NDIS participant experience in rural, regional and remote Australia

PhysiotherapyOccupational therapy

Submission 14: AEIOU Foundation

Submission 51 — Assistive Technology Suppliers Australia — NDIS participant experience in rural, regional and remote Australia

Submission 51: Assistive Technology Suppliers Australia

NDIS participant experience in Rural, Regional & Remote Australia

AutismHearing loss and deafnessBlindness and low visionDeafblindnessMultiple sclerosisDown syndrome

Support coordinationLocal area coordinationIndependent advocacy

Submission 91: Australia Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO)

NDIS Participant Experience in Regional, Rural and Remote Australia

Occupational therapyNDIS-funded transport

Psychology

Submission 66: Australian Association of Psychologists Incorporated

NDIS service delivery challenges in rural, regional and remote Australia

Submission 29: Australian Lawyers Alliance

Submission 3 — Australian National Audit Office — NDIS participant experience in rural, regional and remote Australia

Local area coordination

Submission 3: Australian National Audit Office

NDIS supports in rural, regional, and remote Australia

Psychology

Submission 31: Australian Psychological Society

NDIS participant experiences with psychosocial disability in rural areas

Post-traumatic stress disorder

Peer support

Submission 7: Australian Psychosocial Disability Collective

Supplementary submission 7.1

Post-traumatic stress disorder

Peer support

NDIS travel allowance funding for rural and regional participants

Community access supportSpecialist disability accommodation

Submission 48: Australian Services Union

Supporting NDIS access for participants in rural New England, NSW

Amputation or limb difference

Local area coordination

Submission 37: BAM Disability Services

Labour market inclusion for persons with disabilities

Supported employment

Submission 79: Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC)

Supplementary submission 79.1

PsychologySupported employment

Supplementary submission 79.2

Participant experience in rural, regional and remote Australia

Blindness and low vision

Peer support

Submission 45: Blind Citizens Australia

Addressing NDIS service delivery challenges in regional, rural and remote areas

PhysiotherapyOccupational therapySpeech pathology

Submission 69: Carers NSW

Supporting unpaid carers in Western Australia

Occupational therapyCounsellingRespite care

Submission 35: Carers WA

Response to Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS – Inquiry into participant experience in rural, regional and remote Australia

Community access support

Submission 42: CatholicCare NT

Submission 60 — Central Australian Aboriginal Congress — NDIS participant experience in rural, regional and remote Australia

Submission 60: Central Australian Aboriginal Congress

Supplementary submission 60.1

Global developmental delay

AutismIntellectual disabilityGlobal developmental delayAmputation or limb difference

Submission 13 — Centre for Disability Research and Policy, University of Sydney — NDIS participant experience in rural, regional and remote Australia

Specialist disability accommodationSupport coordinationPlan managementCommunity nursing

Submission 13: Centre for Disability Research and Policy, University of Sydney

Supplementary submission 13.1

PsychologySupport coordination

NDIS supports for children with disability in rural areas

Early childhood early interventionSupport coordination

Submission 12: Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare

Challenges for disability services in rural and regional Australia

PsychologySupported independent livingWheelchairsHoists and transfer equipmentBathroom and toileting equipment

Submission 57: Challenge Community Services

Challenges accessing NDIS supports for clients with Neurofibromatosis in rural areas

Hearing loss and deafnessBlindness and low vision

PhysiotherapyOccupational therapySpeech pathologyPersonal care supportSupport coordinationIndependent advocacy

Submission 61: Children's Tumour Foundation

Insights from complaints regarding the National Disability Insurance Scheme Participant Service Guarantee

Submission 41: Commonwealth Ombudsman

Key barriers to accessing and using the NDIS effectively for people with disability in regional areas - Community Bridging Services (CBS) Inc.

Community access supportSupported independent livingSupport coordination

Submission 67: Community Bridging Services (CBS) Inc.

NDIS participant experience in Rural, Regional & Remote Australia

Positive behaviour supportSupported independent livingSupport coordination

Submission 52: Community Living Australia

Submission by Consumers of Mental Health WA regarding mental health consumers’ experience

Support coordinationPlan management

Submission 15: Consumers Of Mental Health WA

NDIS service access and provision barriers in remote communities

Submission 16: CRANAplus

Submission 43 — Darwin Community Legal service — NDIS participant experience in rural, regional and remote Australia

Community access supportSupport coordinationIndependent advocacy

Submission 43: Darwin Community Legal service

Deaf Australia’s submission to the review into NDIS participant experience in rural, regional and remote Australia.

