People living in Australian geographically regional, rural, and remote areas have reported difficulties in accessing and engaging with the NDIS planning process since its inception in 2013. These challenges are different for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people due to cultural and social norms and obligations. Many people in these regions claim that there is limited research into the planning experiences of the workforce in regional, rural, and remote regions of Australia. As such, our team conducted two scoping reviews of the research on the NDIS planning process in regional, rural, and remote regions of Australia.
The first review explored what research exists about people’s experience of the NDIS planning process in regional, rural, and remote regions of Australia. The second paper explored the level of scholarly investigation into workers' experiences of NDIS planning. The two reviews concluded that there is limited research into people's experience of the NDIS planning process in regional, rural, and remote regions of Australia. As such, policy decisions on the NDIS planning process in these areas are informed by scant research.
Gilroy J, Veli-Gold S, Wright W, Dew A, Jensen H, Bulkeley K, Lincoln M. (2023) Disability workforce and the NDIS planning process in regional, rural and remote regions of Australia: Scoping review. Aust J Rural Health. Jul 23.
Veli-Gold S, Gilroy J, Wright W, Bulkeley K, Jensen H, Dew A, Lincoln M. (2023) The experiences of people with disability and their families/carers navigating the NDIS planning process in regional, rural and remote regions of Australia: Scoping review. Aust J Rural Health. Jun 27.
Professor John Gilroy, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney