e-Blast: More choice and flexibility with Specialist Disability Accommodation On 18 June 2020, Minister for the NDIS, Stuart Robert, announced increased flexibility and choice in living arrangements for NDIS participants who have Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) in their plans.
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e-Blast: Some temporary COVID-19 NDIS policies ending from 1 July
Some temporary COVID-19 NDIS policies ending from 1 July As COVID-19 restrictions continue to ease, the Federal Minister for the NDIS, Stuart Robert, has announced that some NDIS policies, introduced to support providers and participants through the pandemic, will end from 1 July. From 1 July, the following changes will be made: Removal of temporary … Read More
e-Blast: Information for Brisbane bus users
e-Blast: Information for Brisbane bus users Transport and Main Roads (TMR) is pleased to advise that the first Help Phone has now been installed on Queen Street Bus Station (QSBS) Platform 2 between stops 2B and 2C, for a two month testing period ending Friday 7 August 2020.
e-Blast: Research assistant job for person with intellectual disability at Mater: EASY Health Project (Brisbane based)
e-Blast: Research assistant job for person with intellectual disability at Mater: EASY Health Project (Brisbane based) Dear QDN Members and Supporters, QDN is sending this information to members and supporters on behalf of Mater Research about a job Mater have. Please note this is not a QDN position and please contact Mater Research if you … Read More
e-Blast: Open letter to QDN members and supporters
e-Blast: Open letter to QDN members and supporters Like all of you, QDN directors, members and staff are deeply saddened and frustrated by the deaths of Willow Dunn and Ann Marie Smith and the discovery of two disabled teens locked in a squalid Brisbane bedroom.
e-Blast: QDN Members acknowledged in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2020
e-Blast: QDN Members acknowledged in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2020 QDN is delighted that two of our members have been acknowledged in this year’s Queens Birthday Honours List for their tireless work for people with disability.
e-Blast: NDIS Price Guide 2020-21
e-Blast: NDIS Price Guide 2020-21 Following the Annual Price Review, the NDIS has recently released its NDIS Price Guide 2020-21 which will be effective from 1 July 2020. The actual price limits will be published in June as they depend on the outcome of the
e-Blast: COVID-19 new rules from 1 June explained
e-Blast: COVID-19 new rules from 1 June explained From June 1 Queensland COVID-19 restrictions have eased further because of the responsible approach to social distancing that Queenslanders have taken. Go Queensland!
e-Blast: NDIS Targeted Outreach Program
e-Blast: NDIS Targeted Outreach Program Do you know someone with disability who… may be eligible for supports through the NDIS? needs more information to understand how the NDIS can help them, and if they could be eligible? needs extra help with getting their paperwork together for an NDIS Access Request? has applied to the NDIS … Read More
e-Blast: Taxi subsidy scheme extended until end of October 2021
e-Blast: Taxi subsidy scheme extended until end of October 2021 QDN commends the Palaszczuk Government’s announcement to ensure National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants continue to have access to taxi subsidies. Queensland’s Taxi Subsidy Scheme (TSS), which provides a co-contribution payment of up to $25 per trip for NDIS participants with disability who are unable … Read More