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Daily Discussion Thread: 🦁🍏 Tuesday, October 22nd, 2024 (aussie.zone)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

NDIS is just a government programme that funds people with disabilities. Don't think of it as a company or single entity. There are many providers that work within the framework of the NDIS, and your experience within the program will depend 100% on the provider(s) you work with. The bad reputation the programme has is because there are many cowboys and awful operators in there. The government is trying to clean it up, though.

I don't know how it works first-hand, but people using the scheme generally have someone handling their plan and being their advocate. I have a friend who fulfils this role for her daughter, and it's basically a part-time job to do it yourself. Most people pay someone to manage their plans.

I'm sorry that I don't have anything specific to suggest, but NDIS is overall a thing that is good. Don't be swayed by the bad press thrown at it any more than you'd blame Medicare if you had a bad doctor experience. The programme is expensive, and so of course there are lots of people who want to get rid of it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I know, thanks. I actually am with the NDIS and am cautious due to my own experiences.

I just had specific questions around ILO, as I know there is at least one other poster here on NDIS who also seems to live independently.

But I didn’t want to seem rude or put them on the spot by questioning them directly about their arrangement. Hence the very openly phrased question.