NSW, WA and SA refuse commitment to inclusive National Construction Code

The Building Better Homes Campaign, a coalition of peak disability bodies and agencies including SCIA, advocated for the inclusion of mandatory minimum accessibility standards within the National Construction Code (NCC). Although a majority of state and territory leaders voted in favour of the change, unfortunately New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia has committed […]

Disability Doesn’t Discriminate Campaign

If you listened to our latest episode of Have The Nerve you would have heard about the differences in aged care funding for older Australians with a disability, with particular focus on funding if you are ineligible for the NDIS. In the episode Megan, from our Policy and Advocacy team, spoke about how aged care […]

‘Independent assessments are dead’. Let’s get back to the drawing board!

Following a meeting between the state and territory Disability Ministers and Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), Linda Reynolds, it was announced that independent assessments (IAs) in their current form will not go ahead. As Shadow Minister for the NDIS, Bill Shorten put it “Independent assessments are dead, at least, dead for the […]

Listen to episode six of Have The Nerve

In episode six of SCIA’s podcast Have The Nerve we discuss navigating support funding for older Australians with disability from the NDIS to My Aged Care. You’ll hear lived experiences from Susan who sustained a brain injury in 2005 and was able to get onto the NDIS before she turned 65 and Di, who is […]