FEDERAL Member for Corangamite, Libby Coker, has attended the first National Disability Insurance Scheme\u2019s Jobs and Skills Forum in her new role as the chair of the Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS.<\/p>\n
Held last week in Canberra, the forum saw NDIS participants, their families, providers, disability organisations, the wider disability sector, and unions come together to talk about employment and disability.<\/p>\n
Ms Coker said she was looking forward to working with Minister for the NDIS, Bill Shorten, to improve outcomes for people with disability.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe forum is a great opportunity to re-engage with NDIS participants, their families, carers and disability workers to understand their perspective and work towards solutions,\u201d Ms Coker said.<\/p>\n
Experiences and ideas from the NDIS Jobs Forum will feed into the Prime Minister\u2019s National Jobs and Skills Summit next month to inform the Employment White Paper.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
FEDERAL Member for Corangamite, Libby Coker, has attended the first National Disability Insurance Scheme\u2019s Jobs and Skills Forum in her new role as the chair of the Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS. Held last week in Canberra, the forum saw NDIS participants, their families, providers, disability organisations, the wider disability sector, and unions […]<\/p>\n