National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026 Submission 1454
28th May 2026
My name is and I am the mother of a NDIS recipient who is 21 and lives with autism, intellectual disability, generalised anxiety disorder, OCD and a speech disorder. He has significant behaviours of concern and I have been severely assaulted by him on multiple occasions, and he has been removed by a supporter employer after he assaulted staff and participants.
Currently he is in a period of stability, and this is due to the support he receives, through allied health and also his support workers. is a movement seeker, and if he does not get enough movement he can become dysregulated and that can often lead to physical aggression. He is not able to recognise this himself and relies on others to engage him in these activities. He will choose to spend his time on the computer looking at youtube videos and looking at Google maps.
While this is reasonable for a short period of time, he needs movement. This is not a negotiable, and for his safety and the safety of others he requires it. If social and community participation funding is cut, then I fear that he will become more aggressive as he will need to stay home. This will create extreme risk for the people he lives with and his support staff. requires 24/7 care: he can never be left alone. Since moving into SIL he has enjoyed a better quality of life and is able to do more things independently and his OCD symptoms have reduced.
To have social and community participation funding is not a luxury, it is a necessity if he wishes to shop, get a haircut, get his medication or do any of the activities he needs and enjoys. This includes playing in sporting teams such as his all abilities netball and occupational therapy based sports program.
The UN declaration of human rights speaks to the fact that everyone is equal: however it would appear that this bill does not support that. I am able to access my community any time I want, if this bill comes in then will not be able to access the community and will be considered less then.
I plead that this be reconsidered and that our most vulnerable cohort be valued and granted digntity.