National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026
Submission 1538
Submission - National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment Securing the NDIS for future generations Bill 2026
I work as an Occupational Therapist in the Baw Baw and Latrobe Valley areas.
I work with children and their families as well as the natural environments they live or play among them.
I deeply concern about NDIS Bill 2026 securing the NDIS for future Generations). My concerns outlined follow:
- Tightening eligibility criteria redefining permanence function capacity Concerns removing disabled from without supports outside of NDIS will cause harm people carers, supports these people lose function access community risk daily tasks others take granted. Without support there be more reliance family may mean lost income typically falls women. The discussion around exhausting all interventions before being eligible to NDIS does not account individual circumstances particularly pertinent those who can’t afford expensive treatments don’t sustain treatment programs This amendment significantly affect low-income psychosocial disability. Expanding Ministerial powers limited oversight leads funding opportunity consultation skills knowledge needed. Concern workforce providing care disabled maximum charges/fees set unreasonable rate make it unsustainable organisations businesses provide necessary care supports disabled communities needs assessments concerned that thorough true assessment reflects real needs bill plans use standardised implemented staff allied health trained complete functional capacity within my expertise time used existing skills occupational therapist sought further
National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026
Submission 1538
professional development to grow these skills to be able to provide the FCAs that NDIS now require.
Having functional assessments completed by non-health professionals is disrespectful
to Occupational Therapists who have trained for 4 years at university, plus had years of experience.I feel like it is similar to me being given weeks training and then told torewire a house. I certainly wouldn’t feel skilled enough to do this, and feel that peoplebeing trained to do these assessments won’t be skilled enough either.This process putspeople’s lives at risk, and may lead to people not getting adequatesupport to enable them to live an ordinary life.4 - cutsto funding(social,civicandcommunity participation supports capacity building).Boththesesupports are essential foreveryday living andlivinganordinarylife.These cutssimplify access their community engage with friendsfamily complete everyday taskslike going doctor shops or communitypaces like local library This undermines rights-based person-centredfoundationsoftheNDIS.Within my work as OT young children supportchildren participate in natural environments school kinder childcare other sporting groupactivitiesIwork parents understand why they behave certain ways And once thereis understanding we can together establishstrategies child build skill change environment sothey supported allowed engaged best way possibleThis valuable leads lifelongchange It means accessing education system participatemore opportunities when grow adultsIt mean social networks makefriendsparticipate meaningful activities quality lifefamilies equipped advocate throughout childhoodThesecuts capacitybuilding reduce ability gain futureappears short-sightedwaycut costs will morewhen becomeadults rely onsocial welfare supportsCutsfunding also mean carers usually women have lessopportunities need care disabled family member affect financial situation significantly mental health all members of the family.
National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026
Submission 1538
a society is judged by how we care and provide for our vulnerable people. disabled person’s lives should be valued and we, as a society should provide and support people\nto be engaged as they would like ,to live an ordinary life (which was the premiseof ndiswhenitbegan .) catherine durant