The National Disability Strategy (NDS) sets out a national policy framework for guiding Australian governments to meet their obligations under the UN CRPD. This framework sets out goals and objectives under six areas of mainstream and disability-specific public policy.
National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
The Federal Government commissioned the Productivity Commission to undertake a review of disability support and care arrangements for people with disability and their families. The Commission’s report issued in July 2011 proposes a doubling of the level of funding for disability support and significant reforms to the funding and administration arrangements in the form of a national disability insurance scheme. These recommendations are welcome with features of a proposed scheme based on an entitlement to disability supports and a commitment to funding models that promote self-determination. Currently, there is bipartisan support for an NDIS but implementation strategies are unclear and a financial commitment and funding mechanism have not been declared.
