The Disability Markets Survey is the fourth in a series of studies to monitor change in the supply of disability services, business conditions and the operations of disability services providers in Australia.

This first report of the Market Design and Evolution for Better Outcomes Research Program provides a snapshot of the financial status of 180 Disability Service Organisations from across Australia for the 2014-15 financial year. It also provides a baseline against which change can be compared.

This is the first public report to analyse Workforce Wizard and carecareers data to reveal NDIS-related trends in the disability workforce.

The vision of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is compelling: • choice and control for people with disability and their families; • double the funding for disability support to respond to the high need for services and equipment; • an insurance approach that invests in early intervention; and • increased equity and life opportunities...

The principles on which the NDIS is founded remain compelling and inspiring. Doubling the funding for disability support to rectify the chronic under-supply of services, choice and control for people with disability and their families, an insurance approach that focuses on early intervention and building the capacity of individuals and families and increased equity across...