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

Submission 2001

I am writing as an extended family member of someone with a significant disability , someone I love deeply, someone whose life has taught me more about strength, vulnerability, and humanity than any policy document ever could. I have watched them navigate a world that is not built for them, relying on suppo1i for the most basic paiis of daily life. And I have seen how much courage it takes to tiust others with that level of dependence.

The NDIS has given them and so many others the chance to live with a full life. To have outines that make sense. To build relationships with suppo1i workers who understand them. To feel safe in their own home. To be paii of the community instead of hidden away from it. These things matter. They are the difference between merely surviving and actually living.

The refo1ms in this bill frighten me.

I urge the committee to: Reject cuts to community paiiicipation funding, because connection is not optional. It is what keeps people hopeful, grounded, and paii of the world. Guai·antee meaningful appeal rights, because no one should lose essential suppo1is without a fair chance to speak up and be heard. Preserve genuine choice of providers, because tiust is personal. The relationships people build with their carers cannot be replaced by a roster or a policy change.

If this bill passes, the consequences it would put all disabled people at risk.

As a fainily member, it breaks my heaii to think that the progress we’ve made could be undone. We cannot allow people to be pushed back into the shadows. Eve1y person deserves the chance to live with dignity, safety, and belonging.

Kind regards, A concerned extended family member