Scott Ryan (Victoria, Liberal Party, Special Minister of State) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Kakoschke-Moore for her question. The National Disability Insurance Agency and the government acknowledge that the NDIS is a big change for people with disability, their families and carers, and it is important that they are well informed about how the NDIS works and that they can easily navigate the system, including making an access request. The NDIA is working very hard with stakeholders to ensure forms, platforms and information are in an accessible format for the blind and vision impaired and accessible to the widest possible audience. The NDIA has had the NDIS access request form available in braille since December 2016. The NDIS access request form can also be filled out electronically using screen reading assistive technology used by people who are vision impaired. Large text versions of core communication products such as My NDIS Pathway and 'How the NDIS can help your child' have been available since January 2017 to NDIA staff and partners in the community to distribute and print on a case-by-case basis. The NDIA is continuing to review its communication products based on feedback received from participants, their families and carers and advocacy groups through internal processes, new roll-out regions and the Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS.