Brave New World: NDIS – how it changes disability support

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Featured in story:Laudie and Jonathan (who’s applying for the NDIS),Dr Donna McDonald: senior research fellow at Griffith University,Arienne Bourne: facilitator with Catholic Care,Cain Beckett: a founder of the Attitude Foundation,Matt Wright: CEO of the Australian Federation of Disability Organisations,Craig Wallace: People with Disability Australia President, Vicki Landi: mother of Shannon (who's being supported by the NDIS)

When the NDIS was introduced in 2013, it was the biggest change to our health system since Medicare. It was heralded as being about choice and control, but in 2015 there are worries some people are falling through the cracks. Brave New World looks at the key challenges facing the people and organisations, who are learning, and sometimes failing to navigate this new system. In this episode we look at the how the NDIS changes the whole approach to disability support.

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