Open letter from the disability sector to the NDIA

Open letter from the disability sector to the NDIA

SCIA is one of 20 organisations calling for greater accountability and transparency from the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) regarding the results from settlements with the Administrative Appeals Tribunals (AAT). Currently, 97% of NDIS appeals lodged with...
The Federal Government supports all Tune Review recommendations

The Federal Government supports all Tune Review recommendations

In January, we mentioned that SCIA fully supported the 29 recommendations of the Review of the NDIS Act and Participant Service Guarantee by David Tune. We are pleased to say that the Federal Government have just annoucned that they also support all 29 recommendations...

Thanks for the link, Shirley! Much appreciated.

Hi Shirley, Great thread and very interesting article. I came across this article about using carbon nanotube implants to repair spinal cord injuries. It’s great to see new research being invested to find improved treatments for spinal cord injuries. Has anybody...

Hi, my name is Fiona and I live in Melbourne with my dog Maggie. I have a spinal cord injury T8-T12 following the rare diagnosis of a spinal dural arteriovenous fistula in February 2019. I collapsed on my way to work, it was the first day of a new job. Last year was...