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Disability Royal Commission Australian Government Response: Volume 7b – Inclusive Employment
Volume 7b considers the experiences of people with disability in accessing inclusive employment. It includes 17 recommendations, all of which are within the Australian Government’s primary or shared responsibility.
Disability Royal Commission Australian Government Response: Volume 7a – Inclusive Education
Volume 7a examines overcoming barriers to safe, quality and inclusive education. It includes 15 recommendations, 10 of which are within the Australian Government’s primary or shared responsibility.
Disability Royal Commission Australian Government Response: Volume 9 – First Nations people with disability
Volume 9 outlines the issues and themes shared with the Disability Royal Commission by a wide range of First Nations people with disability, their families, carers, supporters and communities. It includes 13 recommendations.
Disability Royal Commission Australian Government Response: Volume 10 – Disability Services
Volume 10 examines how disability service providers, and the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission (NDIS Commission) can do more to prevent, identify and respond to violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation in disability services. It includes 33 recommendations.
Disability Royal Commission Australian Government Response: Volume 11 – Independent oversight and complaint mechanisms
Volume 11 proposes strengthened independent oversight and complaint mechanisms and pathways across 6 areas. It includes 18 recommendations, 12 of which are within the Australian Government’s primary or shared responsibility.
Disability Royal Commission Australian Government Response: Volume 5 – Governing for inclusion
Volume 5 examines existing national disability policy, strategy and governance arrangements. It includes 7 recommendations, 6 of which are within the Australian Government’s primary or shared responsibility.
Disability Royal Commission Australian Government Response: Volume 4 – Realising the human rights of people with disability
Volume 4 examines Australia’s human rights obligations and proposes changes for a stronger and more comprehensive legal framework to protect and advance the rights of people with disability.
Disability Royal Commission Australian Government Response: Volume 12 – Beyond the Royal Commission
Volume 12 considers monitoring and reporting on action in response to the Disability Royal Commission’s recommendations, and disability data improvements.
Disability Royal Commission – Facts and figures
The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (DRC) undertook an expansive examination of the matters affecting the lives and experiences of Australians with disability.
NDIS Reform Community Catch up – 24 May 2024 (Brisbane)
The Department of Social Services (DSS) held a community catch up so the people attending could ask questions about NDIS reforms with the Minister for the NDIS, Hon Bill Shorten MP, on Wednesday, 24 May 2024, at the Brisbane Convention Centre.
COVID-19 vaccination – Disability provider alert 18 July 2024
This alert contains updates for disability service providers about the COVID-19 vaccination rollout.
Aged Care Assessment Quality Framework
This framework is for is for aged care needs assessors. It guides assessors on the principles of high quality assessments to support the client experience.
Responding to the Disability Royal Commission
To build on existing funding and commitments made over the last 3 Budgets totalling more than $3 billion to build a more inclusive Australia for people with disability.
DRMC communique – 28 June 2024
The Commonwealth, state and territory Disability Ministers met on 28 June 2024 in Canberra. This document provides a record of the meeting.
Disability Support for Older Australians Program and aged care services – For clients
Information regarding the interface between the DSOA Program and aged care services
Health Roadmap Working Group meeting summaries – Meeting 4 and 5 summary
This document summarises the meetings of the Health Roadmap Working Group held on 22 February 2024 and meeting 5 was held on 7 March 2024.
Health Roadmap Working Group meeting summaries – Meeting 6 summary
This document summarises the meetings of the Health Roadmap Working Group.
Disability Support for Older Australians Program and aged care services – For Assessors
Information regarding the interface between the Disability Support for Older Australians (DSOA) Program and other aged care services.
Disability Support for Older Australians Program and aged care services – For service providers
Information regarding the interface between the DSOA Program and aged care services
National Carer Strategy Advisory Committee Terms of Reference
National Carer Strategy Advisory Committee Terms of Reference
The Intellectual Disability Health Capability Framework – Easy Read
This is an Easy Read summary of the Intellectual Disability Health Capability Framework.
How people with intellectual disability can use the framework – Easy Read
This Easy read is a summary of the How people with intellectual disability can use the Framework.
Government Response to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme's (NDIS) Inquiry into NDIS Workforce Final Report
The Australian Government’s response to the Joint Standing Committee’s final report on the National Disability Insurance Scheme's (NDIS) Inquiry into NDIS Workforce was tabled in the Parliament on 3 June 2024.
NDIS Reform: Getting the NDIS Back on Track Bill – Information Session (Transcript)
This document is a transcript of the information session held on the 11 April 2024.
Australian Government response for the Inquiry into the Capability and Culture of the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA)
Australian Government response for the Inquiry into the Capability and Culture of the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA)
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