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Experiences of National Disability Insurance Scheme planning from the perspective of adults with intellectual disability by Buchanan, Angus, Perry, Elise, Waters, Rebecca

“…Introduction: The Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme(NDIS) is attempting to address long-term inequalities experienced by people with disability. …”
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Experiences of National Disability Insurance Scheme planning from the perspective of adults with intellectual disability by Perry, E., Waters, Rebecca, Buchanan, Angus

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Experiences of National Disability Insurance Scheme planning from the perspective of adults with intellectual disability by Buchanan, Angus, Perry, Elise, Waters, Rebecca

“…Background: The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is attempting to address long term inequalities experienced by people with disabilities. …”
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Creating NDIS Impact - Getting the Right Mix of Choice and Control in Australia’s Disability Sector by Burrows, Matthew Scott

“…It showed how improving consumer involvement in decision-making, at the individual, organisational, and public policy levels, can improve the impact of the National Disability Insurance Scheme for people with disabilities.…”
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Disability poverty and ageing in regional Australia: The impact of disability income reforms for indigenous Australians by Soldatic, Karen

“…While recent research and scholarship has largely focused on the new National Disability Insurance Scheme, there is a dearth of research that examines the impact of reform to the Disability Support Pension, and even less so the effects on Indigenous Australians living with disability. …”
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Accessing the NDIS - Assisting people with psychosocial disability to access the NDIS: a guide for Commonwealth-funded community mental health service providers. by Masters, Stacey, Shelby-James, Tania

“…The practice guide has been developed to assist Commonwealth-funded community mental health and carer respite program providers in supporting participants to access the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Mental health conditions can impact many aspects of daily living and this guide will assist program staff to assess and document the barriers to an ordinary life experienced by people with psychosocial disability. …”
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Embedding Disability in the Social Work Curriculum by Blundell, Barbara, Fernandes, Christina, Ridley, Sophie, Warren, Amy, Stewart, Cath, Watts, Lynelle

“…There have long been calls for disability to have an increased profile in social work education; however, the launch of the National Disability Insurance Scheme in 2013 has rendered this call more urgent. …”
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Evaluation of a West Australian residential mental health respite service by Gillieatt, Sue, Martin, Robyn, Dorozenko, Kate, Munro, A.

“…Furthermore, the ramifications of individualised funding for people with "psychosocial disability" in the new Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) remain unclear. While family members and carers may benefit indirectly from NDIS funding, it is especially important at this time that the need for more suitable, recovery-oriented respite services is highlighted.…”
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Specialist Disability Accommodation in the social housing sector: Policy and practice by Crowe, Adam, James, Amity, Peaty, Gwyneth, Malbon, Eleanor, Ellis, Katie

“…The SDA program is designed to give National Disability Insurance Scheme participants a level of choice in their housing options, balanced against the criteria used by the National Disability Insurance Agency to make their funding decisions. …”
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Workplace stress, burnout and coping: A qualitative study of the experiences of Australian disability support workers by Judd, M., Dorozenko, K., Breen, Lauren

“…The full implementation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme in Australia is set to intensify the current challenges of attracting and retaining DSWs, as the role becomes characterised by greater demands, ambiguity and conflict. …”
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The Sydney playground project- levelling the playing field: a cluster trial of a primary school-based intervention aiming to promote manageable risk-taking in children with disabil... by Bundy, A., Wyver, S., Beetham, K., Ragen, J., Naughton, G., Tranter, P., Norman, Richard, Villeneuve, M., Spencer, G., Honey, A., Simpson, J., Baur, L., Sterman, J.

“…Discussion: New national programs, such as Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme, will place increasing demands on young people with disabilities to assume responsibility for difficult decisions regarding procuring services. …”
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