Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme about Supported Independent Living (SIL)

In this submission JFA Purple Orange make recommendations that align with the principles guiding action under the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013, which echo Article 19 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). The NDIS Act states that “Reasonable and necessary supports for people with disability should support people with disability to live independently and to be included in the community as fully participating citizens” and that “People with disability should be supported to exercise choice…in the planning and delivery of their supports”.