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, 31 December 2012 7:25:47 AM
ePlease 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.
The system doesnt work for our family because services are so fragmented, tied up in what they need to achieve not what we (families) require, have untrained staff who dont know or understand our needs and mostly only offer bandaid solutions (6 weeks worth or a service is a bandaide and certainly doesnt address our family needs). Having a dual disability with a mental health condition just makes it worse with mental health services refusing to provide services because they say it is better placed with disability services but disability services have no training or funding to assist with the mental health aspect of someone with a disability. So where does that leave families. NO WHERE and WITH NO ASSISTANCE.
The main features of the NDIS that will make a difference to the community are:
- More employment of people with disability and less reliance on social welfare,
- The ability to receive services when needed and in the way that suits the person,
- Increased ability to coordinate services to suit the “whole” person/family
The most important services for the NDIS to provide are:
- Support for families and carers, Accommodation options, Case management, planning and coordination
I support the introduction of the NDIS.
Beacuse the current system is broken and we as carers are very very tired ALWAYS fighting for our childs rights inevery aspect of their lives from education to support services to accommodation, respite and employment. Thats not even mentioning the strain already placed on families because of the disability itself
I agree for my submission to be made public
Regards,
Mrs Carey Doyle