National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026 Submission 192
To whom it may concern
I am an ndis participant who would like to make a submission regarding the proposed bill.
I am also concerned at the rapid way this bill is introduced and despite assurances from the prime minister that feedback from the disability community would be listened to, there has been no active canvassing of its impact and the submission process has been obscure and inaccessible.
The submission process is in breach of equal opportunity access laws as the process is not accessible for people with disabilities who have neurological disorders or difficulties with technology, or access to compatible technology- I attempted to make a submission in the proposed manner but was unable to do so.
I have a vision impairment due to a brain injury which is precipitated by interaction with electronic devices. The submission process meant following link after link and engaging with technology or using a surface mail delivery which would not arrive in time
Please make the following submission to the appropriate place, but I would like my name and personal details withheld
SUBMISSION….
Whilst I feel that the NDIS funding needed to be reigned in, I have particular concerns about how that will impact the fundamental aim of the NDIS which was to ensure choice and control for PWD
The proposal to remove community access and replace it with services provided by an organisation, which would be at the discretion of the provider and only related to their interests, as well as provision to groups of people, is a return to institutionalisation. This is an egregious step backward.
National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026 Submission 192
This would take away the very essence of choice and control that the NDIS framework was designed around. Access to the community is not only essential for well being, it is a source of motivation and connection that assists with the management of impairments, as well as establishing social contacts that can lighten the financial burden on NDIS funds.
The consequences of removing this will surely lead to isolation and ill health then create a burden on hospitals and mental health facilities elsewhere
The NDIS would run more efficiently if it were supervised adequately by public servants and the service providers were educated.
Demanding that all service providers are registered is not an effective response either. The worst experiences I have had were from “professional class” registered providers. Eg the physio therapist who insisted on eye exercises to treat an untreatable condition, despite being informed that my condition is untreatable and previous attempts at such things caused a stroke. I have consulted with 4 professors and understand my conditions well. Overservicing of phantom conditions is a problem to be addressed by monitoring the providers not taking away the participants right to choose. The most effective assistance I’ve had is from an unregistered provider, who has served me reliably for about three years. Her intervention has assisted me to manage my condition more effectively so that I’m becoming more autonomous and no longer am I in pyjamas when she arrives.
The removal of the capacity to roll over funds is also unjust. I received a compensation payment and deliberately used my own money preserving ndis funds for an emergency and a keeping a fund for emergencies when pending review intends to reduce my plan to nil. I am now in a position where I have no independent funding and the rolled over funds will be taken away. The funds left in the plan are merely a figure, they are not a loss. Removing that does not increase the money in circulation it merely gives people a budget.
As a self manager I feel it is egregious to impose on my choice and control. I have managed my NDIS finding wisely and been a strong advocate for ethical conduct of service providers. I have made numerous complaints to the ndis quality and safety
National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026 Submission 192
commission as well as the Victorian Disability workers commission. I was threatened for making a complaint and the magistrate made a protection order. Why did I bother to be so protective of the ndis when my own government is eroding its fundamental purpose instead of investigating and pursuing the thugs, and thugs in suits who are destroying the best thing that ever happened for people with disabilities in Australia