National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026
Submission 957
My name is Indigo Salt, I am a disabled teenager living in Victoria. I have several medical conditions, including but not limited to, Autism, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Because of these issues I cannot do a lot of things my peers can, like having a part time job or being a school student full time.
I receive support from the NDIS, and that support is something me and my family rely on to have access to many things, but especially being able to use allied health services, such as psychology and physiotherapy, essential for my quality of life. Without these things I genuinely have no idea how I would cope, and I very highly doubt I would be able to access the very little amount of school I do now. My chronic illnesses do not make me qualify for the NDIS because they aren’t ‘permanent’ enough (I only qualify through Autism), even though I have spent the last three years of my life basically unable to leave my house/bed, and there is no end in sight. I am worried that this bill restricts those rules even more, leaving lots more disabled people unable without support. I also wonder how many people with chronic illnesses like mine would benefit from the NDIS like I have, if instead of restricting who qualifies for the NDIS, the government did the opposite and made more people eligible.
My main concern about this bill is that it will restrict mine, and other disabled peoples access to the NDIS/funding especially at a time when people are already experiencing economic hardship due to the cost of living. Accessing the NDIS is already difficult, and many essential supports are already not covered. I am also concerned about the increased burden of administrative tasks on participants, especially for those with lower energy.
I myself found it a very long and complicated process to access the NDIS, which was especially hard because of my chronic illness, and this bill will make that even harder for me and others in the future.
What I want this committee to understand is that disabled people experience significant hardship, and very little support, the government shouldn’t be trying to make that harder, or add more onto their plates, they should be doing the exact opposite and make it easier to access support and funding. Being disabled in this country is incredibly expensive, and more groups of disabled people should be eligible for this, not less.
National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026
Submission 957
The cuts to NDIS funding are appalling, as is this bill and I wholeheartedly do not support it. I implore the committee to consider disabled people as people deserving of dignity and respect, we as we are as human as anyone else.