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Disability organisations rally against proposal to introduce independent assessments
By disability affairs reporter Nas Campanella and the Specialist Reporting Team s Celina Edmonds
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Melanie Tran says three hours is not enough to convey the impacts of her disability, as well as the support systems she has in place.
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More than 20 disability organisations have called on the federal government to abandon a plan which they say will force people to explain their support needs to a stranger in less than three hours, or risk losing their NDIS funding.
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EXHAUSTED carers within the National Disability Insurance Scheme are overworked and have little time to tend to their own needs.
The admissions came to light on Monday during NDIS Shadow Minister Bill Shortenâs visit to an Ipswich disability provider.
Joined by Member for Blair Shayne Neumann, the pair heard from staff at the Alara facility in hopes of gaining better insight into how ordinary Ipswich residents relate to the scheme.
Unfortunately, not all appeared merry as frustrated workers detailed their daily stressors.
Reported funding cuts under the Liberal National Party, and subsequent under-resourcing, proved the most pertinent.