The Australian Autism Alliance released its 2019 federal election autism scorecard! It helps understand how the major parties will create #Change4Autism if elected to govern on Saturday 18 May.

Download the #Change4Autism campaign from www.australianautismalliance.org.au/election2019!

The four major priorities of the Change4Autism Election Manifesto were:

1. Urgent action to eliminate NDIS barriers to vital supports for autistic people
2. A National Autism Strategy
3. Establish a Royal Commission into violence, abuse and neglect of people with a disability
4. High-impact, sustainable disability advocacy

Against these priorities the parties fared:

• The Liberal/National Party has committed to implementing 3/4 of these priorities (they have not committed to a National Autism Strategy)
• Labor has committed to implement 4/4 of these priorities
• The Greens has committed to implement 4/4 of these priorities

Liberal National Party

• $2 million to support people with autism to find and keep a job and implementing the Autism CRC assessment and diagnostic guidelines
• $45 million over three years to establish a national disability information gateway
• $20 million to expand the NDIS Community Connectors Program

Australian Labor Party

• Will develop a National Autism Strategy [new announcement]
• Will legislate an NDIS Future Fund to quarantine funding for NDIS use only.
• Extra $300 million to support students with disability at school.

Greens

• Support call for National Autism Strategy [new announcement].
• $1 billion to improve accessibility of existing public places and infrastructure and an additional $400 million for accessible public transport.
• Construct 500,000 full accessible public and community homes.

Disability policy documents from major parties are available:

• Liberal
• Labor - ALP - with specific material about the NDIS here and here
• Greens