Implementing a Co-Designed, Rights-Based NDIS

Abstract:

The initiative described in this essay, based on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) and community development practices, aims to shift from a bureaucratic system to a community-guided approach. By creating a National Disability Co-Design Assembly and Community Design Circles, the initiative empowers people with disabilities to shape the NDIS design, policy, and evaluation. It focuses on building community capacity, transforming support funding, and establishing oversight and accountability, prioritising the inclusion and leadership of people with complex needs. The goal is to rebuild the NDIS as a system grounded in community wisdom, personal dignity, and ethical action, where people with disabilities are co-creators of inclusive communities.

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