MEGT Tasmanian Staff Shared the Glow of Limelight as It Shone on Partner, Cosmos Recreational Services Last Week

Hobart, Australia, October 12, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Prime Minister Julia Gillard visited Cosmos Inc with MEGT in Hobart to launch a trial of the National Disability Insurance Scheme for those with disabilities aged 15-24 years old.

MEGT Institute State Manager Nicole Gayewski, said she was thrilled for Cosmos to be in a position to run the trial. “They run high quality youth programs that really connect with that age group.

“MEGT Institute has been delivering the vocational training for young people with disabilities in this age group in partnership with Cosmos Inc and local businesses and we’ve been privileged to watch the change in self esteem each of the trainees has acquired as a result of being empowered to take their rightful place as a valued member of the workforce.”

At the launch, Ms Gillard said that the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is all about helping people realise the full potential of their abilities.

There will be 1000 people in the Tasmanian trial. At the moment the kind of support you get depends on how you got your disability, explains Ms Gillard.

The NDIS will aim to ensure that however someone has a disability, whether they were born with it, whether it’s an accident, whether it’s a result of one of the debilitating diseases people can get, that they get a package of care and support.

It would be driven by the person rather than by the system.

At the moment what you get depends on what the system can provide to you. The trial will inform policy makers on the way it should be rolled out across the nation.