This organisational chart from 1973 today looks very different with the roll out and empowerment that comes with the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Australia is falling into line with it’s obligations under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and previous theories of Normalisation and Social Role Valerisation (SRV). Today’s idea of person-centred-practice fits neatly into the NDIS model. This has been a major change in attitude of policy makers driven by self advocates and families for a number of decades.

Each organisation chart opens up in a separate tab. The idea of the NDIS placed the person in control of their support services.

The structure of a Medical Hospital Model at RDH in 1973.