[dbaust] NDIS Alliance Community Engagement Project.
- From: Erika Webb <erikaweb@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Erika Webb <erikaweb@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, Samantha Jenkinson <sam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2012 18:45:05 -0700 (PDT)
NDIS Alliance Community Engagement Project.
Hello,
The email below is from Samantha Jenkinson for the National Disability and
Carer Council.
Samantha Jenkinson is from Western Australia and is part of the NDIS National
Approach to Control and Choice expert group.
The other NDIS National Approach to Control and Choice expert group members
areJeff Harmer, NDIS Advisory Group (co-chair)Fran Vicary, NDIS Advisory Group
(co-chair)Robbi Williams, Julia Farr AssociationKirsten Deane, National
Disability and Carers AllianceLesley Hall, Australian Federation of Disability
OrganisationsSamantha Jenkinson for the National Disability and Carer Council
The other expert groups are -
Eligibility and AssessmentRhonda Galbally, NDIS Advisory Group (co-chair)Joan
McKenna-Kerr, NDIS Advisory Group (co-chair)Ros Madden, University of
SydneyJanet Dore, Transport Accident CommissionRobbi Williams, Julia Farr
AssociationTim Moore, Carers AustraliaGraeme Innes, Australia’s Disability
Discrimination CommissionerFrank Quinlan, Mental Health Council of
AustraliaSuzanne Lulham, New South Wales Lifetime Care and Support
AuthorityLesley Hall, Australian Federation of Disability Organisations
Quality Safeguards and StandardsLorna Hallahan, NDIS Advisory Group
(co-chair)Bruce Bonyhady, NDIS Advisory Group (co-chair)Stephanie Gotlib,
Children with Disability AustraliaMargaret ReynoldsMarita Walker, Perth
HomecareSally Robinson, Griffith UniversityKevin Cocks, Queensland
Anti-Discrimination CommissionerKelly Shay, United VoiceFor more information
visit.http://www.janmclucas.fahcsia.gov.au/node/199
The Disability Workforce and Sector Capacity expert group
comprises:Co-Chairs:Dr Ken Baker, NDIS Advisory GroupDr Rhonda Galbally, NDIS
Advisory GroupMembers:Sally McManus, Australian Services Union Gordon Duff,
National Disability ServicesDamian Griffis, First Peoples Disability
NetworkDavid Barbagallo, Endeavour FoundationSue Lines, United VoiceSamantha
ConnorDavid Meldrum, Mental Illness Fellowship of AustraliaKim WindsorFor more
information visit.http://www.janmclucas.fahcsia.gov.au/node/200
You can contact Samantha Jenkinson directly at her email address
<sam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, if you have any questions.
Bye for now...Erika WebbWednesday 20 June 2012 - 9.35 amerikaweb@xxxxxxxxxxxx
From: Samantha [mailto:sam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, 19 June 2012 12:40
PMSubject: NDIS Alliance Community Engagement Project.
Hi Everyone
I know a lot of people have asked me about how we can tell the bureaucrats
designing the NDIS what we think is important and the sort of NDIS we want. As
a member on one of the expert groups I will be bringing the lived experience of
disability to the table and being very clear about what choice and control
means to those who often don’t have it in their lives, and the support required.
I am very pleased to let people know that there is a community engagement
strategy that will be up and running very soon. The Minister for Disability
Reform made the announcement about the National Disability Alliance community
engagement project on the ABC’s website Ramp Up. Below is information from the
National Disability Alliance about the Project.
I will try and keep people updated on discussion papers, forums etc.
CheersSamantha Jenkinson<sam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
National Disability Insurance Scheme Alliance Community Engagement Project.
The National Disability and Carer Alliance has received Government funding to
ensure people with a disability, their families and carers and specialist
disability service providers have a chance to have their say about the design,
introduction and implementation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
The Alliance project is about ensuring people have as many opportunities as
possible to have their say about how the scheme should work on the ground so it
best meets the needs of people with a disability and their families. In this
project the Alliance will be joined by People with Disability Australia to
ensure as many individuals and organisations have the opportunity to
participate.
This is not a consultation about what is wrong with the current system. That
has been done before – most recently with the consultations for the National
Disability Strategy and the Productivity Commission Inquiry into Disability
Care and Support. What we need now is meaningful engagement on proposed
solutions.
The consultations will take a range of forms. The Alliance will distribute a
series of discussion papers over the coming months. Each will tackle a
particular issue such as eligibility and assessment, or choice and control. The
discussion papers will provide a very simple and short overview of the issue
and ask a series of questions – some open ended, some more directed. We will be
asking people to respond to the questions.
People’s responses can be as short or as long as they would like. Just a quick
email or a few dot points to cover a specific issue would be most welcome.
Likewise more detailed responses covering particular issues of interest or
expertise would also be valued.
The Alliance will also hold a series of forums across the country, including in
regional and remote areas. Some of these will be held jointly to include people
with a disability, families and service providers all working and responding
together. Some will be held separately to make sure people feel comfortable and
safe and are able to express themselves in a manner that suits them. There will
also be smaller roundtables bringing together people with particular expertise
or experience.
We will be also having a series of conversations with a number of organisations
about the best strategy to ensure people with a disability from an Aboriginal
or Torres Strait Islander background have a chance to have input into the
proposed reforms.
By rolling out the NDIS a year early than the Productivity Commission
recommended, the NDIS will have to be built as it is rolled out. This is just
the first stage - we are going to have to keep the pressure on for a long time
to make sure we get the very best NDIS we can.
The National Disability and Carer Alliance brings together people with a
disability, service providers and carer organisations to work cooperatively to
change the lives of Australians with disabilities and those who care for them.
The founders of the Alliance are Australian Federation of Disability
Organisations, National Disability Services and Carers Australia who have come
together to pursue the structural and systemic changes necessary to improve the
lives of people with a disability, their families and carers.
Further information is available at
Samantha Jenkinson
<sam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
www.disabilitycareralliance.org.au
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