Disability Ageing and Carers

VCOSS submission to the 2020 Review of the Disability Standards for Education 2005   The Victorian Council of Social Service

VCOSS submission to the NDIS Support Coordination Discussion Paper

Submission to Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability – Rights and Attitudes Issues Paper

VCOSS Response to the Australian Building Codes Board Regulatory Impact Statement on the Proposal to Include Minimum Accessibility Standards in

Submission to the Federal Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS Workforce Inquiry. Australia needs a consumer-driven scheme that is centred

VCOSS Submission to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety

VCOSS submission on the Public Engagement Framework Consultation Draft

VCOSS Submission to the Victorian Disability Worker Regulation Scheme proposed regulations and standards

VCOSS Submission to the Review of the NDIS Act and the new NDIS Participant Service Guarantee As part of our

VCOSS submission to the Senate inquiry into the adequacy of Newstart and related payments VCOSS joins the call of economists,

'Thin markets' is where there is a lack of appropriate services to meet the needs of participants.

VCOSS Response to the Australian Building Codes Board Accessible Housing Options Paper

A co-design process is needed to set NDIS objectives and indicators, and to address a range of gaps that exist.

A Disability Action Plan is an important step in improving health and wellbeing outcomes for Victorians with disability.

People with disability have the right to live independently and to be included in the community.

VCOSS submission to NDIS Joint Standing Committee inquiry into market readiness for provision of services under the NDIS The NDIS

The review of the Vulnerable People in Emergencies policy is an important step in improving emergency management policies to better

Older Australians deserve a residential aged care system where they are treated with dignity and respect, where their care needs

People with disability have the right to be safe and receive high quality services. VCOSS believes that a robust registration

VCOSS welcome the development of an inclusive education policy to support the learning and development of students with disability. Overall

VCOSS strongly supports increasing consumer choice and empowering older people to have greater control over the services they access. But

The NDIS brings a major shift in service provision for people with disability. VCOSS strongly supports the goals of NDIS:

VCOSS welcomes this opportunity to comment on the Enhancing Victorian’s Economic Performance and Productivity Discussion Paper (the Discussion Paper) prepared

A robust system for quality and safeguarding will helps prevent people with disability experiencing harm and promotes high quality service

VCOSS was overwhelmingly happy with the Productivity Commission’s Position Paper on NDIS Costs, particularly the Paper’s recommendations to provide pre-planning

The NDIS Code of Conduct sets out the obligations providers and workers are expected to comply with when delivering NDIS

While financial concerns are a problem for kinship carers, it is difficult to separate financial support for kinship carers from

For many people with disability, the current review of NDIS costs reinforces a perceived shift away from viewing the scheme

Price limits and pricing policies directly affect service quality and diversity available to NDIS participants. Having an accurate and flexible

Many people living with mental illness will be ineligible for NDIS individual funding packages. VCOSS believes state and federal governments