QAI is seriously concerned about the proposed introduction of mandatory Independent Assessments into the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Under proposed changes, people with disability will be forced to undergo a generic, one-off assessment with a stranger. The outcome of this assessment will then determine whether the person meets access or how much funding they will receive in their plan.
QAI considers that Independent Assessments undermine the human rights of people with disability and will fundamentally change the nature of the NDIS, further distancing it from the scheme originally envisaged in the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Cth). QAI has written a submission outlining our concerns to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme’s inquiry into Independent Assessments.
You can read the full submission at the links below:
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