For policy makers
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Accessible Housing – The Way Forward Response to the Australian Building Codes Board Consultation RIS
The Melbourne Disability Institute (MDI) and the Summer Foundation are pleased to provide this submission in response to the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) Consultation Regulation Impact Statement (RIS)1. We have initiated three important pieces of research in response... Read More
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True Stories, Practical Solutions – Submission to the Royal Commission on Aged care quality and Safety
The Summer Foundation has lodged its submission to the Aged Care Royal Commission. The submission identifies the key policy and systemic changes needed to stop young people being forced into aged care. It covers what needs to change and... Read More
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Young People in Residential Aged Care (2017 – 2018) – A Snapshot
Young People in Residential Aged Care (2017-2018) A Snapshot aims to provide this critical information to organisations and government bodies that are working to create the systems change needed to resolve the issue of young people in aged care. Read More
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SUMMARY OF CHANGES TO SPECIALIST DISABILITY ACCOMMODATION FRAMEWORK
On 8 February 2019, the government announced ‘immediate reforms’ to Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) to improve choice and control for National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants and boost market confidence. Read More
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Joint Submission: Review of the NDIS SDA Pricing and Payments Framework
The Specialist Disability Accommodation Pricing and Payments Framework is a new and innovative approach to encouraging high quality accessible housing in the market via incentive payments linked to individual participants. The Framework has been welcomed as an important form... Read More
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Insight into Design Issues in the Health and NDIS Systems Interface
The implementation of the NDIS requires significant changes to the way state-based health systems operate within the new national system. Recreating an effective interface between them has been difficult as inter-system policies and operational guidelines were not established prior... Read More
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Summary of the NDIA’s SDA Provider and Investor Brief
The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) published a Specialist Disability Accommodation Provider and Investor Brief on 24 April 2018. The purpose of the Brief is to clarify the SDA Pricing and Payments framework for market providers. Read More
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Senate Inquiry Submission
A Federal Government Senate Inquiry into the ‘Adequacy of existing residential care arrangements available for young people with severe physical, mental or intellectual disabilities in Australia was announced in December 2014. The Senate Committee for Community Affairs was interested... Read More