General issues around the implementation and performance of the NDIS (2020-21)

Orthotics and prostheticsPlan management

Submission 2: Nerang Neighbourhood Centre

Difficulty obtaining refunds for unforeseen expenses under NDIS plan reviews

Submission 3

Challenges accessing continence aids for son with disability

Continence aids

Submission 4: Raelene Purtill

Lack of choice and control in accessing NDIS services

Cerebral palsyEpilepsy

Occupational therapyWheelchairsand 3 more...

Submission 5: Mr Adam Johnston

Supplementary submission 5.1

Occupational therapyIndependent advocacy

Difficulty accessing NDIS supports and concerns about future care

Support coordinationPlan management

Submission 6

Supplementary submission 6.1

Support coordinationPlan management

Supplementary submission 6.2

Support coordinationPlan management

Supplementary submission 6.3

Supplementary submission 6.4

Anxiety disorders

Suggestions for improvements to NDIS planning and service delivery

PhysiotherapyPsychologyand 6 more...

Submission 7: Yooralla

Permanent Traumatic Brain injury, vision impairment and balance disorder NDIS application delays

Blindness and low visionAcquired brain injury

Submission 8: Ms Sally Gilleece

Continuity of the PlayConnect Playgroup program for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and developmental delays

Community access supportEarly childhood early interventionPeer support

Submission 9: Playgroup Australia

Lack of support coordination and impact on service provision in the ACT

Schizophrenia spectrum disorders

PsychologyCommunity access supportand 3 more...

Submission 10: Making Connections Together

Supplementary submission 10.1

Challenges to NDIS participant plan adequacy and consistency

Positive behaviour supportPersonal care supportand 3 more...

Submission 11: Illawarra Disability Alliance

Difficulties accessing NDIS support due to lack of mental health expertise

Schizophrenia spectrum disordersMultiple sclerosis

Supplementary submission 12.1

Submission 12

Plan management

Daughter's blindness, autism, and need for support services

AutismDepressive disordersBlindness and low vision

Submission 13: Ms Julie Couzens

Lack of early intervention support for child with autism

Applied behaviour analysis

Submission 14

Neglect of older people with disabilities needing equipment

Wheelchairs

Submission 15: Ms Denise Rambow

Son’s experience with schizophrenia and NDIS services

Schizophrenia spectrum disorders

PsychologyWheelchairs

Submission 16

Daughter's harrowing experience with the NDIS

Eating disorders

Submission 17: Mrs Marie Johnson

Inadequate NDIS plan and lack of health professional input

Occupational therapyPsychology

Submission 18

Recommendations for improving sexuality and relationship support within the NDIS

AutismAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Submission 19: Family Planning NSW

Inclusion of migraine on NDIS 'List D' and review of rejected applicants

AutismEpilepsy

Submission 20: Migraine Australia

Recommendations for improving psychosocial disability support within the NDIS

Occupational therapyCommunity access supportIndependent advocacy

Submission 21: The Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists

Issues impacting culturally and linguistically diverse communities in NDIS planning

AutismIntellectual disabilitySchizophrenia spectrum disorders

Support coordinationLocal area coordinationIndependent advocacy

Submission 22: Ethnic Disability Advocacy Centre

Impact of NDIS pricing on psychosocial support service delivery

Supported independent livingSupport coordination

Submission 23: Mind Australia

Specialist therapeutic and education service for people with disability experiencing sexual assault

AutismAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderand 3 more...

Counselling

Submission 24: SECCA

Advocacy for Inclusion Submission on Implementation and Performance of the NDIS

Occupational therapySupport coordinationand 4 more...

Submission 25: Advocacy for Inclusion

Spinal cord injury participant seeks funding for replacement handcycle

Spinal cord injury

Submission 26: Mr James Wood

NES/CALD background individuals accessing NDIS while on Job Seeker

Independent advocacy

Submission 27: The University of Notre Dame Australia & The Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association NSW

Distress caused by NDIS compliance contact and concerns about plan funding cuts

Plan management

Submission 28

Challenges in NDIS funding and service provision for a niece with severe speech challenges

Respite careWheelchairsWalking aids

Submission 29: Mr Mike Robinson

Social isolation and support needs during COVID-19

Community access support

Submission 30

Personal insight into NDIS participant transitions

Support coordinationPeer support

Submission 31: Mr Matthew Paul

Supplementary submission on NDIS changes from COVID19

Submission 32: People With Disabilities (WA) Inc

Supplementary submission 32.1

AutismIntellectual disabilityand 8 more...

