Lack of disability services and employment opportunities in country areas

From: To: Community Affairs, Committee (SEN); Subject: Submission to the Inquiry into the National Disability Insurance Scheme Bill 2012 Date: Friday, 21 December 2012 5:40:53 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.

poor services in country areas no access to employment for people with disabilities

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

More opportunities to participate in the community, More employment of people with disability and less reliance on social welfare, Minimising the number of times people have to tell their story in order to get support

The most important services for the NDIS to provide are:

Life-skills, Employment support, Support for families and carers

I support the introduction of the NDIS.

I support the national disability insurance scheme because it will make a big change to services

I agree for my submission to be made public

Regards,

mrs KATHY RAWSTHORNE