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18/10/2021
Providing people with safe and enjoyable mealtimes – amendments to NDIS practice standards expected soon
New practice standards to ensure safe mealtimes are expected to be released by the NDIS Commission soon. A quick turnaround on meeting requirements is anticipated.
News update
15/10/2021
Vic COVID-19 Update: Mandatory Vaccination (Workers) Directions further information
Victorian Government has released a mandatory worker vaccination policy, FAQs, and updated community services factsheets.
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15/10/2021
Tas COVID-19 Update: Southern Tasmanian to enter snap 3-day lockdown
Southern Tasmania is going into lockdown from 6pm Friday 15 October. The lockdown will last for 3 days.
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COVID-19 Safer and Stronger: Disability Vaccine Champions
Disability vaccine champions Trish Malowney, Peter Romer and Uli Kaplan discuss their reasons for having COVID-19 vaccinations and why they've become champions.
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NDS in WA 2020/21 Year in Review
Through a range of initiatives during 2020/21 NDS has supported our members, strengthened the WA disability services sector and delivered better outcomes for people with disability across Western Australia.
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Strengthening Senior Leader Resilience and Wellbeing
SuperFriend CEO Margo Lydon and Beyond Blue CEO Georgie Harman speak honestly about resilience and wellbeing for leaders providing insights and practical actions.
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NSW Senior Leader Meeting: COVID-19 normal - what are the issues for NSW providers?
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NDS is inviting CEOs and Senior Leaders to join us for a further discussion around the impact of COVID-19 on providers in NSW.
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19/10/2021
NDS members are invited to join our Workforce Development Roundtables. The Roundtables are an opportunity to discuss current initiatives, potential opportunities and barriers to workforce development.
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Incident reporting and investigation skills
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19/10/2021
Learn how to successfully report, respond, investigate and prevent incidents to improve outcomes and meet NDIS reportable incident requirements.
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News update
18/10/2021
Providing people with safe and enjoyable mealtimes – amendments to NDIS practice standards expected soon
New practice standards to ensure safe mealtimes are expected to be released by the NDIS Commission soon. A quick turnaround on meeting requirements is anticipated.
News update
15/10/2021
Vic COVID-19 Update: Mandatory Vaccination (Workers) Directions further information
Victorian Government has released a mandatory worker vaccination policy, FAQs, and updated community services factsheets.
News update
15/10/2021
Tas COVID-19 Update: Southern Tasmanian to enter snap 3-day lockdown
Southern Tasmania is going into lockdown from 6pm Friday 15 October. The lockdown will last for 3 days.
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15/10/2021
NDS Submission: Social Housing Regulation Review
NDS has prepared a submission to the Social Housing Regulation Review in Victoria.
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15/10/2021
NSW News flash: Vaccination mandated for disability workers
Vaccinations will be mandatory for people delivering disability supports in NSW, with workers being required to be fully vaccinated by 29 November.
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15/10/2021
National Disability Services WA Lunch in Celebration of IDPWD: Meet Joshua Button
This year's National Disability Services WA Lunch in Celebration of International Day of People with Disability is shaping up to be bigger and better than ever!
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15/10/2021
NDS response to NT COVID-19 Update from the Chief Health Officer
In response to legal directions relating to mandatory vaccinations, NDS is working with the NT Government to confirm the implications and obligations for NT disability service providers.
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14/10/2021
Help us with your data - Supported Independent Living survey
We are asking members offering SIL supports to help us advocate for improved SIL processes, better planning decisions and good outcomes for people with disability.
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14/10/2021
RC hears of sexism and sexual exploitation of women with disability
The hearing on domestic and sexual violence included a focus on disability accommodation services.
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14/10/2021
COVID-19 Update: ACT Health advice for high-risk settings updated
The ACT Health advice for high-risk settings, home-based care providers, and other community health practitioners has been updated.
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30/06/2021
'Rightfully anxious': Decision on mandatory vax for aged care workers must extend to disability
The Government must consider making the COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for people working within the disability sector off the back of the recent decision to do so for residential aged care workers.
Media release
11/05/2021
2021 Federal budget: An NDIS cost blowout or just natural growth as planned?
NDS is calling for all political parties to 'drop the politics' after it was revealed the NDIS scheme’s recent blowout saga was consistent with forecasted scheme growth.
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11/03/2021
NDS calls for rollout of compulsory NDIS assessments to cease
"This is not the NDIS that was promised": peak body National Disability Services says planned independent assessments will "fundamentally alter the individualised and personalised nature of the NDIS".
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17/02/2021
National Disability Services: vaccine must be mandatory
Well before the 'Eagle landed' with the first pallet of Australia's COVID-19 vaccines, National Disability Services (NDS) and its members were grappling with the question of whether vaccination for disability...
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