CBS and the NDIS
What is the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) all about?
NDIS stands for National Disability Insurance Scheme. The NDIS is the new way of providing support for people with disabilities, their families and carers. The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is the Government department responsible for managing the NDIS.
- The NDIS will provide all Australians under the age of 65 who have a permanent and significant disability with the reasonable and necessary supports they need to enjoy life.
- The NDIS will enable people with disability achieve their goals. This may include greater independence, community involvement, employment and improved wellbeing.
- As an insurance scheme the NDIS takes a lifetime approach, investing in people with disability early (early intervention) to improve their outcomes later in life.
- The NDIS acknowledges that everyone’s needs and goals are different by providing individualised funding for disability supports.
- The NDIS allows people with disability the same right as other Australians to determine their best interests and to have choice and control over their lives.
For further information on the NDIS, please visit www.ndis.gov.au
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Amelia Rix Award
I became involved in supporting Amelia through community recreation and other life experiences in around 1992, when she was about 14 years old. Her positive attitude and love of life and people was a reflection of her parents (the late Barbara Rix OAM and Ted Rix). Over this time other staff worked closely with Amelia. Out of the sad and hurtful experience of Amelia’s passing, Barb found a way to make good, by establishing this Award dedicated to Amelia’s memory, to help other people to be happier by recognising their strengths and successes.
Freddie Brincat OAM
