From: To: Community Affairs, Committee (SEN); Subject: Submission to the Inquiry into the National Disability Insurance Scheme Bill 2012 Date: Thursday, 17 January 2013 10:19:21 AM
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.
People with disabilities struggle to access basic services in the community that would enhance their independence and quality of life.
The main features of the NDIS that will make a difference to the community are:
People with a disability can choose the types of support to use, Better access to mainstream support and services, More opportunities to participate in the community
The most important services for the NDIS to provide are:
Therapy and allied health services, Recreation and community access, Support for families and carers
I support the introduction of the NDIS.
The current model doesn’t work with millions of dollars being wasted every year on organisations providing services that do not meet the needs of individuals. A user pays service would make providers much more accountable, would give disabled people the opportunity to be selective in their choice of service providers.
I agree for my submission to be made public