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NDIS architect Bruce Bonyhady urges rethink of independent assessments
An architect of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) wants the federal government to scrap its overhaul of eligibility testing for the program, saying the changes have spread fear and stress among Australians with disabilities.
Key points:
- Under the changes, applicants to the scheme will be examined by private contractors
- Professor Bonyhady fears assessors will not have the time or the tools to understand people’s needs
- The Minister for the NDIS, Stuart Robert, says the changes are consistent with the original design of the scheme
Former National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) chairman Bruce Bonyhady says the government needs to “go back to the drawing board”, describing as “robo-planning” the new independent assessment model…
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