The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) wants to learn more about the experiences of participants of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) living with psychosocial disability. The National Mental Health Consumer and Carer Forum (NMHCCF) is convening workshops on behalf of the NDIA to hear directly from participants how to improve access and planning within the NDIS.

Workshops with a small number of participants will be held for a duration of three hours. A reimbursement of $50 an hour is available for people’s time.

Please note: The workshop will be recorded and a de-identified transcription will be provided to the NDIA. Any information that links an individual to a specific comment will be removed during the transcribing process.

Workshop Facilitators

Deb Hamilton	Lisa Sweeney

Deb Hamilton has been on the NDIS since 2014 as a participant living with a psychosocial disability. Over the years that followed, she has worked to improve the experience and the rights of people with a ‘psychosocial’ disability accessing the NDIS. She is an experienced researcher, facilitator and conference presenter.	Lisa Sweeney works as the Lead, Psychosocial Disability at Mental Health Australia and the National Mental Health Consumer and Carer Forum. She also supports a family member who accesses the NDIS as a participant with psychosocial disability. She has a background in policy, health reform and public health.