74: The Real Cost of NDIS Price Changes – A Participant, Parent, and Provider Perspective

What happens when disability support is slashed? 

For me, it’s the fear of losing my independence. Of no longer being able to walk. 

In Episode 74 of Wellbeing Interrupted, I speak with neurodivergent therapist, educator, NDIS participant—and parent to a young NDIS participant—Giarne Ashby about the very real consequences of the upcoming changes to disability support in Australia.  

These aren’t just policy tweaks they are life-altering cuts that threaten the therapies and services that keep people like us functioning, moving, and coping with everyday life. 

With NDIS pricing changes due from July 1, this episode dives into what these shifts mean on the ground from reduced access to Allied Health services to the strain on regional families and overwhelmed providers. 

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KEY EPISODE TAKEAWAYS 

• NDIS pricing changes risk devastating access to critical Allied Health supports. 
• Cuts will hit hardest in regional Australia where options are already limited. 
• Gaps in funding will force participants to cancel therapy or pay out-of-pocket if they can. 
• Providers are being unfairly portrayed as overpaid, while many are burning out just trying to help. 
• Without support, people will end up in hospital or requiring more intensive care at greater cost to the system and community. 

SHOW RESOURCES 

• Sign the petition to stop the NDIS cuts: Petition · Stand Up for Disability Support: Stop the NDIS Cuts - Australia · Change.org 
• Follow Teisha Rose on LinkedIn Teisha-Rose | LinkedIn
• Follow Giarne Ashby on LinkedIn  Giarne Ashby | LinkedIn  
• For Healthcare Professionals feeling burnout check this out hurdle2hope.com/frontlinelive  

ABOUT THE GUEST

Giarne Ashby is a neurodivergent occupational therapist, educator, NDIS participant, and parent to a an NDIS participant. Based in regional Queensland, she brings raw honesty and layered insight into what happens when a system built to support us begins to break. 

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