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Category: Disability

A process problem: What the NDIS reform and Open Access have in common

Posted on July 26, 2026July 27, 2026 by Scout Bell

Australia has two critical ‘access’ conversations happening in spaces that rarely talk to each other, yet they’re sharing a problem. The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) overhaul is dominating headlines. But the debate is almost entirely about who gets access, while the process of how we get there continues to be sidelined. Meanwhile, the Australian…

Processes as stories: On struggle, meaning, and collective access

Posted on April 27, 2026May 4, 2026 by Scout Bell

We tend to think about processes as the unglamorous part of our work. We struggle through the process to reach an outcome that matters. The outcome is what we tend to share and communicate. It’s the impact and story that we hope to headline. I’ve written a lot about processes over the last few years,…

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