Disability Rights
On Sunday 7 July 2024, NDIS Minister Bill Shorten announced his plan to prohibit the inclusion of sex work services through the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
On Sunday 7 July 2024, NDIS Minister Bill Shorten announced his plan to prohibit the inclusion of sex work services through the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Since 2020, access to specialised sex services have been confirmed as available through the NDIS following a Federal Court ruling. This ruling determined that the National Disability Insurance Agency should approve such services when they are considered reasonable and necessary in an NDIS participant’s personal circumstances.
Scarlet Alliance and Touching Base unequivocally reject Minister Bill Shorten’s public declaration to exclude access to sex work services under the NDIS. We are currently engaging with allied peer and peak disability organisations, policy makers and media and are lobbying to challenge Minister Shorten’s desire to deny an already neglected aspect of the lives of people with disability.
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- On Sunday, July 7, 2024, NDIS Minister Bill Shorten announced plans to prohibit sex work services under the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
- Since 2020, specialized sex services have been deemed accessible through the NDIS due to a Federal Court ruling.
- This ruling stated that the National Disability Insurance Agency must approve these services if deemed reasonable and necessary for NDIS participants.
- Scarlet Alliance and Touching Base strongly oppose Minister Shorten’s decision to exclude sex work services from the NDIS.
- They are collaborating with peer and peak disability organizations, policymakers, and the media to challenge this exclusion.
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- On Sunday, July 7, 2024, NDIS Minister Bill Shorten announced plans to prohibit sex work services under the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
- Since 2020, specialized sex services have been deemed accessible through the NDIS due to a Federal Court ruling.
- This ruling stated that the National Disability Insurance Agency must approve these services if deemed reasonable and necessary for NDIS participants.
- Scarlet Alliance and Touching Base strongly oppose Minister Shorten’s decision to exclude sex work services from the NDIS.
- They are collaborating with peer and peak disability organizations, policymakers, and the media to challenge this exclusion.
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On Sunday 7 July 2024, NDIS Minister Bill Shorten announced his plan to prohibit the inclusion of sex work services through the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Since 2020, access to specialised sex services have been confirmed as available through the NDIS following a Federal Court ruling. This ruling determined that the National Disability Insurance Agency should approve such services when they are considered reasonable and necessary in an NDIS participant’s personal circumstances.
“The reality is I’ve got one or two examples I’m aware of that it’s ever happened, ever […] It’s just not a sustainable proposition.”
Scarlet Alliance and Touching Base unequivocally reject Minister Bill Shorten’s public declaration to exclude access to sex work services under the NDIS. We are currently engaging with allied peer and peak disability organisations, policy makers and media and are lobbying to challenge Minister Shorten’s desire to deny an already neglected aspect of the lives of people with disability.
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On Sunday 7 July 2024, NDIS Minister Bill Shorten announced his plan to prohibit the inclusion of sex work services through the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Since 2020, access to specialised sex services have been confirmed as available through the NDIS following a Federal Court ruling. This ruling determined that the National Disability Insurance Agency should approve such services when they are considered reasonable and necessary in an NDIS participant’s personal circumstances.
Scarlet Alliance and Touching Base unequivocally reject Minister Bill Shorten’s public declaration to exclude access to sex work services under the NDIS. We are currently engaging with allied peer and peak disability organisations, policy makers and media and are lobbying to challenge Minister Shorten’s desire to deny an already neglected aspect of the lives of people with disability.
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On Sunday 7 July 2024, NDIS Minister Bill Shorten announced his plan to prohibit the inclusion of sex work services through the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Since 2020, access to specialised sex services have been confirmed as available through the NDIS following a Federal Court ruling. This ruling determined that the National Disability Insurance Agency should approve such services when they are considered reasonable and necessary in an NDIS participant’s personal circumstances.
Scarlet Alliance and Touching Base unequivocally reject Minister Bill Shorten’s public declaration to exclude access to sex work services under the NDIS. We are currently engaging with allied peer and peak disability organisations, policy makers and media and are lobbying to challenge Minister Shorten’s desire to deny an already neglected aspect of the lives of people with disability.
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