PhysiotherapyOccupational therapyand 17 more...

Addressing transparency and legal frameworks in NDIS administration

AutismMultiple sclerosisMuscular dystrophy

Submission 33: Public Interest Advocacy Centre

Needs of people with progressive neurological conditions are not well met by the NDIS

Submission 34: Huntington's NSW ACT

Inclusion of Cystic Fibrosis as a disability type for NDIS funding

Hearing loss and deafness

PhysiotherapyPsychology

Submission 35: Cystic Fibrosis Federation members

Inclusion of Cystic Fibrosis as a disability type for NDIS funding

AutismIntellectual disabilityand 4 more...

Submission 36: Australian CF Hub

National Disability Insurance Agency Submission

PodiatryCommunity access supportand 12 more...

Submission 37: National Disability Insurance Agency

Inclusion of Cystic Fibrosis as a disability type for NDIS funded supports

PhysiotherapyWheelchairsHospital beds and bedding equipment

Submission 38: Submission for the inclusion of Cystic Fibrosis in the NDIS

Supplementary submission 38.1

AutismHearing loss and deafness

PhysiotherapyDietetics and nutrition supportand 4 more...

Harmful changes to NDIS impacting children with lifelong disabilities

Submission 39

Impact of Independent Assessments on children with mental disabilities

Submission 40

Concerns regarding NDIS implementation for children with diverse disabilities

Submission 41

Challenges faced by people with disabilities who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in accessing the NDIS

AutismIntellectual disabilityand 2 more...

Submission 42: Hutt St Centre

Submission regarding the implementation and performance of the NDIS for people with a disorder of the corpus callosum

Independent advocacy

Submission 43: AusDoCC

Impact of NDIS funding changes on social groups for clients with ASD and intellectual disability

Global developmental delayBlindness and low visionEpilepsy

Submission 44: Linda Bruce

Functional Capacity Assessment Variability and Biases within the NDIS

Occupational therapy

Submission 45: Carlo Divita

Daughter’s CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder and NDIS Equipment Denials

PhysiotherapyOccupational therapyand 3 more...

Submission 46

Privacy trade-offs and intrusive assessments within the NDIS

Domestic assistanceBathroom and toileting equipment

Submission 47

Concerns regarding the rationale and consultation process for the Independent Assessment Panel model

Post-traumatic stress disorder

Occupational therapy

Submission 48: Ms Muriel Cummins Occupational Therapist

Three ways to improve the NDIS to respond to COVID-19

AutismIntellectual disabilityand 3 more...

Occupational therapyPsychologySupport coordination

Submission 49: Victoria Legal Aid

Recommendations for improving NDIS engagement with Indigenous communities and CALD populations

WheelchairsIndependent advocacy

Submission 50: ANU Law Reform and Social Justice Research Hub

Overcharging and potential fraud within NDIS provider billing practices

Submission 51: Mr Mark Hardy

Expert analysis of NDIS implementation and performance

Acquired brain injury

PhysiotherapyOccupational therapyand 5 more...

Submission 52: Occupational Therapy Australia

Supplementary submission 52.1

Occupational therapyPositive behaviour supportand 2 more...

First Peoples Disability Network (Australia) submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme – General Issues around the implementation and performance of the NDIS

Support coordinationIndependent advocacyPeer support

Submission 53: First Peoples Disability Network

General issues around NDIS implementation and access to services

Submission 54: Queensland Law Society

Supplementary submission 54.1

Submission regarding psychosocial disability supports and NDIS pricing structures

Provider advocacy

PsychologySupport coordinationPeer support

Submission 55: Mental Illness Fellowship Australia

Concerns regarding mandatory independent assessments for psychosocial disabilities

Occupational therapyIndependent advocacy

Submission 56: Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council (VMIAC)

Access to NDIS and permanency of impairment assessments

AutismHearing loss and deafnessand 2 more...

