NDIA Accountability Project

Support for families and carers, In-home care and domestic assistance

Submission to the Inquiry into the National Disability Insurance Scheme Bill 2012

From: To: Community Affairs, Committee (SEN); Subject: Submission to the Inquiry into the National Disability Insurance Scheme Bill 2012 Date: Friday, 21 December 2012 4:41:16 PM

Please consider this email a formal submission by me to the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs Inquiry into the National Disability Insurance Scheme Bill 2012.

The current disability system has many problems that need to be addressed.

Luckily I have no disability.

The main features of the NDIS that will make a difference to the community are:

  • Ensure support and equipment is available when needed,
  • People with a disability can choose the types of support to use,
  • More opportunities to participate in the community

The most important services for the NDIS to provide are:

  • Education support (technology/services/equipment),
  • Support for families and carers,
  • In-home care and domestic assistance

I support the introduction of the NDIS.

Being disabled is bad enough .Without any support there would be no future worth looking forward to.That would have a depressing effect for that person.

I agree for my submission to be made public

Regards, Mrs Elisabeth Vis