Hearing loss and deafnessDeafblindness

Occupational therapySpeech pathologyAudiologyCounsellingWheelchairsHearing aids

Submission 27: Deaf Australia

Lack of Deafblind support and training in regional NDIS areas

Hearing loss and deafnessBlindness and low visionDeafblindness

Vision aidsSupport coordinationAssistance dogs

Submission 101: Deafblind Australia

Systemic issues with NDIS support for people living with dementia in regional, rural and remote Australia

Occupational therapySpeech pathologySupported independent living

Submission 39: Dementia Australia

Portfolio Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme

WheelchairsIndependent advocacyPeer support

Submission 1: Department of Social Services

NDIS participant experience in Regional, Rural and Remote Australia

Submission 21: Disability Advocacy (NSW)

Submission 72 — Disability Advocacy Network Australia — NDIS participant experience in rural, regional and remote Australia

AutismIntellectual disabilityFetal alcohol spectrum disorderHearing loss and deafnessCerebral palsyAmputation or limb difference

PhysiotherapyOccupational therapySpeech pathologyPsychologyCounsellingPositive behaviour supportCommunity access supportSupported independent livingSpecialist disability accommodationSupported residential serviceWheelchairsTaxi and rideshare subsidySupport coordinationPlan managementLocal area coordinationIndependent advocacy

Submission 72: Disability Advocacy Network Australia

Challenges accessing the NDIS for regional clients

Positive behaviour supportSupported independent livingHome modificationsLocal area coordinationIndependent advocacy

Submission 38: Disability Rights Advocacy Service

Oral health access barriers for rural and remote NDIS participants

Personal care supportWalking aids

Submission 6: Dr David Walker, Dr Archana Pradhan and Dr Silvana Bettiol

Challenges accessing NDIS support in remote regions

Speech pathologyPersonal care supportSupport coordinationPlan managementLocal area coordination

Submission 62: Empowrd Pty Ltd

First Peoples Disability Network submission on culturally safe NDIS services

AutismAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderFetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Supplementary submission 85.1

Submission 85: First Peoples Disability Network (FPDN)

Wheelchairs

Supplementary submission 85.2

AutismAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Supplementary submission 85.3

Barriers to NDIS access for First Nations communities in the lower Gulf of Carpentaria

AutismHearing loss and deafnessMultiple sclerosis

Submission 22: Gidgee Healing

NDIS Participant Experience in Rural Victoria

Independent advocacy

Submission 28: Grampians disAbility Advocacy

Queensland NDIS Plan Utilisation Barriers and Enablers for First Peoples and Rural and Remote Communities: DSDSATSIP071 Research Partnerships - Qualitative Study

PhysiotherapyOccupational therapySpeech pathologyPsychologyIn-home supportRespite careWheelchairsCochlear implantsHome modificationsEarly childhood early interventionSupport coordinationPlan managementLocal area coordinationPeer support

Submission 74: Griffith University

Addressing regional workforce churn improves quality of supports

Occupational therapySpeech pathologyHydrotherapyPsychologyCommunity access supportIn-home supportGroup and centre-based activitiesSupported employmentSupport coordination

Submission 83: Health Services Union (HSU)

NDIS Participant Experience in Rural Regional and Remote Australia

Speech pathologyPodiatryPsychologySupport coordinationPlan management

Submission 50: HR Plus Tasmania

Response to the Joint Standing Committee inquiry into the NDIS participant experience in rural, regional, and remote Australia

AutismGlobal developmental delay

Speech pathologyPeer support

Submission 78: Kiind

Submission 36 — Kin Disability Advocacy Inc — NDIS participant experience in rural, regional and remote Australia

AutismIntellectual disabilityGlobal developmental delayAcquired brain injury

PhysiotherapyOccupational therapySpeech pathologyPsychologySupport coordinationIndependent advocacy

Submission 36: Kin Disability Advocacy Inc

Lack of stable care for allied health and medical staff supporting participants

Submission 44: Lavender Co

Ensuring Equitable Access to the NDIS for Rural, Regional, and Remote Australians with Disabilities

PsychologyPersonal care supportCommunity access supportRespite careLocal area coordinationIndependent advocacy

Submission 103: Lifely

NDIS Participant experience in rural, regional, and remote Australia

Amputation or limb difference

WheelchairsSupport coordinationPlan managementLocal area coordinationPeer support

Submission 47: Limbs 4 Life Incorporated

Experiences navigating NDIS access and support in rural Western Australia

PsychologyPlan managementPeer support

Submission 30: Lived Experience Australia

Mable’s Community Led Program for Rural and Regional Care Services

Personal care support

Submission 56: Mable Technologies

NDIS services and provider challenges in Maningrida

Personal care supportWheelchairs

Submission 98: Mala’la Health Service

NDIS therapy supports for rural/regional participants: challenges and recommendations

