Facilitrade NDIS Newsletter
The Controversial NDIS Independent Assessments and More
Hi Everyone, So much is happening with NDIS and the most controversial is: The Independent Assessments By now you'd be familiar with the concerns raised about NDIS's proposed Independent Assessment process. In a nutshell, whilst there are some key benefits such as the cost being borne by NDIA and not by participants, many of whom couldn't afford the specialist consultations, t he concerns seem to outweigh the benefits. The disability sector 's c oncerns are about the way assessments will be carried out and how the assessments will be used to determine participant plans and funding. The former CEO of NDIS, David Bowen believes that the government's change is "a way of controlling the amount of funds that go into each plan, through determining that plan value through an assessment tool, rather than through a personalised plan." The submissions of several disability industry peak bodies and representative groups over the past few months have slowed down...
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