Did you, or someone you know, register for the BSWAT Payment Scheme? You can now apply for your BSWAT payment. You need to apply for a payment by 30 November 2017. Find out about the BSWAT Payment Scheme on the website of the Department of Social Services (DSS). The website has information booklets in Easy English and…
The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) holds regular forums for CEOs of national peak organisations. The purpose of the meetings are to talk about the implementation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), as well as to listen to feedback from the sector. The members of DPO Australia attend these forums to discuss key issues and concerns…
The UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Ms. Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, has released her report on the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia, based on her visit earlier this year. In her report, Ms Tauli-Corpuz noted that current Government policies and priorities ‘do not duly respect the rights to self-determination and…
Complaints with National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) planning processes have soared by 700 percent in the last year, according to the Commonwealth Ombudsman. Many of the complaints related to the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) conducting planning meetings by phone – a practice which has now changed. The NDIA have made a statement that they…
On Wednesday 30 August, DPO Australia met briefly meet with the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities via videoconference. We highlighted the key issues identified in our recent List of Issues submission to the Committee, which will assist with informing the review of Australia’s implementation of the CRPD in mid 2018. Download…
In Jul 2017 Disabled People’s Organisations Australia (DPO Australia) provided a submission to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee Inquiry into the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Quality and Safeguards Commission and Other Measures) Bill 2017. The Bill outlines amendments to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Act 2013 under two Schedules: Schedule 1 establishes a…
