Touchstone Winter 2013 - Cerebral Palsy League

cutting edgeWe Won!Premier and PM shake hands on full implementation of DisabilityCare Australiathat we all enjoy: the fundamentalright to choose how we live ourlives, regardless of our abilities.”Federal Parliament recentlypassed legislation to increase theMedicare Levy by .5% to 2% whichis expected to raise $11 billion forthe scheme over the next fouryears.The incredible progress of theEvery Australian Counts campaignis evident: it has been just over fivemonths since the Prime Ministerintroduced the legislation toestablish the NDIS into Parliamenton 29 November, in what shedescribed as one of her proudestmoments in public life.Cerebral Palsy League BoardDirector and Queenslander witha disability Simone Fraser, whoactively campaigned for the NDIS,said today’s announcement wasboth a reward and a relief.“Thousands of Queenslandershave worked very hard for the pasttwo years to achieve a NationalDisability Insurance Scheme and tohave it now in our reach is the bestfeeling,” Ms Fraser said.“The NDIS is going to change ourlives – and the lives of generationsof Queenslanders to come.”Queensland joins New SouthWales, South Australia, theNorthern Territory, the AustralianCapital Territory and Tasmania,which also announced coming onboard on 1 May, in support of theNDIS.Cover Photo: Prime Minister JuliaGillard meets Cerebral Palsy Leagueboard member Simone Fraser andher beautiful daughter Audrey at theDisability Care Australia announcementin Brisbane on 8 MayClients, carers, familiesand staff at Cerebral PalsyLeague Townsville enjoyeda visit from FederalMinister for DisabilityReform Jenny Macklinon 21 May to discussDisabilityCare Australia.“DisabilityCare meansthat people with disabilityand their families will beable to choose how theymanage their funding,what support theywant, who will deliverthe funding and how itis delivered,” explainedCerebral Palsy LeagueCEO Angela Tillmanns.“We are all looking forwardto the scheme being upand running in Queenslandby 2016.”Touchstone Winter 20133