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

Submission 2161

To: Committee Secretary, Community Affairs Legislation Committee

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

I am a sole trader occupational therapist working with NDIS participants primarily with psychosocial disability, a very burnt out therapist who is close to collapse. And that is as a person without disability. This is far far worse for those with disability. Each and every day I am working with participants who are desperate, who are constantly fighting for even a small glimmer of hope, that they will be heard and cared for.

• I feel helpless, powerless at this point but will not give up the fight.- It feels important understand any Australian could become persons disabled anytime- it’s something anyone immune from illness accident chronic stressors mental illnesses list goes on. These proposed changes catastrophic disable community within sector caring great deal tertiary qualified health professional post graduate qualifications hefty hecs loan my input continuously rejected clinical reasoning ignored little understanding disability The bill does align human need needs people disabling appear financial cost above lives it is revenue created through jobs workforce dollar spent over dollars put back community additionally clear bill purely cost shifting meaning more people disabilities system under additional pressure increasing wait times everybody there will be more people welfare providers paying less tax etc etc……. The new support assessments accurately determine need highly trained clinician able view holistically document impacts person’s disability looking environmental factors cannot achieved questionnaire conducted nonqualified staff makes mockery professionals train years do work severely risk participant Australians already dying because NDIS cuts fact Aussies being stuck hospital lengthy periods fact If passes only much worse have been proud Australia’s NDIS citizens other countries admired scheme This bill undoubtedly destroy withdraw please this bill wellbeing all Australians with disability Let together make scheme great again.