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Disability Services in Rural Australia

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Victims of circumstance: Disability services in rural and remote areas
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is here, and it has been hailed as "the greatest change to Australian social policy in a generation" (Sydney Morning Herald, 2012). The change from mainly government-based services to a market-based system presents many opportunities and challenges for consumers, service providers, and clinicians, but at this stage of its rollout, it remains to be seen whether or not it will allow for people with disability in rural and remote Australia to achieve choice and control in their lives.

Rural disability support - where you can find help
People with disability who live outside major cities and regional centres can face additional barriers when accessing supports needed for everyday life.

‘Breaks your heart’: rural kids waiting on critical development services
Natural disasters and the pandemic have compounded the scarcity of support for children in regional Australia, putting them at risk of a cycle of disadvantage

Statement on the NDIS Rural and Remote Strategy 2016-2019
The NDIA Rural and Remote Strategy (Strategy) was developed in 2016 to guide the roll out of the NDIS in rural and remote Australia during transition. The Strategy recognised that people with disability in rural and remote Australia, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, might require additional support to access the NDIS, receive an NDIS plan and use their supports. At 31 March 2021, 6,664 people with disability living in remote and very remote locations were receiving NDIS support, an increase of 342 per cent over the past three years.

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VIDEO: Paulette didn't want to leave her remote community, but a lack of NDIS support services meant she had no choice.

Living Regionally with a Disability

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ABC News. (2021, December 5). Video: Paulette didn't want to leave her remote community, but a lack of NDIS support services meant she had no choice. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-05/paulette-didnt-want-to-leave-her-remote-community-ndis-support/13662870?fbclid=IwAR2xlLxI9EOx8ManncHlKUh9PXoESGD2kK8M9AKzA-2-ym-l3bWgJapsxoE
ABC News (Australia). (n.d.). Living regionally with a disability is a challenge, but community support is invaluable [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/kLtHKf2wI1A
Beazley, J. (2022, May 2). ‘Breaks your heart’: Rural kids waiting on critical development services. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/may/02/breaks-your-heart-rural-kids-waiting-on-critical-development-services
Disability Support Guide. (2022). Rural disability support - where you can find help. https://www.disabilitysupportguide.com.au/information/article/rural-disability-support-where-you-can-find-help
Johnson, E. (2019, October 5). Victims of circumstance: Disability services in rural and remote areas. Australian Institute of Family Studies. https://aifs.gov.au/cfca/2016/10/05/victims-circumstance-disability-services-rural-and-remote-areas
National Disability Insurance Agency. (n.d.). Rural and remote strategy. https://www.ndis.gov.au/about-us/strategies/rural-and-remote-strategy

HSIE - Society & Culture - Year 12: Social Inclusion and Exclusion: Disability services in Rural Australia

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Living Regionally with a Disability

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