Tag: National Disability Insurance Scheme

NDIS algorithms and King Henry VIII powers

Posted on   |  by Marie Johnson
The political repudiation of the Commonwealth’s proposed changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme by all States and Territories was far more than a routine stoush of the federation....

Putting the $4b ‘Assistive Tech’ market at risk

Posted on   |  by Marie Johnson
The recent report on Human Rights and Technology by the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) made a landmark statement on technology as an enabling human right, and called for...

NDIS ‘robo-plans’ test algorithmic transparency

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government’s plan to determine the size of NDIS support packages for over 400,000 participants by fitting them into 400 ‘profiles’ will be a test of algorithmic transparency,...

‘Citizen-centric’ demolished by NDIS algorithms

Posted on   |  by Marie Johnson
After more than twenty years of ‘citizen centric’ strategies by governments around the world, this week saw the demolition in Australia of any pretence of citizen-centric, participant-centric, person-centric –...

Push for NDIS to explain ‘cookie-cutter’ algorithm

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The head of the NDIS has revealed for the first time some details of how the technology sitting behind the controversial new independent assessments will operate, raising concerns that...

Govt still committed to NDIS ‘robo-planning’

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government is still committed to introducing NDIS independent assessments, dubbed by many as “robo-planning”, despite recently “pausing” the rollout of the highly controversial scheme. The government is...

‘Dangerous future’ in NDIS tech experimentation

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
There is a lack of ethics and oversight in the government’s experimentation with new technologies through the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) that could lead to significant human rights...