Occupational therapySpeech pathologyPositive behaviour supportSupport coordination

Submission 81: Marathon Health

Submission 34 — Mental Health Australia — NDIS participant experience in rural, regional and remote Australia

AutismIntellectual disability

Submission 34: Mental Health Australia

Addressing unmet needs for mental health carers in regional, rural and remote areas of NSW

Support coordinationIndependent advocacy

Submission 40: Mental Health Carers NSW

Miwatj Health Aboriginal Corporation Submission to the Inquiry into the NDIS Participant Experience in Rural, Regional, and Remote Australia

Occupational therapySpeech pathologyMeal preparation supportSupported independent livingSupport coordination

Submission 5: Miwatj Health Aboriginal Corporation

Mental health service substitution for NDIS participants in rural areas

Submission 84: Monash Business School

Submission 89 — MS Australia — NDIS participant experience in rural, regional and remote Australia

Blindness and low visionMultiple sclerosis

PhysiotherapyOccupational therapyCounsellingSupport coordinationPlan managementLocal area coordination

Submission 89: MS Australia

Safeguarding risks for rural NDIS participants

AutismAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder

PhysiotherapyOccupational therapyPsychologyPersonal care supportWheelchairsWalking aidsSupport coordinationSpecialist support coordination

Submission 99: Ms Cat Walker

Rhiannon Hudson’s story of going through NDIS access declines after several brain surgeries since 2006.

Psychology

Submission 73: Ms Rhiannon Hudson

Challenges accessing NDIS supports in rural areas

Speech pathologyPersonal care supportSupport coordination

Submission 94

Experience of NDIS services in rural Victoria

PhysiotherapyOccupational therapy

Submission 97

NDIS experience with D.I.D in rural Australia

Submission 95

Submission 92 — National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) — NDIS participant experience in rural, regional and remote Australia

Blindness and low vision

Personal care supportCommunity access supportSupported independent livingSupport coordinationPeer support

Submission 92: National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO)

National Disability Services Submission: NDIS participant experience in rural, regional and remote Australia

Submission 32: National Disability Services

NDIS reforms and support for First Nations peoples with disability in criminal justice settings

Intellectual disabilityHearing loss and deafness

Supplementary submission 70.1

Submission 70: National Indigenous Australians Agency

Intellectual disabilityHearing loss and deafness

Hearing loss and deafness

Submission 87 — National Legal Aid — NDIS participant experience in rural, regional and remote Australia

Community access supportSupported independent livingSpecialist disability accommodationWheelchairsMobility scooters

Submission 87: National Legal Aid

Legal support needs for vulnerable people in regional, rural, remote and very remote communities

AutismAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderIntellectual disabilityPost-traumatic stress disorderHearing loss and deafnessAcquired brain injuryCerebral palsyEpilepsy

Occupational therapyPsychologyCounsellingRespite careWheelchairsHome modificationsIndependent advocacy

Submission 82: National Regional, Rural, Remote and Very Remote Community Legal Network

Submission 90 — National Rural Health Alliance and Office of the National Rural Health Commissioner — NDIS participant experience in rural, regional and remote Australia

AutismIntellectual disability

AutismIntellectual disabilityHearing loss and deafnessBlindness and low vision

Submission 90: National Rural Health Alliance and Office of the National Rural Health Commissioner

Supporting rural women in remote Australia

Occupational therapyPsychology

Submission 75: National Rural Women's Coalition

NDIS support for neurological disorders in rural Australia

AutismGlobal developmental delayMultiple sclerosisEpilepsyMotor neurone diseaseMuscular dystrophy

PhysiotherapyOccupational therapySupport coordinationIndependent advocacy

Submission 46: Neurological Alliance Australia

NDIS access challenges for Anangu people in remote communities

AutismIntellectual disabilityGlobal developmental delayHearing loss and deafnessBlindness and low visionAcquired brain injury

PhysiotherapyOccupational therapySpeech pathologyPsychologyDomestic assistanceCommunity access supportIn-home supportWheelchairsHoists and transfer equipmentSupport coordination

Submission 96: Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Women’s Council

Addressing NDIS challenges for remote communities in the Northern Territory

AutismIntellectual disability

PhysiotherapyOccupational therapySpeech pathologyPersonal care supportWheelchairsSupport coordination

Submission 2: Northern Territory Government

Experiences of NDIS participants in rural Victoria involving family violence and exploitation

Life skills developmentSupported independent livingSpecialist disability accommodation

