[dbaust] Fw: Important National Disability Insurance Scheme campaign action - we need you!

From: "Trudy Ryall" <trudy.ryall@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <Carla.Anderson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <dbaust@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <sarujac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 18:07:48 +1000
NDSDear NDIS supporters, 
 

On next Monday 16 July we are kicking off a campaign action on 
www.everyaustraliancounts.com.au to keep the pressure on the PM, Premiers and 
Chief Ministers to ensure they lock in the NDIS when they meet in Canberra on 
Wednesday 25 July. 

 

At the moment, the future of the NDIS is not guaranteed. Funding has only been 
allocated for the launch sites and there is no agreement between the 
Commonwealth and the States and Territories on how the NDIS will be funded in 
the long term.  

 

We would like you to submit a short statement (less than 100 words) saying why 
the NDIS is important to you. From next Monday you will be able to do this 
directly via www.everyaustraliancounts.com.au but before then you can email it 
to me. 

 

We want to get hundreds if not thousands of messages to put together in book to 
present to our political leaders at their 25 July meeting to send a simple yet 
powerful reminder about what is at stake and who the NDIS is for.

 

As part of this action, we are also want campaigners to again get in touch with 
their local newspapers to tell them about their message and why the NDIS is 
important to them. 

 

Some of the example messages already sent to us from campaigners include:  

 

My name is Hayden and today I received a letter rejecting my funding 
application for overnight carers so I can continue living in my own home. The 
letter stated four hundred people applied but only 50 were successful. What it 
didn't mention was the worry and pain those 350 will go through as we apply 
again and again with no guarantees. I'm only 34 but because of this I'm now 
looking at life in a nursing home. Please get the NDIS happening and help me 
keep my independence. Hayden, Western Australia

 

I'm Sandy. I'm in Year 11 and looking forward to going to uni with my mates and 
then getting a job. But unlike my mates, I can't attend uni or work without two 
things: personal support for 2 hours a day and a new wheelchair that meets my 
needs. Because the disability system is so run-down and inefficient, I don't 
get any funds for personal support or to pay for my new wheelchair. The NDIS 
will do this, so I can keep learning and start my career. I think that's a good 
investment in my future independence. Sandy, Queensland

 

The wait for an individualised plan in Victoria is currently 2yrs, if not 
longer. While we wait our son's needs are getting more complex and yet the 
assistance is continuously falling away. Its time families were put in the 
driving seat and given a say in what they need, and that is certainty of 
services and financial and planning assistance. We also need the infrastructure 
to implement the rights of our disabled family members. We need to not have to 
FIGHT for everything. Give us back our dignity. Implement the NDIS. Kris, 
Victoria

 

Presently, people living with severe body function limitations have no choice 
about moving freely. Currently, if you wish to relocate interstate, there is no 
guarantee your current care package will remain the same, or even if you will 
be allocated one, because of fragmented systems. A NDIS would allow people like 
me to move interstate to pursue career and academic goals transporting their 
NDIS care support package with peace of mind and continuity of funding.  The 
result is freedom to pursue goals and to participate as an active, productive 
citizen - as all able-bodied people have the opportunity too. Jane, Tasmania

 

The messages can be either personal or general and they can come from anyone 
who wants the NDIS introduced.  

 

But because of the time we need to prepare the books, to make sure your message 
gets in, please submit it by Thursday 19 July. We are happy to publish comments 
on www.everyaustraliancounts.com.au after that, but we just won't be able to 
get them published in the books.

 

Please support this action - it is vital that we keep the pressure on to ensure 
we lock in the NDIS for the future.  

 

Many thanks, 

 

 

      James O'Brien

      State Campaign Coordinator - NDIS

      Victoria & Tasmania 

      Ph: 03 8341 4316
      Fax: 03 8341 4333
      Mob: 0409 860 708

      Email: james.obrien@xxxxxxxxxxx

      Web: everyaustraliancounts.com.au

      Level 10, 369 Royal Pde
      Parkville VIC 3052
      
     
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[dbaust] Fw: Important National Disability Insurance Scheme campaign action - we need you!

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