Category: Uncategorized
-
The policy problem: the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and implications for access to education
Abstract This paper explores the changing terrain of disability support policy in Australia. Drawing on a critical disability framework of policy sociology, the paper considers the policy problem of access to education for people with disabilities under recent reform by means of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), which commenced full roll-out across the country…
-
Parents’ experiences in registering with and accessing funding under the National Disability Insurance Scheme for early intervention services for children with developmental disabilities
Aim To evaluate parents’ feedback regarding their experience in registering and accessing funding with the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and communicating with the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA). Methods Parents of children less than 7 years of age, who were assessed through the Child Development Unit (CDU) at the Women’s and Children’s Health Network from…
-
Methods for delivering complex social services: exploring adaptive management and regulation in the Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme
In the wake of new public management, and with the emergence of new public governance, a number of challenges remain unsolved in the field of public service governance and management. In this paper, we use the example of the Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme to show how we might deal with the design and implementation…
-
‘Reasonable and necessary’ care: the challenge of operationalising the NDIS policy principle in allocating disability care in Australia
Abstract: Disability reform in Australia centres on a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), which aims to provide lifelong, individualised support based on the principle of ‘reasonable and necessary’ care. As a universal rights‑based scheme it represents a historical shift in allocation principles in Australia’s disability policy. Nonetheless, attention will be on determining who receives what…
-
More, better, or different? NDIS workforce planning for people with intellectual disability and complex support needs
Abstract In Australia the disability sector is radically changing the way services are offered to people with disability under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS; National Disability Insurance Scheme Act, 2013). With the shift from traditional block-funded service approaches to individualised participant budgets, this change will have significant workforce implications. As the NDIS rolls out…
-
Research: Managing care integration during the implementation of large-scale reforms
Managing care integration during the implementation of large-scale reforms: The case of the Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme Purpose: The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is a new program for the provision of support to people with disabilities in Australia. The purpose of this paper is to explore the early implementation experience of this scheme,…
-
Quiz
-
QMS/EMS/OHS audit time calculators
EMS audit time calculator – high risk