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Link to Take the Time for Codesign: 255 Organisations Demand More Time to Codesign NDIS Reforms
Take the Time for Codesign: 255 Organisations Demand More Time to Codesign NDIS Reforms
February 10, 2025
, Media release, NDIS
A coalition of 255 disability organisations and providers, including Australia’s peak disability representative bodies, have...
Read moreTake the Time for Codesign: 255 Organisations Demand More Time to Codesign NDIS Reforms
Link to Joint statement: Blind and low vision sector supports NDIS Review recommendations
Joint statement: Blind and low vision sector supports NDIS Review recommendations
December 11, 2023
, Media release, NDIS
Download a copy of the statement (Word Doc) Download a copy of the statement (PDF)...
Read moreJoint statement: Blind and low vision sector supports NDIS Review recommendations
Link to Disability Service Consulting’s Annual NDIS Conference
Disability Service Consulting’s Annual NDIS Conference
June 21, 2023
, NDIS
Disability Service Consulting’s (DSC) Annual NDIS Conference took place in Sydney and online on the 1st...
Read moreDisability Service Consulting’s Annual NDIS Conference
Link to So…what’s the deal with the Budget?
So…what’s the deal with the Budget?
October 26, 2022
, Article, NDIS, Policy
Last night, Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers delivered the first budget for the new Government....
Read moreSo…what’s the deal with the Budget?
Link to Statement Regarding the Implementation of Independent Functional Assessments for NDIS Participants
Statement Regarding the Implementation of Independent Functional Assessments for NDIS Participants
September 10, 2020
, Blind Citizens Update, NDIS
Blind Citizens Australia (BCA) would like to respond to the upcoming introduction of independent functional...
Read moreStatement Regarding the Implementation of Independent Functional Assessments for NDIS Participants
Link to How You Won the Battle for Accessible NDIS Correspondence
How You Won the Battle for Accessible NDIS Correspondence
October 15, 2019
, Advocacy, Article, Blind Citizens News, NDIS
  By Rikki Chaplin Listen to the audio After a great deal of advocacy by...
Read moreHow You Won the Battle for Accessible NDIS Correspondence
Link to Media Release: NDIS Correspondence is Now Accessible to People who are Blind or Vision Impaired
Media Release: NDIS Correspondence is Now Accessible to People who are Blind or Vision Impaired
June 25, 2019
, Media release, NDIS
  Thanks to strong advocacy by Blind Citizens Australia, its members and partner organisations, participants...
Read moreMedia Release: NDIS Correspondence is Now Accessible to People who are Blind or Vision Impaired
Link to Open Letter to the Prime Minister
Open Letter to the Prime Minister
May 20, 2019
, Audio Description, NDIS, Royal Commission
Dear Mr Morrison, In your victory speech on Saturday night, you said that you would...
Read moreOpen Letter to the Prime Minister
Link to In the Scheme of Things
In the Scheme of Things
September 28, 2018
, Blind Citizens News, My Aged Care, NDIS
By Kristin Nuske   Listen to the audio Editor’s Note Kristin Nuske has worked for...
Read moreIn the Scheme of Things
Link to My NDIS Experience
My NDIS Experience
June 13, 2018
, Blind Citizens News, NDIS
Vicki Alipasinopoulos   Listen to the audio Editor’s Note Disability advocates are raising concerns about...
Read moreMy NDIS Experience
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