From: To: Community Affairs, Committee (SEN);
Date: Thursday, 17 January 2013 12:48:04 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.
There is too much Red Tape with current system, especially for people with severe and permanent conditions that are not going to go away. The uncertainty around accommodation for the person with the disability can be distressing for aging parents/carers. Worrying about the future is a stress that already over burdened families do not need. People with a significant disability should be guaranteed a place to live with their care needs provided for.
The main features of the NDIS that will make a difference to the community are:
The ability to receive services when needed and in the way that suits the person, People with disability/family will influence the types of support and services offered, 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:
Equipment and home/vehicle modifications, In-home care and domestic assistance, Crisis and emergency support
I support the introduction of the NDIS.
I support the NDIS as a scheme that will provided care and support to people with disabilities regardless of how those disabilities occurred. People with a disability deserve to live their life on the same basis as others - with dignity.
I agree for my submission to be made public