Simplify Planning

12/12/2025

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02/12/2025

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This is a beautiful neuroaffitming advent calendar.

26/11/2025

The Senate Order of Business indicates that NDIS Minister, Senator McAllister will introduce the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Integrity and Safeguarding) Bill 2025 this afternoon.

The Bill seeks to strengthen the NDIS Commission’s compliance and enforcement powers and introduce new statutory duties for providers and key personnel. It also aims to expand the scope of regulatory oversight through measures such as stronger penalties, anti-promotion orders and tighter information-gathering powers.

It was signalled that an exposure draft would be released first, however today’s introduction suggests the Government is moving ahead sooner than expected. These proposed reforms recently went out for consultation so we will be watching closely to see whether stakeholder feedback has shaped any changes to the final version.

Stay tuned for updates as we unpack the new Bill when it lands.
In the meantime you can get up to speed with these 👇
🔗 https://teamdsc.com.au/resources/consultation-on-ndis-bill-no-2
🔗 https://teamdsc.com.au/resources/ndis-bill-no-2-consultation-report

23/11/2025

https://www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/petition/EN8570?fbclid=IwZnRzaAOPz4JleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeKugR8DqPga2KgKENOQUErs9Eu74XB6oslYQwN_lwUOTU_cMjCL6DWtVA0WA_aem_pSbuhOJJSgDZxc9iv_yGJQ
Please sign.

e-petitions

13/11/2025

10/11/2025

https://consultations.health.gov.au/disability-and-carers-group/consultation-on-national-carers-strategy-actions-1/

The site lists consultations that are run by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing. On this site you can find, share or take part in consultations.

05/11/2025

Ok, feeling ready to dive really deep into the new Operational Guidelines for Short Term Accommodation/Respite?

We would say it's deep enough to need a life jacket, but the NDIA has made it clear that boats are considered too much fun to be permitted.

In this article, we’ve pulled out everything you need to know from the new OGs, including:

➡️The new (and far more restrictive) eligibility criteria for adults and children
➡️The rules about how STR funding can be spent (including a rather odd focus on accommodation being STATIONARY)
➡️Getting STR funding into a plan
➡️The frankly baffling calculation for determining the level of support
➡️And, of course, what’s going on with the name.

One thing that’s clear about the new OGs, is that there is a far greater emphasis on informal supports providing a significant amount of support to people with disability. To qualify for STR, a person must receive at least 6 hours of support per day from their primary informal supporters. That equates to 42 hours a week- four hours less than what is considered a full-time job.

The name change too isn’t just symbolic. The new OGs have removed suggestions that STR could be used as a way for people with disability to learn more skills and build their independence. The focus is on giving people with disability and their primary supporters time away from each other.

You can read our full article here: https://teamdsc.com.au/resources/new-guidelines-for-the-artist-formerly-known-as-short-term-accommodation

28/10/2025

🤝 Do you love someone with disability and worry what will happen if you suddenly weren’t around?
❔ You probably have a BUNCH of questions about what that future care, home, money and a support team would look like. And failing to plan, is planning to fail!

📆 It might be super hard to start planning for the inevitable, but you can make a start with our LAST Drop Dead live session of the year on Tuesday 11 November.

👩‍🏫 This Resource Kit and live workshop will help you with putting into place:

1. 📝 Safeguards – for education, community, law and service provider purposes.

2. 👭 A support circle or microboard – with people like your neighbours, friends, family, doctor and therapists, support coordinator, support workers and important others.

3. 🚨 An emergency plan – for health crises, natural disasters or if a main carer can’t be there.

4. 🙋 An ‘About Me’ document – with likes/dislikes, communication needs, health info and important people in their life.

5. 🏠 Future housing and financial plans – even if it feels early, it is better to get your wishes down on paper together.

6. ✨ End-of-life wishes – advance care directives for you AND the person you love (something that is so important even while you are still alive and kicking!)

📂 We cover all of this and more with our Resource Kit that you can start using straight away.

📍 Live online session details:

- 📆 Tuesday 11 November

- 🕓 9:30am – 11:30am (SA Time)

💰 Cost: $168.90 (you can choose the best fit line item/support category for your invoice)

📩 You can send the invoice to your plan manager for payment or reimbursement, or claim as a self-manager if it is in line with your plan.

⚠️ Remember: having no plan is a plan...for things to go wrong!

🔗 For more info and to book, visit our Kits & Workshops tab on our website (we will also put the link in the comments).

Pic desc: A black poster with a cartoon tombstone to the left. The tombstone is named ‘Family Carer’ and has a skeletal hand sticking out of the dirt holding a checklist roster. White text on the right reads ‘Drop Dead Prep, Steps to prepare for the inevitable because you can’t run everything forever'. Sam Paior's cartoon is in the bottom right corner.