John Walsh is many things: an actuary and partner at
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), a staunch proponent of social and
health policy, a husband, a father and a champion for change in
Australia's disability landscape. His passion to improve
outcomes for people with disabilities is informed by his own
experiences, as he suffered quadriplegia after an accident during a
rugby league game in his early-twenties.
John helped shape the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act
2013 (NDIS), which received assent on 28 March 2013, with his work
on the Productivity Commission to review the disability support
system.
He is now a Board Member of DisabilityCare Australia, which is
active in areas of South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and New
South Wales. From 1 July 2014, DisabilityCare Australia will begin
its work in regions of the Australian Capital Territory, Northern
Territory and Western Australia. A gradual roll out of the full
scheme will begin from July 2016 in New South
