Women with Disabilities ACT (WWDACT) is grateful for the opportunity to provide feedback on the draft eligibility criteria and the draft reasonable and necessary supports criteria for clients under the NDIS. These draft criteria were adopted at the July meeting of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) this year. WWDACT is cognisant that there are still NDIS operational details – such as the mode of funding the scheme – that are yet to be determined. Within this dynamic context, our feedback is grounded in the imperative the NDIS have a focus which is gendered. The circumstances of women and girls with disabilities are distinct from those of men and boys with disabilities and they must be afforded due and appropriate attention as the NDIS rolls out. Only with a gendered focus will the NDIS achieve its objectives.
You can read our full submission below.