Submission 64: Office of the Public Advocate VIctoria

NDIS support challenges for participants with mental illness in remote communities

Schizophrenia spectrum disorders

Submission 100: Outback Disability Services

NDIS participant experience in rural, regional, and remote areas of Australia

Intellectual disabilityAmputation or limb difference

Occupational therapySpeech pathologyPsychologyEarly childhood early interventionSupport coordination

Submission 80: Outback Independent Living

Experiences and risks of living in Private Congregate Care settings in rural, regional and remote Australia

Supported independent livingIndependent advocacy

Submission 24: PCC Alliance

Submission 93 — People With Disabilities WA — NDIS participant experience in rural, regional and remote Australia

Hearing loss and deafnessBlindness and low visionAmputation or limb difference

PhysiotherapyOccupational therapySpeech pathologyPodiatryOrthotics and prostheticsPsychologyShort term accommodationWheelchairsMobility scootersHome modificationsSupport coordinationLocal area coordinationIndependent advocacy

Submission 93: People With Disabilities WA

Response to the Joint Standing Committee inquiry into the NDIS participant experience in rural, regional, and remote Australia

Global developmental delay

Occupational therapyPsychologyPeer support

Submission 33: PRECI - Professionals and Researchers in Early Childhood Intervention

Submission on NDIS service delivery challenges for participants in rural areas

Submission 4: Public Health Association of Australia and Familycare

Submission – Inquiry into the NDIS participant experience in rural regional and remote Australia

Occupational therapyWheelchairsIndependent advocacyPeer support

Submission 49: Queenslanders with Disability Network (QDN)

Submission 23 — Rare Voices Australia — NDIS participant experience in rural, regional and remote Australia

Personal care supportCommunity access supportSpecialist disability accommodationSupport coordination

Submission 23: Rare Voices Australia

Addressing NDIS service availability in regional, rural and remote areas

AutismAcquired brain injuryCerebral palsyAmputation or limb difference

PhysiotherapyOccupational therapyOrthotics and prostheticsPsychologyPositive behaviour supportSupported independent livingSpecialist disability accommodationWheelchairsSupport coordinationLocal area coordinationIndependent advocacy

Submission 102: Rights Information and Advocacy Centre Incorporated

Addressing health inequity across Australia

Support coordinationIndependent advocacy

Submission 59: Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists

Submission 18 — Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) — NDIS participant experience in rural, regional and remote Australia

Submission 18: Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)

Challenges accessing NDIS supports for children in rural and remote areas

AutismIntellectual disabilitySpeech, language and communication needs

Occupational therapySpeech pathologyPsychologyLocal area coordination

Submission 53: Royal Far West

NDIS services for people with disabilities in rural and remote Australia

PhysiotherapyOccupational therapySpeech pathologyAudiology

Submission 77: Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia

Challenges securing appropriate funding for vulnerable NDIS participants

AutismEpilepsy

Occupational therapyPsychologyOvernight supportSupport coordination

Submission 55: Serendipity Support Services

NDIS participant experience in rural, regional, and remote Australia

Personal care supportCommunity nursing

Submission 10: Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health

Addressing amputation disparities for Aboriginal communities in South Australia

Amputation or limb difference

PsychologyHome modificationsPeer support

Submission 68: South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute

Experiences of NDIS participants in rural, regional and remote Australia

AutismIntellectual disabilityHearing loss and deafnessBlindness and low visionAcquired brain injuryCerebral palsyDown syndrome

PhysiotherapyOccupational therapySpeech pathologyDietetics and nutrition supportPsychologyCounsellingPositive behaviour supportPersonal care supportLife skills developmentWheelchairsVehicle modificationsSupport coordinationPlan managementLocal area coordinationIndependent advocacyPeer support

Submission 86: South West Autism Network

Participant Experience in Rural, Regional and Remote Australia

Speech pathologySupport coordination

Submission 76: Speech Pathology Australia

Challenges accessing NDIS supports for rural and remote participants

Submission 54: Strive Disability Support Services

Innovation in disability housing and support for NDIS participants in rural areas

Intellectual disabilitySchizophrenia spectrum disordersPost-traumatic stress disorder

Submission 26: Summer Foundation

Experiences of supporting people to access psychosocial disability services in regional and rural Victoria

PsychologyPositive behaviour supportLife skills developmentSupport coordinationPeer support

Submission 71: Tandem

Supplementary submission 71.1

Positive behaviour supportSupport coordinationIndependent advocacyPeer support

Difficulty accessing supports and services for Tasmanian NDIS participants in rural areas

Submission 65: Tasmanian Government

Supporting NDIS participants in the Great Southern region of Western Australia