Public forum about disability scheme

The Woy Woy branch of the Australian Labor Party will hold a public forum on the National Disability Insurance Scheme on Monday, September 2.

The forum will be held at the Everglades Country Club and campaign director for the Every One Counts Campaign Mr John Della Bosca will speak.

"This will be a great opportunity to learn more about this program which is about empowering people with disabilities to make choices and then supporting those choices," said forum organiser Mr Mark Ellis.

Interested members of the community, including those from the government and non-government organisations in the disability sector, are invited to attend.

"Australia has one of the lowest rates of employment participation for people with a disability in the international Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development," said Mr Ellis.

"This means Australia lies at the bottom of the ladder for poverty levels of people with disability.

"If more people with disability receive the right support, they will be able to go to school, TAFE and university.

"This will enable them to get jobs that use their skills and contribute productively to the nation."

Media release, 13 Aug 2013,

Mark Ellis, Woy Woy