PIAC case study – NDIS funding for a psychiatric assistance animal
In 2022, PIAC supported a client who was appealing an NDIA decision to refuse funding for a psychiatric assistance animal. The client’s story has been
December 21, 2022
In 2022, PIAC supported a client who was appealing an NDIA decision to refuse funding for a psychiatric assistance animal. The client’s story has been
Following a two year legal battle, our client Sally* finally received NDS funding for her assistance dog Toby.
A recent case in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) has exposed the National Disability Insurance Agency’s faulty policy on psychiatric assistance animals. Assistance dogs provide
A Federal Parliamentary Committee is holding an inquiry into the capability and culture of the NDIA, the agency responsible for overseeing the National Disability Insurance
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) will call for the NDIA to take a people-centred approach to decision-making at its appearance at the Joint Standing
Our NDIS Tracker helps advocates hold government to account in relation to NDIS policy and law reform recommendations. Developed with our colleagues at Gilbert +
In 2009, the Productivity Commission considered how to fund a national long-term disability care and support scheme. From the inquiry, the National Disability Insurance Scheme
Coverage of our report with The Housing Hub, Housing Delayed and Denied.
The National Disability Insurance Agency is failing to provide participants with access to appropriate accommodation when they have been assessed as needing it, and making
On 30 March 2022 the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Participant Service Guarantee and Other Measures) Bill 2021 (Bill) was passed by Parliament. The Bill
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