Difficulty accessing services for an adult with Asperger's Syndrome

From: To: Community Affairs, Committee (SEN); Subject: Spam: Submission to the Inquiry into the National Disability Insurance Scheme Bill 2012 Date: Thursday, 17 January 2013 11:37:38 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.

It is a struggle for an adult with Asperger’s Syndrome to find any appropriate assistance in services, especially with employment, therapy and tertiary education.

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

Better access to education and work opportunities, More employment of people with disability and less reliance on social welfare, People with a disability can plan their lives and pursue their goals and dreams

The most important services for the NDIS to provide are:

Therapy and allied health services, Education support (technology/services/equipment), Employment support

I support the introduction of the NDIS.

The NDIS may help people with all forms of disability to allow them to require much-needed.assistance to improve the quality of life. Once the quality of life improves, self-confidence rises.

I agree for my submission to be made public

Regards,

Ms Jolene Doherty