Key principles

Ability First Australia fully supports the need for reform to secure the NDIS for future generations. We back the Government’s objective of a sustainable, high-quality Scheme and we stand ready to help deliver it. We also bring important areas of caution. Reform on this scale will only succeed if the registered, not-for-profit providers who anchor the quality end of the market remain viable through the transition.

Our members, long-standing not-for-profit (NFP) registered providers (some providing services for more than 90 years) are being forced to consider for the first time exiting the market or withdrawing services, which will potentially impact the hundreds of thousands of people with disability our members support, particularly those requiring complex supports and those in regional and remote areas.