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At the end of the March 2014 quarter across all sites the NDIS had: 6,434 eligible scheme participants. 5,414 participants with an approved plan. People with a diverse range of disabilities have entered the scheme. These include people with: Intellectual disability Autism Cerebral palsy Multiple sclerosis Global development delay Developmental delay Schizophrenia Hearing and vision loss About 900 disability support providers are now registered with the NDIS. As of 1 July, NDIS trial sites will operate servicing the whole of ACT, Barkly in the NT and Perth Hills, in WA. These sites join four existing one-year-old sites in the Hunter...

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) starts in Perth Hills on 1 July, giving local people with disability access to tailored support.

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) commences in the Barkly on 1 July, giving local people with disability access to tailored support.

From 1 July, ACT residents with disability will begin phasing into the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) a new way of providing individualised support for people with permanent and significant disability, their families and carers.

The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) has today released a methodology to achieve an ‘efficient price’ for key disability supports which will help build a more competitive market and underpin real choice for Australians with disability.

Next week marks the first anniversary of the rollout of the National Disability Insurance Scheme. It is timely that we take a moment to reflect just how far we have come in that year, and also to name some of the challenges we will face going forward to full scheme rollout in coming years.