National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Participant Service Guarantee and Other Measures) Bill 2022

CounsellingHome modificationsPlan managementPeer support

Submission 72: Adhishesan Varadarajulu

National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Participant Service Guarantee and Other Measures) Bill 2021

Submission 17: Advocacy for Inclusion

ADA’s concerns regarding consultation and NDIS Rule changes

AutismSchizophrenia spectrum disorders

Submission 38: Aged and Disability Advocacy Australia

Allied Health Professions Australia's position on NDIS reforms

Occupational therapyExercise physiologyMusic therapyPlan management

Submission 34: Allied Health Professions Australia

Supplementary submission 34.1

Risks to supply of assistive technology under NDIS participant plans

Wheelchairs

Submission 8: Assistive Technology Suppliers Australia

National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Participant Service Guarantee and Other Measures) Bill 2021

AutismHearing loss and deafnessBlindness and low visionDeafblindnessDown syndrome

Submission 13: Australian Community Industry Alliance

NDIS Amendment (Participant Service Guarantee and Other Measures) Bill 2021 Submission by AFDO

Meal preparation supportSupport coordinationPlan managementIndependent advocacy

Submission 14: Australian Federation of Disability Organisations

Ensuring rights for people with disability under the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Specialist disability accommodationPlan management

Submission 58: Australian Human Rights Commission

National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Participant Service Guarantee and Other Measures) Bill 2021

Multiple sclerosisMotor neurone diseaseMuscular dystrophy

Submission 19: Australian Lawyers Alliance Criminal Law Special Interest Group

Physiotherapists' expertise in disability movement and participation

Physiotherapy

Submission 52: Australian Physiotherapy Association

NDIS legislative changes and psychosocial disability support

PsychologyPlan management

Submission 45: Australian Psychological Society

More thorough consultation and consideration of NDIS legislation

Autism

Submission 55: Autism Aspergers Advocacy Australia

Response to National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment Bill 2021

Blindness and low vision

Plan managementPeer support

Submission 28: Blind Citizens Australia

Potential erosion of Scheme principles and design

Specialist disability accommodationEarly childhood early interventionLocal area coordination

Submission 44: Brotherhood of St Laurence

CEO power to vary plans and provision of information in Auslan

Hearing loss and deafnessDeafblindness

Submission 43: Deaf Services

Participant experience with psychosocial disability

Personal care supportSpecialist disability accommodationHoists and transfer equipmentHome modificationsEarly childhood early interventionPlan management

Submission 9: Department of Social Services and National Disability Insurance Agency

Impact of Bill amendments on people with disability in rural and remote areas

Supplementary submission 50.1

Submission 20: Disability Advocacy NSW

Independent advice on policies affecting people with disability in NSW

Submission 50: Disability Council NSW

Intellectual disabilityGlobal developmental delay

Changes to the NDIS Act: Submission

PsychologyPersonal care supportSupported independent livingSupport coordinationPlan managementIndependent advocacy

Submission 54: Disability Intermediaries Australia

Review of Disability Services Board’s work since 2006

Submission 56: Disability Service Board of Victoria

Supplementary submission 56.1

Speech pathologyWheelchairs

Rule-making powers and agency bureaucracy in the NDIS

Autism

Home modificationsPlan management

Submission 1: Dr Darren O'Donovan

Changes to the NDIS Act & Rules Submission

Submission 35: Every Australian Counts

Concerns over CEO’s power to reassess participant plans

Submission 40: Family Advocacy

Adjudicating Rights for a Sustainable National Disability Insurance Scheme

Submission 48: Hopkins Centre

Concerns about accessibility of consultation process and simplification of NDIS legislation

Submission 47: Inclusion Australia

National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Participant Service Guarantee and Other Measures) Bill 2021

Submission 53: Independent Disability Services

Policy analysis and advocacy for people living with disability and their families

Multiple sclerosis

Supplementary submission 22.1

Submission 22: JFA Purple Orange

Occupational therapyPsychology

Supplementary submission 22.2

AutismIntellectual disabilityHearing loss and deafnessBlindness and low vision

WheelchairsAssistive listening devicesAssistance dogs

Concerns regarding changes to NDIS psychosocial disability support and rule-making processes

Support coordinationPlan management

Submission 74: Lakshmi Shesan

Potential impact on NDIS participants and scheme integrity

Multiple sclerosis

Submission 2: Maurice Blackburn Lawyers

Clarification for psychosocial disabilities with episodic or fluctuating impairments

Submission 41: Mental Health Australia

National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Participant Service Guarantee and Other Measures) Bill 2021

Submission 18: Mental Health Council of Tasmania

Changes relating to psychosocial disability and recovery-oriented practice

Peer support

Submission 4: Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia Incorporated

