Published 7th February 2019
A Productivity Commission review of the National Disability Agreement (NDA) found it no longer serves its purpose, and a new agreement is needed.
The Productivity Commission’s Final Report said that improving the wellbeing of people with disability and their carers requires a collaborative response from all levels of government that extends well beyond the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and to other services. Also, that governments should deliver greater clarity on which programs they are rolling into the NDIS and how these will support people with disability who are not covered by the NDIS, a grey area that needs to be urgently addressed.
National Disability Services (NDS) CEO Chris Tanti said a new NDA is long overdue. “We are pleased this review calls out state governments and confirms what disability service providers, people with disability and their families and carers have been telling us.
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Source:Kymberly Martin, 2019, Freedom2Live (https://www.freedom2live.com.au/)
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