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Check out the result of the EAC survey, deep dive into the NDIS review, register for our members forum and more with this months update!
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Our Next Forum, an NDIS Review deep dive, and more...
To our EAC community,
I hope this newsletter finds you well.
Over recent weeks we have been working with the University of Sydney to analyse what you had to say in our NDIS Review Recommendations Survey. We had a fantastic response. We received over 1200 responses and nearly 2,500 individual comments in addition to the feedback you gave us during our online forums.
Thank you for taking the time to have your say. It has really helped us to understand what you really think about the recommendations and now we can prioritise what really matters to our community. Thank you also to everyone who took part in our forums and who wrote to us. Everything that you said will be included as we develop our advocacy priorities.
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So, what happens next?
We are hosting a forum via Zoom on 8 April 12pm AEST to go through the results of what you had to say and hear from you about what action we should take to ensure that the NDIS meets the needs of our community.
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Go deep into the NDIS Review
We are still hoping to bring you an interview with the Minister regarding the government response to the NDIS Review. We are waiting for his office to get back to us with a date.
Meanwhile, I have brought together experts from our community to do a deep dive into the recommendations. There was quite a lot to talk about, so we have 2 separate podcasts that you can access here on your favourite platform.
You can also check out Part 2 on YouTube below:
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We're recruiting!
Every Australian Counts is looking for a campaign manager to support our work raising your voice to government and decision-makers.
This role will be for 6 months, with the potential to expand for another 6 months. It will be 15 to 22 hours spread flexibly over the week. If you’re interested, check out the job advertisement.
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Before I go I wanted to say a special thank you to all of our fantastic community members who wrote opinion pieces for our website. Please check them out by following the links below. Opinion pieces from our community are always welcome and they are a great way to get your voice heard.
Thanks for your time and we hope to see you at our forum in April.
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Kind regards
Dr George Taleporos
Independent Chair
Every Australian Counts
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The NDIS review “makes me so angry and scared”- by Samantha Petersen
The NDIS Review has recommended all support workers be registered providers. This makes me so angry and scared. I have experienced far more abuse from registered providers....
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We won’t let the NDIS review take away our right to choose – An open letter to Bill Shorten
Douglas Fogg is a NDIS participant with a passion for making technology inclusive and accessible. Douglas used AI technologyto generate the photo above and has written an open letter to Bill Shorten....
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NDIS review: Regulation does not keep people safe. People keep people safe!
Linda Hughes is president of the Self Manager Hub and parent of an NDIS participant. Together they self manage and directly employ support workers. Here Linda describes some of the problems with the changes proposed by the NDIS review...
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Too Much About Us Without Us: Psychosocial Disability and the NDIS Review
Muriel and Neil participated in our NDIS Review forums where we came together to share our perspectives on the recommendations in the final report. Here is a summary of their perspectives that were developed in collaboration with six NDIS participants who are members of the Australian Psychosocial Disability Collective....
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The NDIS Review housing and living recommendations are "outdated and unethical"
The above image was drawn by Peter to help visually represent his concerns about the NDIS Review.
The issues identified through the NDIS Review are not new or unexpected. However, the solutions proposed create a level of bureaucratic overreach that intrudes into people’s lives and does not align with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability (UNCRPD)....
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Check out this episode of Reasonable & Necessary for an in depth, no holds barred examination of the most controversial NDIS Review recommendations. In this 1st part, the panel examines mandatory provider registration and the recommendation that participants who need 24/7 support should be funded to share with 2 other NDIS participants. What does this all mean for participant choice and control?
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