PhysiotherapyOccupational therapyand 5 more...

Submission 57

Ambiguity in NDIS Plan Management Guidance

Occupational therapyExercise physiologyand 2 more...

Submission 58: Support Management Solutions Pty Ltd

Challenging inaccurate independent assessments within the NDIS

PhysiotherapyExercise physiology

Submission 59

Supplementary submission 59.1

Supplementary submission 59.2

Speech pathologyPsychologyand 2 more...

Disparity of access for disabled people and families

Occupational therapy

Submission 60

Supplementary submission 60.1

Hearing loss and deafness

Concerns over inaccurate disability assessment impacting client care needs

Occupational therapySpeech pathologyPersonal care support

Submission 61

Brother's decline in capacity due to NDIS support program deterioration

Positive behaviour supportSupport coordinationand 2 more...

Submission 62

Challenges faced by vulnerable residents with complex needs during NDIS transition

Submission 63: Supportive Families and Friends Association Inc

Supplementary submission 63.1

PhysiotherapyOccupational therapyand 7 more...

Concerns regarding NDIA consultations and 'independent assessments'

Supplementary submission 64.1

Submission 64: Autism Aspergers Advocacy Australia

AutismHearing loss and deafnessBlindness and low vision

Early childhood early intervention

Supplementary submission 64.2

Local area coordination

Impact of Independent Assessments on family experiencing AAT cases

Occupational therapyGroup and centre-based activitiesand 2 more...

Submission 65

Conflict of interest in Support Coordination and Supported Independent Living (SIL) environments

Submission 66

Concerns regarding changes to Supported Independent Living services for vulnerable Australians

Supported independent living

Submission 67: Prader-Willi Syndrome Australia

Supplementary submission 67.1

PsychologyPositive behaviour supportand 4 more...

Exclusion of older people from NDIS support and its impact on disability care

PhysiotherapyOrthotics and prostheticsHome modifications

Submission 68: Ms Heather Hall

Concerns regarding Independent Assessments for people with disabilities

PhysiotherapyOccupational therapyand 3 more...

Submission 69: Mrs Jenny Spiers

Increasing applications for Guardianship and Administration Appointments in the NDIS

Occupational therapyNeuropsychologyand 2 more...

Submission 70: Queensland Advocacy Incorporated

Discrimination due to type of disability impacting access to supports

Submission 71

NDIS Joint Committee Feedback

Submission 72: Lavender House

Incentives for nurse employment and workforce regulation in the NDIS

Personal care supportMedication management support

Submission 73: Queensland Nurses and Midwives' Union

Recommendations for NDIS quality control in residential aged care

Acquired brain injury

Positive behaviour supportPersonal care support

Submission 74: HammondCare

Decision-making Controls for NDIS Participant Plans

Submission 75: Australian National Audit Office

Issues with NDIS funding management and consumer law protections

Plan managementIndependent advocacy

Submission 76: Villamanta Disability Rights Legal Service Inc

Specialized Aquatic Programs for Individuals with Autism

AutismIntellectual disabilityEpilepsy

PhysiotherapyOccupational therapyand 3 more...

Submission 77: Autism Swim

Challenges navigating NDIS plans for families with autistic children

AutismGlobal developmental delay

Early childhood early intervention

Submission 78: Miss Upenyu Matipano

Issues relating to NDIS implementation in regional, rural, and remote areas of NSW

Local area coordinationIndependent advocacy

Submission 79: Disability Advocacy NSW

Critique of research and funding decisions regarding Facilitated Communication

Speech pathologyAugmentative and alternative communication devices

Submission 80: Cathie Davies

Problems with NDIA responsiveness and accountability

Submission 81

Insights on NDIS access and planning based on supporting over 30,000 people

Local area coordination

Submission 82: Access Care Network Australia (ACNA)

Joint submission regarding NDIS internal review and external appeals processes

PhysiotherapyOccupational therapyand 8 more...

