Helen Dickinson

Man sitting in wheelchair looks across a light-filled room

Currently, when someone turns 65 they are not eligible to apply for NDIS support, even if they had disability before then. We asked experts if that should change.

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Education segregation could continue for Australia’s young people for at least another generation – and possibly longer – in light of the disability royal commission recommendations.

Young woman in a wheelchair on the shore of a rocky beach

The new Quarterly Essay weaves personal history and detailed policy analysis, examining the unintended consequences of the NDIS, and how we can best realise the scheme’s original intent.

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Many students with a disability are bullied, excluded and do not feel welcome in Australian schools. They cannot be ignored in the next National School Reform Agreement.

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Intended to be a no-fault insurance scheme for Australians with severe and permanent disability, the NDIS has changed lives but also been the subject of controversy in its first decade.

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The growing use of external consultants to do government work has led to a “hollowing out” of the public service.

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If people with disability can’t access the NDIS, they’re often left without any services or supports. This needs to change.

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Our analysis of part-time work and its impact on wellbeing shows getting more people with disability into employment could save millions in health-care costs.

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Making it possible for NDIS participants to choose registered or unregistered providers affords the ‘dignity of risk’.

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Many people with disability – who are at increased risk of illness and death from COVID – continue to isolate at home to avoid infection and are effectively shut out of society.

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