Assignment on Analysis of National Disability Insurance Scheme

Running head: ANALYSIS OF NATIONAL DISABILITY INSURANCE SCHEME
ANALYSIS OF NATIONAL DISABILITY INSURANCE SCHEME
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Introduction
This paper will discuss the National Disability Insurance Scheme in Australia. The
scheme came into existence to help persons with disabilities to deal with the economic and social
aspects of these individuals and to support their independence. Disabled persons are ensured to
maintain a lifestyle that includes them in the mainstream of society. Social analysis on the
National Disability Insurance Scheme will be taken into consideration in how much the scheme
is successful to maintain the professional and public values and ideologies align with current
social work values and ideologies.
Discussion
Social policies aim to uplift the welfare of society at large and especially help people
with some disabilities. Social policies have changed the scenario of Australia by the
implementation process. Social policies are known as the process for action and it is based on
planning to fulfill certain purposes and intention must be there. The social policy helps to build
the relationship between the individual and society as both are dependent on each other (Muir &
Salignac, 2017). The policies are taken into consideration different aspects for example
education, employment, income and health of the individuals in the society. The position of
different groups in society and their values are also taken into account by these policies which
helps to understand the political viewpoint (Whitburn, Moss & O’Mara,2017). Different
viewpoints related to the values and beliefs taken into consideration and the schemes identify
how to achieve them in the best possible way (Carey et al, 2018).
The National Disability Insurance Scheme Act, 2013 came into existence for the better
living of people with disability in Australia. The act gives the right to the people from this

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section to have equal rights as the other citizens of Australia concerning social, emotional,
physical and intellectual development (Carey, Malbon, Olney & Reeders, 2018). It gives right to
the people with disabilities to get support their families, career throughout the lifetime. People
with a disability are protected from exploitation, abuse and negligence from the society and the
scheme ensure to treat the people with dignity. Early intervention support will be ensured to the
people with disabilities as per the scheme under section- 25 and 27 of the act explain about it.
Social development of people with disabilities including young people and children are needed
to be encouraged as explained under section 74 to 76 of the act. Contribution to the social and
economic life as per the ability of persons with disabilities must be encouraged. The National
Disability Scheme Act focused on every aspect of the welfare of these sections (Miller &
Hayward, 2017).
Australia has witnessed the past policy activism in social policy related areas. The
introduction of Medibank and Medicare in the year of 1970 and 1980 for the area of health and
disabled persons gone through changes to provide better health care facility, reduction in the cost
of the healthcare and assisting the people with disability resulted in 2013 as the National
Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The people with disabilities are considered as the minority
group of the society and to eliminate discrimination to this group anti-discrimination legislation
has formed in the year 1980 at Commonwealth and State level. The policies related to work and
welfare of the 1980's government have changed drastically now and its focus on the ability to
work and it gives the potential to develop such skill without any discrimination (Kendrick, Ward
& Chenoweth, 2017). The government has observed that to provide effective growth in the
economy the participation of the people irrespective of gender and disability should be taken into
consideration (Hemphill & Kulik, 2016). The changes in health care had started in by