Will Disability Care work for regional Australia?
Alex Blucher, Tasmanian Country Hour, ABC Rural, 28th August 2013
Disability Care has been lauded as a revolutionary scheme that will change the lives of close to half a million Australians. It is designed to put the power in the hands of the people who are living with permanent and significant disabilities. But how will the scheme ensure people living with a disability in remote areas don't fall through the gaps?
Sue O'Reilly.The Australian, 26th August 2013
Private enterprise is cashing in on the national disability insurance scheme, with charities and government officials being charged up to $5000 a head to attend conferences on the multi-billion-dollar program's rollout. Outraged campaigners have called for a boycott of the Melbourne and Sydney conferences organised by the Sydney-based Criterion Conferences, which will be addressed by leading figures in the rollout of the NDIS, now called DisabilityCare Australia.
Private enterprise is cashing in on the national disability insurance scheme, with charities and government officials being charged up to $5000 a head to attend conferences on the multi-billion-dollar program's rollout. Outraged campaigners have called for a boycott of the Melbourne and Sydney conferences organised by the Sydney-based Criterion Conferences, which will be addressed by leading figures in the rollout of the NDIS, now called DisabilityCare Australia.
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"The Australian Parliament has a shared commitment to provide a better deal for Australians with disability. The Coalition has enthusiastically supported each milestone on the road to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
In the words of Prime Minister-elect Tony Abbott “the NDIS is an idea whose time has come.”
Our support for the NDIS is unequivocal ... read the whole post here.
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