Date: Thursday, 17 January 2013 3:04:10 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.
My husband and I work full time, our son finished school in Dec 12 and was given funding for 10 hours of Alternatives to Employment funding. I appealed this appalingly inadequate amount and was given a further 5 hours. I work 40 hours per week, what am I supposed to do with my disabled son for the 25 hours that he has no funding for???? Am I supposed to stop working - do other parents of grown children have to give up their work NO. We have a mortgage and bills to pay like every other family and have always worked hard to support our son and provide him and our daughter with good education and opportunites. We have never been reliant on any system but now we need support! and 40 hours of it. My son cant be at home by himself. I’m at my wits end with the Disability system and the lack of support and opportunities for children after school.
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, People with disability can choose who comes into their home, Access to reliable information about support options, Removal of age barriers to services for children
The most important services for the NDIS to provide are:
Employment support, Support for families and carers, Flexible in-home/outside home respite
I support the introduction of the NDIS.
I’m really hoping the NDIS is going to provide the finance and flexability to assist all families. Also to provide fulfilling and engaging employment, volunteer and recreational opportunities for all our disabled people
I agree for my submission to be made public