ndis
we, as a community, achieve
the goals of the NDIS.
“As a group of the most influential
providers of disability services, we
have the expertise, the knowledge
and the scale to implement broad-
reaching changes that are needed to
ensure the success of the scheme, in
consultation with NDIS participants
and their families.
“Alliance20 members have close
and often lifelong relationships
with families and participants. We
can bring practical solutions based
on our considerable experience of
Alliance20
supporting people with disability.
“We are pleased to say that we
have already established a positive
A group representing Australia’s largest disability service
providers has formed a new alliance to collaborate on
solutions to improve services for National Disability
Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants and their families.
A
lliance20 represents disability
acknowledge the professional work it
is doing to establish this major social
reform. We look forward to continuing
this close partnership with the NDIA’s
Board and senior executives as issues
and challenges are jointly addressed.”
service providers including
Alliance20 has identified a
Life Without Barriers, number of issues it will focus on,
Endeavour Foundation, Cerebral Palsy including NDIS participants with
Alliance and House with No Steps. high and complex needs, NDIS
Collectively, Alliance20 supports participants in rural and regional
around 75,000 people with a disability areas, and boosting employment
in every state and territory, has opportunities for NDIS participants.
over 30,000 staff working directly in
Ms Robbs said the NDIA is
disability services and represents
actively working on all of these
around $2billion in funding for
disability services.
Alliance20 spokesperson and
issues and Alliance20 is ready
Alliance20 spokesperson Claire Robbs,
and above, members at the launch.
Chief Executive of Life Without
Barriers, Claire Robbs, said Alliance20
and keen to work with the NDIA,
government, NDIS participants
and their families to collaborate.
“We believe in the NDIS and are
“We will build on our already
members are strong believers in deeply committed to the success of strong relationship with the NDIA
the NDIS and will work in close the scheme for the participants and and other stakeholders in a positive
partnership with the National our wider community,” Ms Robbs said. and cooperative way to ensure that
Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA)
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relationship with the NDIA and we
“Only through a joint approach
and governments to ensure it is between the NDIA, the sector
successful for everyone. and other key stakeholders, will
ndis
Australia has the best possible NDIS,”
Ms Robbs said.
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