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new quality framework for NDIS
A Quality and Safeguarding
Framework for participants in the
NDIS has been announced by the
Council of Australian Governments
Disability Reform Council.
safeguards are in place and and their staff. Key components
that NDIS participants will be include worker screening and
supported to choose high quality reducing restrictive practices. The
services. States and Territories will Commonwealth will also establish
maintain their current quality and a national complaint and serious
safeguarding arrangements until incidents system, and an NDIS
Disability Ministers from the the new framework is implemented Code of Conduct for providers
Commonwealth, State and in their jurisdiction. and their staff.
will support the NDIS at full The new system will be nationally A copy of the framework
scheme. All governments are consistent and establishes the is available at dss.gov.au/
committed to ensuring appropriate responsibilities of providers ndisqualitysafeguards
Territories said the Framework
ride for a cause
Cyclists of all abilities will
ride side-by-side as they
circumnavigate Bali, as part of the
CyclePower 2017 event.
The ten-day ride, on June 2 to 12,
aims to raise funds for Disability
Sports and Recreation (DSR) – a
Alex, in her distinctive pink helmet, is off to Bali for CyclePower 2017.
Victorian organisation that helps started training,” she said. “I love help, makes it all worthwhile. Many
people with disability access CyclePower, because it’s great to of them haven’t had the same
sporting activities. have a goal to aim for while you’re opportunities and experiences I
training. It gives you a focus and have had, so I really want to show
DSR started CyclePower in 2011 makes the hard days on the indoor them that they can do whatever
as a community development and trainer, or when you are riding into they want.
fundraising initiative, born from the a headwind, all the more bearable.”
belief that participation in sport and
recreation is a basic human right.
One of the ride’s most eager
“In 2015, when CyclePower went to
Alex, who has spina bifida, said she Laos, I played wheelchair basketball
finds cycling a great way to push with members of the Laos Disabled
her body. People’s Association. It was lots
participants has been Alex, who
first participated in 2013.
of fun, and I discovered we had
“The morning after, the muscle common interests, like just wanting
soreness is a nice reminder that to get out and have fun.”
“I was inspired by my father to I’ve worked hard and that my body
start, after he returned from his is getting stronger,” she said.
CyclePower 2017 contact Karla at
first CyclePower tour in 2012.
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For more information on
It sounded like so much fun, “But the feeling I get when I’m Disability Sport and Recreation,
and I had never been overseas riding overseas and meeting the [email protected], ph: (03) 9473 0133
before, so in 2013 I signed up and people we’ve come all that w