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Federal court slaps record $1.9m fine on ACT NDIS service provider after disabled man choked on food

A record fine has been handed down to an NDIS service provider after a man choked and died in its care. The Federal Court found Valmar Support Services, which operates a group home in the ACT, put ...
The Conversation

Unregistered NDIS providers are in the firing line – but lots of participants have good reasons for using them

Sophie Yates does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
The Conversation

Tiered NDIS provider registration and a say on supports. Are we finally listening to people with disability?

Helen Dickinson receives funding from ARC, NHMRC, CYDA. She was a member of the Academic and Policy Advisory Group that was consulted by the taskforce. When the review of the National Disability ...
Crikey

NDIS reforms aim to make the scheme fairer. But we’ve found the groups struggling to gain access

Certain demographics have a higher chance of being rejected from the NDIS, such as women and girls, people aged over 55, and those in disadvantaged areas. When the National Disability Insurance Scheme ...