Submission: National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment

(Securing the NDIS for future generations) Bill 2026

Name:

Introduction: My Background

I am a person who has had a life-long disability caused by contracting polio as an eleven month old infant. The onset of the disease left me with redacted muscle capacity*and has had a dramatic impact on my life since childhood.

Over the last few decades I have experienced PPS (post-polio syndrome)with further reduction in physical capacity, *as this condition is degenerative,my future independence and quality of life are severely threatened.

Currently, I am self-managed NDIs participant* since joined scheme in 2018,have level**of support that needed long time prior*.The support been life-changing,**I able increase activity home safelyNDS supports also helped access community ,work therapies light recreation attend medical treatments or hospital stays .

Main NDIS Goals:- Want to manage safety independene and self-care tasks such showering, dressing grooming toileting- Maintain physical capacity environment community work`

Proposed NDIS Amendment Securing Future Generations)

Bill 2026*I grave concerns about overall bill seems pitched withdraws supports many people disabilities remove guardrails around determination choice control .*following address concern : - Loss Reduction SupportsReduction will cause extreme hardship for like myself rely daily living - care preparation meals domestic

• Community Access Participation¹Support participation not simply matter joining recreational persuits. In case it vital connections practitioners²support trips from hospitals³access buildings events related activities*NDIS Ammendment Bill Schedule Part dot point redacted`. *

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• accessing allied health premises for therapies
• accessing commercial premises for basic shopping Support for these fundamental activities is essential and without it we would be threatened with health complications and unable to sustain basic needs in health, work and general well-being. Also it would be harsh and damaging to remove Community Participation for recreational or social activities for people with disabilities, many of whom are already isolated and limited to their home base. • Eligibility and Assessment ChangesChanges to the assessment and eligibility procedures at NDIS are potentially very worrying.Introducing a criteria “of where there is no further medical solution to a person’s condition” ²is problematic for many reasons:
  • Who will decide whether “all medical avenues have been exhausted”?
  • What extensive proof will participants be expected to provide?How will it affect participants’ physical therapies to develop capacity but is not a cure? * Will automated assessments be well enough designed to provide forthe variable nature of individuals’ disabilities? it is my experience that automatic assessment tools are highly inefficient in collecting relevant information which may mean the difference between a participantreceiving the right level of support,or not.³FoR example use oF automative assessmenT toolS questionnaires“tick tHe boxmethod iS reductive And inaccurate as manY questions require“Yes/No responseswhen There May Be variants In how A questIon As simple AS Can you walk?”The answer To this quesTIon MighT BE“No”, however iT could bE only With assistance orWith The aid OfA mobility device”. WhILe some OF these variants MaY be includedIn THe assessement Toolthey maY nOt include more granular Information essentialTo ThEParticipant’s capaciTy: ground surface distance weather slope gradient etc can allaffect walking capacitFurther th eautomatie process Is TObe put through an algorithm.No professionalhuman responsibility WiLLBe ensured Which IS deeply disturbing For disabled people.Additionallyth ecLause “having exhausted All medical treatments”as criterion forelegibilityIs likelyto be extremely hardFor peoplewithdisabilities toprovide exact evidence.Also it Could exclude participants from obtaining necessary therapeutictreatments essentIal for sustaining basic health and capacity.Another change tothe legislation in This Bill is handing too much power tot heparliamentary minister without scrutiny Or consultation. ThiScould bedisastrousin 2 NDIS Amendment Bill 2026, Schedule1 Part8 dot point ¹3NDIS AmendedBill 2026SchedulePartdotpoint²4NDisAmendmentBil l2026Schedul eschedulepartdotpoin t¹

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the wrong hands with no comeback legally available. A whole program of supports could be discontinued at the whim of one individual minister.This would be contradictory to the purpose of the Schemewhich originally was intendedto help peolewithdisabilitieshaveco-designin decision-makingand self determinationinhow wearesupported.

Conclusion In conclusionI expectthecommitteefullyunderstandsthevery real challengesthatpeopleewithdisabilitiestoliveeveryday.Thisis AmmendmentsBillwhichincludes removingalarge cohortof participantscuttingsupportsto otherswillcause furtherhardship,distressandretrauma.We hopehavesupportfor theeessential necessitiesdaily lifeasotherable-bods.I believetheBilldoestherequireurgentandrotherouscrutinywitheamendmentstopodono harmbeforeitproceeds.“We have a visionofsocially just, accessible and inclusive community in which there contribution,

potentialanddiversity peoplewith disabilityare not only recognisedandspectedbut also celebrated.” People With Disabilities Australia , 2026 Iwouldlikethink thatpeopelwith disabilities like myself are valued for our social ad culturalcontributiontoto Australian societyingeneral. Thankyouforsconsideringsubmission NDIS Participant