How to get great outcomes from your NDIS plan - A Self-management Deep Dive

In this episode of NDIS Insights Dr George speaks with Dr Sam Arnold, the former lead author of the I-CAN, about his concerns and recommendations for NDIS support needs assessments. Dr Arnold trained hundreds of assessors and personally conducted hundreds of assessments. We explore why person-centred planning and clinical judgement matter, and the need for transparency about how assessment results become NDIS budgets. Recorded in April 2026, this long-awaited episode is now released to coincide with the publication of the companion article in Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, "The I-CAN and NDIS support needs assessment: concerns and recommendations from the tool’s former lead author." Watch the episode: NDIS Insights with Dr George on Youtube

In this episode of NDIS Insights with Dr George, Dr George Taleporos speaks with Senator Jordon Steele-John about the latest developments in the fight over the Government’s NDIS Bill. After huge pressure from people with disability, families, advocates and providers, the Greens secured some protections in the Bill the Senate inquiry has been extended by eight weeks. Senator Steele-John explains what changed, what protections the Greens secured, and why he believes the Bill still needs to be scrapped. This conversation covers the major risks in the Bill, including broad ministerial powers to cut supports, automated decision-making, treatment requirements before NDIS access, support ratios, and the risk of people being pushed back into unsafe and undignified support arrangements. George and Jordon also discuss what happens next, how the disability community can keep up the pressure, and why the next eight weeks matter. This is an important conversation for people with disability, families, supporters, advocates, providers and anyone who cares about the future of the NDIS. Please watch, comment and share widely. For the best experience, watch this episode on the NDIS Insights with Dr George YouTube channel.

In this episode of NDIS Insights with Dr George, Dr George Taleporos speaks with three human rights and disability lawyers about the serious legal and human rights implications of the proposed NDIS Bill. Guests Mitchell Skipsey from the Justice and Equity Centre, Naomi Anderson from Villamanta Disability Rights Legal Service and Belinda Kochanowska from Intrepidus Law unpack what this Bill could mean for people with disability and families who rely on the NDIS. The lawyers warn that the Bill would give government extraordinary power to cut supports, while leaving participants with fewer ways to challenge decisions that affect our lives. Subscribe to NDIS Insights with Dr George for more analysis, interviews and advocacy on the future of the NDIS. Thank you to People With Disability Australia for supporting this episode. For the best experience, watch this episode on the NDIS Insights with Dr George YouTube channel.

For a better experience, please watch and subscribe on YouTube here In this episode of NDIS Insights with Dr George, formerly known as Reasonable & Necessary, powerful disability advocates unpack the NDIS Bill as our community is desperately struggling to understand what's at stake. Dr George speaks with: Megan Spindler-Smith Acting CEO of People with Disability Australia Dr Stevie Lang Howson Organiser with Disabled People Against Cuts Australia Skye Kakoschke-Moore CEO of Children and Young People with Disability Australia Together, they discuss what the proposed changes could mean for people with disability and our families, including tighter eligibility, cuts to social and community participation supports, new powers for the Minister, block funding, appeal rights, and the future of choice and control in the NDIS. The conversation also looks at what happens next, including the parliamentary inquiry process, how people can make submissions, and why the disability community needs to be heard before decisions are made that could reshape the NDIS for years to come. This is a serious and important discussion about the future of our NDIS, the promise of reasonable and necessary support, and the rights of people with disability to live safely, with dignity, inclusion and control over our own lives. Please subscribe, like, comment and share this episode with anyone who needs to understand what is at stake.

What's happening behind the scenes of the biggest changes to our NDIS? In this episode of Reasonable & Necessary, Dr George Taleporos speaks with El Gibbs and Dougie Herd, Co-Chairs of the NDIS Reform Advisory Council, about the biggest changes to our NDIS and what they could mean for participants, families and the future of choice and control. Together, they unpack some of the biggest issues facing the disability community right now. This is an important conversation about what is at stake, why these changes matter, and why people with disability must be at the centre of decisions about the future of our NDIS. Chapters 00:00 Opening 01:11 Introduction, Dr George Taleporos welcomes El Gibbs and Dougie Herd 01:45 What the NDIS Reform Advisory Council does and why it matters 04:34 Support Needs Assessments, key concerns and why the community is worried 09:08 How assessments could shape budgets and planning 13:10 Budget calculators, transparency and the risk of unfair cuts 17:57 Appeals, review rights and the fear of a closed loop 25:45 Group homes, individualised living and real choice about where people live 33:54 Restrictive support lists, funding periods and choice and control 38:44 Final reflections and words to the disability community