For myself and many other Australians with disability, it currently feels like everything is changing, yet everything is staying the same.
Two major reform processes — the Disability Royal Commission and NDIS Review — are unfolding as I write; striking in their breadth and depth and daunting in their complexity. Taken together they have made 248 recommendations with 139 supporting actions, covering everything from inclusive education, employment and housing, to ending legal violence, and the sustainability and fairness of the NDIS.
Those hundreds of recommendations are a reflection of just how far Australia has to go to be fair and inclusive for people with disability.
Crikey is committed to hosting lively discussions. Help us keep the conversation useful, interesting and welcoming. We aim to publish comments quickly in the interest of promoting robust conversation, but we’re a small team and we deploy filters to protect against legal risk. Occasionally your comment may be held up while we review, but we’re working as fast as we can to keep the conversation rolling.
The Crikey comment section is members-only content. Please subscribe to leave a comment.
The Crikey comment section is members-only content. Please login to leave a comment.