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The National
Disability Insurance
Scheme (NDIS)
is the new way of
providing support
to Australians with
a disability, their
families and carers.
It is the biggest social
reform in Australia
since the introduction
of Medicare
As an insurance scheme, the NDIS
provides peace of mind to every
Australian. Disability can affect
anyone and the NDIS ensures that
we will all be covered if our lives
are affected by disability.
It takes a lifetime approach,
meaning it invests in an individual
early on for as long as they
need it, to improve their life and
increase their social participation.
Importantly, the NDIS also raises
awareness about the needs and
rights of people with a disability
and will deliver societal change.
If people with a disability are
supported to have relationships,
belong, make decisions, be active
in the community and make a
contribution, they will experience
what most Australians take for
granted: an ‘ordinary life’.
The notion of an ‘ordinary life’, rich
in choice and control, underpins the
work of the NDIS. Reasonable and
necessary supports funded through
the NDIS are aimed at bridging the
gap between the life being led by
the person with a disability and
other Australians that are enjoying
an ordinary life.
Over the next three years the NDIS
is being introduced across Australia
in stages to ensure it is successful
and sustainable.
He has worked as a consultant to
the insurance industry and health
and disability sector. He is one of
the architects of the NSW Lifetime
Care and Support scheme and as
inaugural CEO was responsible for
implementation of the initiative.
Prior to this he was General
Manager of the Motor Accidents
Authority for 11 years. David
is a lawyer with a strong
background in administrative
and insurance law.
David Bowen is the inaugural CEO of the National
Disability Insurance Agency
Improves
Lives
NDIS