Concerns about plan variations and payments for son with special needs

AutismIntellectual disabilityEpilepsy

Submission 57: Mr Graham Taylor

Concerns regarding 'new NDIS Rules' contradicting the NDIS Act

Plan managementAssistance dogs

Submission 75: Mr Richard Bradley

Granddaughter with rare genetic disorder requiring constant support

Wheelchairs

Submission 76: Mr Simon Pallavicini

Impact of NDIS Bill on participant with anxiety and fluctuating thinking

Submission 42: Ms Alexa McLaughlin

Changes impacting people with psychosocial and fluctuating episodic disability

Submission 70: Ms Alison Self

Need for Participant Involvement in NDIS Reforms

Submission 77: Ms Jennifer Knight

Concerns about CEO power to vary NDIS plans and AAT appeal imbalances

Submission 36: Ms Karen Kline

Proposed changes to NDIS Act impacting people with disabilities

Speech pathologyCounsellingSupport coordinationPlan managementPeer support

Submission 71: Ms Muriel Cummins

Concerns about NDIS legislation impacting fair decision-making

Submission 61: Ms Shirley Humphris

Autistic child’s NDIS support and parental care challenges

AutismBlindness and low vision

Wheelchairs

Submission 64

CEO power to vary NDIS plans and AAT review timelines

Blindness and low vision

Specialist disability accommodationHome modificationsPlan managementAssistance dogs

Submission 59

Challenges accessing informal supports for family members with cancer and knee replacement needs

Autism

PsychologyMeal preparation supportWheelchairsSupport coordination

Submission 63

Proposed changes to NDIS impacting people with disability and psychosocial disability

Community access supportShort term accommodationSupported independent livingSupport coordinationPlan management

Submission 73

Addressing NDIS provider debt and administrative complexity

Submission 12: National Disability Services

Variation of participant’s plan on request of participant or CEO own initiative (s47A)

Home modificationsPlan management

Submission 11: National Ethnic Disability Alliance

Legal aid services for people with disability

Submission 67: National Legal Aid

Northern Territory Government Submission to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee – National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Participant Service Guarantee and Other Measures) Bill 2021

Early childhood early intervention

Submission 68: Northern Territory Government

NSW views on Category A rules for participant plans

Submission 5: NSW Government

Expert commentary on NDIS legislative changes

Occupational therapyPositive behaviour support

Submission 16: Occupational Therapy Australia

Oversight of the Participant Service Guarantee

Submission 51: Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman

Supplementary submission 51.1

Early childhood early intervention

Concerns regarding procedural fairness in NDIS variations

Submission 46: Office of the Public Advocate for Victoria

Holding the NDIA to account – the Participant Service Guarantee

Support coordinationPlan management

Submission 21: Office of the Public Advocate SA

Safeguards and eligibility for adults with impaired decision-making ability

Personal care supportPlan management

Submission 30: Office of the Public Advocate, Qld

Addressing NDIS support for participants facing end-of-life care

Epilepsy

Podiatry

Submission 62: Only About Quality

Osteopath functional capacity improvement supports and disability related health services

PhysiotherapyHydrotherapyOsteopathyLife skills developmentPlan management

Submission 25: Osteopathy Australia

NDIS Amendment Bill: Advocacy for people with all kinds of disability

Independent advocacy

Submission 15: People with Disability Australia

Concerns regarding community engagement and CEO powers in National Disability Insurance Scheme variations

Submission 39: Physical Disability Council of NSW

NDIS governance and CEO power

Submission 10: Professor Bruce Bonyhady AM , Melbourne Disability Institute

Concerns about legislative practice and rebuilding trust in the NDIS

Multiple sclerosisMuscular dystrophy

Specialist disability accommodationPlan management

Submission 3: Public Interest Advocacy Centre

Clarification needed regarding supports for participants with disability

WheelchairsHome modificationsPlan managementIndependent advocacy

Submission 24: Queensland Advocacy Incorporated

Categorisation of NDIS Rules and Choice and Control

Submission 60: Queensland Government

Queenslanders with Disability Network Submission on National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment

Plan managementIndependent advocacyPeer support

Submission 31: Queenslanders with Disability Network

Co-design approach to drafting rules and transition engagement plan

Submission 78: South Australian Department of Human Services

Improving access to assistive technology and communication supports for NDIS participants

Speech pathologyAugmentative and alternative communication devicesPlan management

Submission 29: Speech Pathology Australia

Legislative protections and safeguards for NDIS participants

Multiple sclerosisSpinal cord injury

Specialist disability accommodationSupport coordinationPlan management

Submission 26: Spinal Cord Injuries Australia

Housing options for younger people with disability

WheelchairsHome modificationsPlan management

Submission 37: Summer Foundation

Early intervention services for children with hearing loss

Hearing loss and deafness

AudiologyCounsellingHearing aidsCochlear implantsEarly childhood early intervention

Submission 23: The Shepherd Centre

Addressing barriers to consultation for people with disability and sex workers

Supplementary submission 49.1

Submission 49: Touching Base Inc.

Specialist disability accommodation

Victorian Government recommendations for NDIS rule categorization

Submission 69: Victorian Department of Families, Fairness and Housing

Submission by Villamanta Disability Rights Legal Service Inc.