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Challenging NDIS decisions: Expert advice to get the support you need – Reasonable & Necessary podcast

On this episode of Reasonable & Necessary, Dr George speaks with Mitchell Skipsey from the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) and NDIS participant and activist, Felice Vaiani, about NDIS appeals and what to do when your NDIS plan doesn’t meet your needs. This episode is full of lots of great advice, and important things to consider when appealing NDIS decisions.

You can also check out a new resource series created by the Housing Hub and PIAC teams on Challenging NDIS Decisions. These resources cover a range of interesting topics including how to request a review of an NDIS decision that you don’t agree with, how to apply to the AAT for an external review, how to find out the reasons behind an NDIS decision, how to request access to documents from the NDIS and how to ask for more time to apply to the AAT. You can access the resources here: www.housinghub.org.au/resources/article/challenging-ndis-decisions

You can download and listen to the audio version on SoundCloud, iTunes (Apple Podcasts) or Spotify.

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“It is super important that the participants needs and wants are always at the forefront of the NDIA decision making”

Summer Foundation contributor and NDIS participant, Elizabeth Ratcliffe has participated in the NDIS Review. She says, “It’s critically important that the experts actually get this review right for the participants currently on the scheme and for the next generation of participants.”

You can read the NDIS review report ‘What we have heard’ and share your views on their further questions here.

If you would like to share your experience, please contact us at: peersupport@summerfoundation.org.au

Check out our other stories from people with lived experience of disability here

Interested to hear more about Specialist Disability Accommodation and what housing options may be available to you?

Our UpSkill team have created 2 new workshops on the hospital and NDIS interface. These online workshops are partially subsidised and are suitable for people that have basic NDIS and health interface knowledge.

Source: The Courier Mail – Judith Kerr

A Logan man has had a groundbreaking victory against the National Disability Insurance Agency after it tried unsuccessfully to kick him out of his one-bedroom unit and force him into a share house to cut costs.

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Welcome to the June issue of our bi-monthly newsletter.

Featuring news about recent significant developments in our work to ensure young people stuck in aged care, or at risk of entering aged care, can make an informed decision on where they want to live.

The Down to 10 Day campaign began campaigning in March 2022, advocating for faster, more accurate decisions on housing and support for NDIS participants.

A day after the latest Federal Budget the Summer Foundation’s Dr George Taleporos interviewed the Minister for the NDIS Bill Shorten about what it will mean for people with disability.

Ten researchers from the Summer Foundation participated in the Annual Brain Impairment Conference in Darwin.

Tell us about yourself?

I’m almost 36, I have Cerebral Palsy. I enjoy doing diamond artwork, watching series on Netflix and I like to go shopping and meet friends for coffee. I’m a bit of a homebody sometimes.

Short-term and medium-term accommodation (STA and MTA) for people with disability is in undersupply, according to the 4th edition of the Listings Snapshot report released by the Housing Hub.

There are a number of myths associated with accessible housing that create barriers to finding the right home for people with disability.

The Summer Foundation and our social enterprise, the Housing Hub, host a range of face-to-face and online workshops for a wide range of audiences Australia-wide.

Source: The Australian – Sarah Ison | Photo: Martin Ollman

The NDIS review is being urged by disability providers to reconsider eligibility criteria for the scheme and prioritise early intervention for autistic children to prevent “increased reliance” on the NDIS throughout their lives, as part of more than 700 submissions made to the review of the $40 billion scheme.

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On this episode of Reasonable and Necessary, Dr George speaks with Professor Bruce Bonyhady AM and Ms Lisa Paul AO PSM in this exclusive first interview about the NDIS Review and what the NDIS might look like in the future.

To have your say on the NDIS Review visit www.ndisreview.gov.au

You can download and listen to the audio version on SoundCloud, iTunes (Apple Podcasts) or Spotify.

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Source: Disability Support Guide –David McManus

Three disability advocacy groups — Synapse, Youngcare and the Summer Foundation — have penned a letter to National Disability Insurance Minister Bill Shorten, Aged Care Minister Anika Wells and Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth, to address growing concerns of young Australians living with disability being placed into aged care.

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Source: The Australian – Sarah Ison | Photo: Martin Ollman

A coalition of disability organisations is warning the government is on track to fail its target of having no young disabled people in nursing homes by 2025 and has called for a clear plan to achieve the goal recommended by the Royal Commission into aged care.

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On this episode of Reasonable and Necessary, Dr George speaks with Minister Bill Shorten about the 2023 NDIS budget to understand what the budget will mean for people with disabilities and our families. Is there a cap on the NDIS, will our funding packages be cut and will it be harder to get onto the NDIS? You will get the answers to these questions and more.

You can download and listen to the audio version on SoundCloud, iTunes (Apple Podcasts) or Spotify.

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Source: The Conversation | Author: Di Winkler

Just over three years ago, then-Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the federal government would finally solve the issue of young people with disability having to live in nursing homes. The government developed a strategy and committed to getting all young people out of aged care facilities by 2025.

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Meet Maha, who recently joined the NDIS. Maha shares her experience and why she chose to make a submission to the NDIS Review.

Welcome to our new-look bi-monthly newsletter – Summer Foundation Focus.

While we may have a new name for our newsletter, our focus very much remains the same. We exist to get young people with disability out of aged care and into appropriate homes.

More than 10,000 younger people died in residential aged care over the past decade, new data shows.

Photo: Wayne Taylor

Fourteen-year-old Xavier Edwards became a quadriplegic when he was involved in a bike accident in April 2022. Xavier has spent almost a year in hospital, despite being ready to go home since January. The situation is made worse because Xavier and his family live in Echuca/Moama and Xavier is in hospital in Melbourne.

Over the past 6 months the Summer Foundation has been focused on engaging with residential aged care (RAC) providers to assist them to support NDIS participants in their care.

We first met Daniel almost a decade ago, when he lived in a nursing home. Last year, Daniel moved into his own SDA apartment.

Tell us about yourself

I’m 57 years old and have cerebral palsy. I’m a Richmond Tigers fan and in my earlier days was passionate about martial arts. I love spending time with my family, friends and, of course, my cats. I’m passionate about my advocacy work and hope it improves other people’s lives.