The NDIA established the Children’s Expert Advisory Group (the Group, or the Advisory Group) in 2024.
The Group provide expert advice to the NDIA on:
- Strategies to address the needs of children with disability and developmental delay, their families, and carers in the NDIS
- Co-design and engagement with the community on changes to the NDIS for children, their families and carers
- The development of clear and consistent communications to families and carers of children with developmental delay and disability.
The Children’s Expert Advisory Group focus on the experiences of children aged 0-14 years, however their advice may also assist the NDIA in improving the experience of older children in the NDIS.
Membership
Membership includes representatives from the disability community and expert practitioners in children’s development and disability.
The Members are:
- Ellen Gould – NDIS Independent Advisory Council Reference Group Member
- Gretchen Young – SNAICC National Voice for Our Children
- Jenny Karavolos – Australian Autism Alliance
- Morgan Fitzpatrick - Best Practice in Early Childhood Intervention Network
- Samantha Page – Early Childhood Australia
- Sebastian Langdon-Macmillan – Member Youth Steering Committee
- Professor Sharon Goldfeld – Centre for Community Child Health
- Skye Kakoschke-Moore - Children and Young People with Disability Australia
- Sylvana Mahmic – NDIS Independent Advisory Council
- Dr Tim Moore – Centre for Community Child Health
- Professor Valsamma Eapen – University of NSW
- Yvonne Keane – Reimagine
Additional experts may be invited by the Group as it considers specific issues.
Communiques
The Children’s Expert Advisory Group may decide to issue communiques from time to time about its work.
July 2024 communique
The Children’s Expert Advisory Group met for the first time on Monday 22 July.