submission 4 — Riverlink Interchange Inc. — General issues around the implementation and performance of the NDIS

Submission 4: Riverlink Interchange Inc.

Difficulties accessing NDIS support for rheumatoid arthritis and Ehlers Danlos syndrome

Physiotherapy

Submission 43: Ruth Marsh

Employment outcomes for people with disability within the NDIS

Supported employment

Submission 28: Self Help

Support for siblings of people with disability

PsychologyCounsellingEarly childhood early interventionPeer support

Submission 15: Siblings Australia

Services for people with psychosocial disabilities related to mental health condition

Respite careLocal area coordination

Submission 26: South Australian Government

Impact of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) on NDIS Access

Submission 60: Tamara Martin

Supplementary submission 60.1

Multiple sclerosis

Victorian mental health carers in the NDIS: Issues and Recommendations

Intellectual disabilitySchizophrenia spectrum disorders

Occupational therapySupport coordinationSpecialist support coordinationLocal area coordinationIndependent advocacy

Submission 86: Tandem

Challenges faced by Tasmanian disability services provider under the NDIS

Post-traumatic stress disorder

Wheelchairs

Submission 27: Tasmanian Association of People with Disabilities and their Advocates Inc

NDIS implementation issues impacting Tasmanian families with children with disability