Support grows for National Disability Insurance Scheme
The Benevolent Society in NSW is one of 48 disability and community service organisations supporting a fully funded no-fault National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Ranking alongside Medicare and compulsory superannuation, the scheme would be a visionary economic and social reform for the benefit of all Australians.
With each of us at risk of experiencing a disability and the number of Australians with a disability increasing all the time, this issue affects every Australian, today and in the future, the Benevolent Society says on its website.
Key features of the NDIS would be the universality of its eligibility criteria and the range of benefits to the individual with a disability through the appropriate funding of essential services. These benefits would include:
* Care, accommodation, therapy, support and community access;
* Case management to facilitate independence, maximise potential and plan transitions over the life course;
* Early intervention as a top priority in the areas of therapy, education and accommodation support;
* Aids, technology and equipment and home modification needs met on a timely basis; and
* Training, development and access to work to build self-esteem and reduce long term costs.
Find out more about the National Disability Insurance Scheme at www.natdis.com.au
