We invite you to an information webinar on the NDIS Supports rule.

The webinar is a part of the public consultation on the NDIS Supports rule. A webinar panel will discuss:

the NDIS Supports rule
what we have heard about the rule so far
the questions we have for you
how you can provide feedback.

Live Q&A

During the session the panel will host a live Q&A via Slido (access link will be shared via email closer to the event date).

Pre-submitted questions

If you have any questions about the webinar or wish to submit questions in advance for the live Q&A, please contact NDISConsultations@dss.gov.au.

Accessibility

The meeting will be supported by Auslan interpretation and live captioning.

How to register

To register your interest to participate in the webinar, click “Get tickets” and fill out your details.

Online Event

This is an online event that will be streamed via the DSS Engage website (access link will be delivered via email closer to the event date). The event will be recorded, published to YouTube and linked to from the department’s website.

Panel Biography

Alex Rosenthal	Alex Rosenthal is the Branch Manager of the Engagement and Inclusion Branch at the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA). The Engagement and Inclusion team are responsible for community engagement, they work closely with national disability representative organisations, manage the NDIS inclusion strategies and provide secretariat support to the NDIA reference and advisory groups. Alex has been with the NDIA for almost 10 years and has worked across a number of roles and teams, including in policy and communications.
Darryl Steff	Darryl has led Down Syndrome Australia since January 2023, successfully advocating for the needs of people with Down syndrome and intellectual disabilities. Darryl has extensive experience in advocacy, having worked in the Down syndrome community for 10 years, as well as strong commercial, governance and leadership experience. Combined with being the parent of a child with a disability, Darryl has a unique insight and perspective enabling him to successfully advocate for change for people with intellectual disabilities.
Megan Spindler-Smith	Megan Spindler-Smith, Deputy CEO People with Disability Australia. Megan is a strategic, innovative and influential Executive Leader with over two decades of driving highly successful inclusion, culture and change initiatives across the not-for-profit, public and private sectors. They are currently the Deputy CEO of People with Disability Australia, the national cross-disability rights and advocacy organisation. As a proud Disabled person, they are passionate about developing and implementing profound intersectionally-focused strategic change for people with disability at a national level, to foster widespread accessibility and integrated inclusion. Megan creates cultures of respect, inclusivity and intersectionality. Through their lived experience, clinical and human-centred/organisational development background, they have driven change at the national level for accessible media and inclusion of people with disability networks across multiple sectors. They were named as a finalist and the top 8 Disability Inclusion Changemaker 2024 and a finalist for the DLI Change Maker 2022 and 2023.
Sarah Hawke	With over 2 decades of experience in social policy reform and the NDIS, Sarah Hawke is currently leading NDIS policy, legislation and engagement as a Branch Manager in the Department of Disability, Health and Ageing. Sarah has held executive leadership roles in social services, health and disability and has a passion for person centred, outcomes-oriented reform. She has a Bachelor of Arts and Law with Honours from the Australian National University.
Marg Renwick