What we think about the NDIS Bill Easy Read

This information was made by Inclusion Australia.

Where we say ‘we’ it means Inclusion Australia.

This information says what we think about changes the Government wants to make to the law that decides how the NDIS works.

Some of the changes in the Bill are:

• Letting Disability Minister decide how much money is available for each type of NDIS support

• Changing what functional capacity means for people trying to get onto the NDIS

Functional capacity means how well a person can do everyday things

• Making sure disability service providers who provide high level support are NDIS registered.

Politicians are looking at the NDIS Bill closely to decide if the changes are a good idea.

Nothing about the NDIS has changed yet.

Any changes to the NDIS will take time. 

We will keep making Easy Read information about the changes when we know more.

Inclusion Australia wrote a big submission to tell the Government what we think about the NDIS Bill and what we think should happen next.

We want to make sure that any changes do not make things worse for people with an intellectual disability and their families.

We think that:

• People with disability and their families need more time to have their say about the NDIS Bill

• The Disability Minister should not decide how much money is available for each type of NDIS support

• The NDIS must look at the whole person and not just one disability when deciding if they should get NDIS support

• The Bill must not take away parts of the law that helps people with disability get the supports they need.

• NDIS decisions must look at the pressures on families and not leave families worse off

• The NDIA must not count restrictive practices as treatment when deciding if a person’s disability is permanent.

You can read our big submission here (or click below).