Tag: Submissions December 2016

Submission: Response to New Disability Services from 2018 Discussion Paper

In December 2016, DPO Australia made a submission to the Department of Social Services in response to the New Disability Services from 2018 – Discussion Paper. DPO Australia noted in the submission that we support introduction of a more open Disability Employment Services (DES) market that offers; greater participant choice and control; recognition for improved…

Call for Stronger Engagement with People with Disability in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)

Civil Society NDIS Statement to the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) and the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA)  A diverse partnership of representative organisations of people with disability, disability advocacy organisations and disability peak bodies have come together to call for stronger engagement with people with disability and our organisations in all aspects of the…