23 April 2017

This article first appeared in the April 2017 edition of the IPA Review and is written by Director of Civil Society Australia, Vern Hughes. Seven years have passed since a campaign for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was launched by disability service providers and several funded advocacy bodies. Its architects presented the scheme to governments as an apparently innovative

1 April 2017

Seven years have passed since a campaign for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was launched by disability service providers and several funded advocacy bodies. Its architects presented the scheme to governments as an apparently innovative and visionary solution to the crisis in disability support. Despite, or perhaps because of, the limited knowledge of disability by policy makers, politicians and