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

From: To: Community Affairs, Committee (SEN); Subject: Spam: Submission to the Inquiry into the National Disability Insurance Scheme Bill 2012 Date: Monday, 24 December 2012 8:07:57 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.

It doesnt work for me, because i am endeavouring to move out of home and live on my own, or with a peer, but as i need 24/7 care, i cant afford to.

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

• People with disability can choose who comes into their home, The ability to receive services when needed and in the way that suits the person, Older parents and families will not worry what happens when they can no longer provide support

The most important services for the NDIS to provide are:

• Support for families and carers, Accommodation options, Flexible in-home/outside home respite

I support the introduction of the NDIS.

Because it will give the disabled sector the ability to make choices for themselves on respite, accommodation, medical equipment and anything that effects them, remembering if you are presented with 100 disabled people, not one of them will have the same requirement to improve their life, everybody is an individual and have different requirements to their peers, and therefore need to be able to manage their own lives.

I agree for my submission to be made public

Regards, miss Joanne Cooper