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9/03/2021
COVID-19 vaccination: Disability service provider toolkit
A readiness toolkit with a collection of resources is now available from the Australian Government Department of Health for providers.
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9/03/2021
NSW Public Guardian COVID-19 Vaccine Consent Process
The NSW Public Guardian has advised that their consent form is to be used for COVID 19 vaccines.
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9/03/2021
Small Business Digital Champions contest extended
The Small Business Digital Champions contest has been extended to 18 March 2021. Sole traders and small businesses who provide disability services can enter free.
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Responding to COVID-19: Lessons from 2020 recorded seminar
In February 2021, NDS held a national interactive zoom seminar reflecting on how we can reset disability services in 2021 and build upon the lessons of 2020 during the COVID-19 response.
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Member webinar: COVID-19 Vaccine roll-out NT briefing
Recorded NDS webinar for the NT disability sector regarding the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out from those involved in planning and overseeing the program.
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NDS's IR/HR Advisory Service Introduction Webinar
In this webinar, members will learn more about the advisory service and the types of support WorkPlacePLUS may be able to offer member organisations.
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Virtual Consumer Choice, Dignity and Risk Workshop
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10/03/2021 to 1/12/2021
NDS is offering four virtual Consumer Choice, Dignity and Risk workshops as an opportunity for organisations to send staff to discuss supporting a client’s dignity and life-choices while meeting your...
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Health and Safety Representatives Community of Practice
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Victoria (online)
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10/03/2021
NDS, in partnership with WorkSafe Victoria, is commencing a Community of Practice for Health and Safety Representatives at disability service organisations.
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Fast Facts for Queensland
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Queensland (Online)
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12/03/2021
Queensland disability service providers are invited to participate and hear about a diverse range of things impacting and influencing our sector in a half hour format.
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The Australian: NDS President calls for cutting NDIS red tape in op ed
In an op ed for The Australian, NDS President and Chair Joan McKenna-Kerr calls for harmful red tape to be cut from the NDIS.
SBS News: NDIS funding boost might be too late for many providers
SBS News is reporting that the much-welcomed $850 million funding boost to the NDIS might not be enough to save many providers. NDS Acting CEO David Moody is interviewed.
9 News: People trying to access NDIS feeling hopeless
9 News reports that, despite efforts to access important and life-changing services, many people with disability in Australia are feeling let down by the NDIS.
The Australian: Scott Morrison’s office to raise prices for providers
The Australian reports that the Morrison Government has asked the NDIA to raise prices for providers, citing NDS as a ‘powerful peak provider’.
Sky News: NDS President says NDIS red tape is putting services at risk
In a Sky News interview, NDS President Joan McKenna-Kerr says that a great number of providers are now at risk due to NDIA funding policy and unnecessary red tape.
Macro Business: The NDIS has become a bureaucratic mess
Macro Business has published a piece on one writer’s family experience with the NDIS, and NDS’s campaign to improve the Scheme.
ABC radio: Federal Government announces NDIS Fraud Taskforce
ABC radio’s PM program interviewed NDS Chief Executive Ken Baker on the newly-announced NDIS Fraud Taskforce.
ABC News: Young people with disability remain in nursing homes
ABC News has published an article about young people with disability living in aged care facilities due to a lack of housing support. NDS Chief Executive Ken Baker is featured in the article.
ABC The World Today: Ombudsman report stresses crucial changes for NDIS
An ABC radio report outlines the Commonwealth Ombudsman report released today, with 23 recommendations for action to improve NDIS processes amid a backlog of plan reviews. NDS Chief Executive Ken Baker...
ABC News: Disability sector asks questions about ditching of Medicare Levy increase
The ABC has published a report on the news that the Australian Government will no longer fund the NDIS through an increase to the Medicare Levy. It features NDS Chief Executive Ken Baker.