Imagine if we could make the NDIS work better, rather than having to fight for the scheme to exist
, prior to the NDIS, these same costs were still there, except disabled people and their families were the only ones who paid them. The NDIS means that having a disability, particularly one that needs a fair bit of support, doesn’t automatically mean you live in poverty, begging charities for the basics. The NDIS is there for everyone, because disability can happen to anyone, and that is why we all contribute.
Imagine if we could fix the NDIS, making it work better for disabled people and their families, rather than always having to fight just for the scheme to exist. There are big shifts coming this year for disabled people and the services we use. The NDIS review and the final report of the disability royal commission are both likely to recommend changes to how the scheme is delivered, particularly to stop violence and abuse against disabled people.
Cuts to the NDIS have to be off the table so we can make the investment and repair to make it work for all the disabled people who rely on this essential scheme now, and for those to come. El Gibbs is a disabled person, and an award-winning writer with a focus on disability and social issues. Gibbs’s work has appeared in Meanjin, Overland, the Guardian, the ABC and Eureka Street and can be found at
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