Disability service providers face financial losses, policy uncertainty and unfunded burdens like crisis response with most unable to sustain services at current prices. This report warns without urgent structural reform the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) risks losing quality providers and urges governments to ensure sustainable pricing and targeted support to secure disability services.

The 2023 National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) review recommended the introduction of targeted foundational supports for people with psychosocial disability who were not NDIS participants. This study conducted interviews to explore what such supports would look like. Participants were found to be in favour of foundational supports despite confusion about what they would look like...

This report presents the results of a survey completed by 973 people with involvement or interest in Australian disability research. It is part of multi-phase research agenda setting exercise that has been conducted to understand existing disability research in Australia and consult with the disability sector to understand their priorities for disability research.

This report presents the results of the Phase 2b consultation conducted with 974 individuals from 21 non-government organisations, including service providers and disabled peoples’ organisations, the First Nations-focused National Disability Research Agenda survey and online focus groups and in-depth interviews with people with augmentative and alternative communication needs.

This report presents findings from the third phase of the research agenda development project funded by the National Disability Research Partnership (NDRP).