With this initial, the government came to an indication that there is a need for reforms of disability services. In 2011 the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) as well agreed to the reforms and thus formed NDIS – National Disability Insurance Scheme.“My disability exists not because I use a wheelchair, but because the broader environment isn’t accessible”.By Stella Young
In October 2011, with a meeting of the selected council, it was decided to lay the foundation for the NDIS- NDIS – National Disability Insurance Scheme before Mid-year 2013. Note, that this foundation date was way ahead of the prescribed time which was set by the Productivity Commission. This opened the doors for the disabled and their caretakers to access the support they were looking for.
Finally in 2013-March NDIS legislation was passed officially and NDIS Act came into existence and also paved the way to NDIA- National Disability Insurance Agency.
Initially, there were trial sites established to access the performance of this scheme, and this train started in 2013-July in the following areas and finished in 2016-July and the scheme was officially rolled out for operations across the whole of Australia
New South Wales – Hunter area for an aged group up to 65 Years
Tasmania – for the age group between 15-24.
Southern Australia – with an age group below 14 Years
Also, areas like Victoria and Barwon.
There was a name change in this scheme in the year 2013 and renamed as “Disability Care Australia”. After the election in 2013, the name was restored to NDIS- National Disability Insurance Scheme.
The agency responsible for delivering the scheme is known as the National Disability Insurance Agency.
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