Submission: National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026

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I am an NDIS participant, a registered counsellor in private practice, and the primary carer for four neurodivergent children.

Having said this, after receiving your first plan where my diagnostic report was overlooked recommendations from multidisciplinary team were not considered, you obtained Functional Capacity Assessment requesting review of core supports increased to something substantial within home areas struggling most such laundry appointment management domestic overwhelm. The process resulted cut OT funding funded monthly with additional hours daily living support. You told could not provide more help because evidence tried calendars reminders. Yet figure out best use month funds sustainably efficiently make significant difference life. 35hrs social community participation so go coffee when really need assistance body doubling meal prep days exhausted everything do complete admins tasks or double manage domestic tasks at home implement strategies recommended our Occupational Therapy Allied Health professionals function relieve burnout last thing need is to go out咖啡。 Overfunctioning lifetime survival planning ensure family okay can longer care manage them had done fear day racing meet paper seem very able managed great deal challenges faced argue that.

greater success of my achievements would be better measured if everyday I didn’t contemplate taking my own life, or live terrified with worry that my kids would take theirs.

I want to tell this committee about my family because figures like these are real,

National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026

Submission 1837 capacity. I see it in my own home, every day. The bill proceeds without the foundational supports identified as preconditions from an earlier review. Those do exist; your proposal changes access rules before building infrastructure meant as replacement. For families like mine: it’s removal rather than reform.

Submission 1837