Submission 83: Joint Submission from 20 Disability Advocacy Organisations

Greater transparency and accountability is needed: publication of AAT settlement outcomes

Submission 84: Public Interest Advocacy Centre

Support needs for people living with Prader-Willi Syndrome

Intellectual disabilityGlobal developmental delayEating disorders

Exercise physiologyDietetics and nutrition supportand 11 more...

Submission 85: Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of Victoria

Blind Citizens Australia's submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS Inquiry on General Issues Around the Implementation and Performance of the NDIS

Blindness and low vision

Support coordinationPlan managementand 2 more...

Submission 86: Blind Citizens Australia

Issues in assistive technology approvals process

Occupational therapySpeech pathologyand 2 more...

Submission 87: Occupational Therapy Australia

Expert analysis on NDIS oral health funding and access

Home modificationsVehicle modificationsand 3 more...

Submission 88: Australian Dental Association

Submission 89 — Spinal Cord Injuries Australia — General issues around the implementation and performance of the NDIS

Spinal cord injury

Submission 89: Spinal Cord Injuries Australia

Funding challenges for daughter with intellectual disability and SIL needs

Community access support

Submission 90: Marian Richardson

Lack of transparency about Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA)

Specialist disability accommodation

Submission 91: Standing Up For You

Supplementary submission 91.1

Personal care supportSupported independent livingand 5 more...

Seeking wheelchair funding replacement due to safety concerns and access limitations

Multiple sclerosis

Wheelchairs

Submission 92: Mr Richard Larsen

Sharp practices and funding gouging within the NDIS provider sector

Community access supportSupported independent livingand 2 more...

Submission 93: GL Harwood and SJ Marston (Access Coordination Tasmania)

Evelyn’s experience with guardianship proceedings for her son Phillip

AutismIntellectual disabilityBlindness and low vision

PsychologySupport coordination

Submission 94: Prof Richard Bruggemann

JFA Purple Orange Submission on general issues around the implementation and performance of the NDIS

WheelchairsSupport coordinationand 3 more...

Submission 95: JFA Purple Orange

Supplementary submission 95.1

Intellectual disabilityBlindness and low vision

PsychologyPersonal care supportand 3 more...

Joint Supplementary Submission on NDIS Implementation and Performance

AutismHearing loss and deafnessand 3 more...

Short term accommodationSupported independent livingand 5 more...

Submission 96: Department of Social Services and National Disability Insurance Agency Joint Submission

Supplementary submission 96.1

Personal care supportSpecialist disability accommodationand 4 more...

Supplementary submission 96.2

PhysiotherapyOrthotics and prostheticsand 3 more...

Issues Paper on the Observed Outcomes of the NDIS

PhysiotherapyHydrotherapyand 6 more...

Submission 97: Mr Alister Morton

Supplementary submission 97.1

PhysiotherapySupport coordinationand 2 more...

Addressing NDIS funding concerns and supporting people with disabilities

Submission 98: Mr Benjamin Cronshaw

Funding for transport and support for provider travel

Physiotherapy

Submission 99: Mr Jim Collins

Issues faced by consumers and government in implementing the NDIS

PsychologySupport coordinationIndependent advocacy

Submission 100: VMIAC

Australian Community Industry Alliance Written by Associate Professor Nicole Brooke

AutismAcquired brain injury

Personal care supportSupported independent livingand 9 more...

Submission 101: Australian Community Industry Alliance

Difficulty obtaining Correspondence and Plan Nominee approval for brother

Plan managementLocal area coordination

Submission 102: Mr Donald Weaven

Negative impact of NDIS plan review on participant with Autism Spectrum Disorder

PodiatryPsychologyand 3 more...

Submission 103

Supplementary submission 103.1

AutismBlindness and low vision

PsychologyCounsellingSupport coordination

NDIS access for justice-involved people with disability

Intellectual disabilityAcquired brain injury

Submission 104: Mr John Ludlow

General issues around implementation and performance of the National Disability Insurance Scheme