Dale ReardonMar 15
Inside a family's 'exhausting' battle with the #NDIS to support disabled son https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-15/perth-family-ndis-support-battle-/106328150 #AutismSpectrumDisorder #PeopleWithDisability #Disabilities #Children #Carers #Disability #AusPol #Discrimination
'Jumping through hoops': The impact of one family's NDIS battle

The parents of a disabled teenager have lifted the lid on the toll lobbying the NDIS for adequate support has taken on their lives, saying they feel exhausted and let down.

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@dalereardon Bill Shorten's legacy. Teamed up with Pauline Hanson to do this.

Kind of sickening

Show threadDale ReardonMar 15
@sortius And over the next 3-6 months people are really going to learn the true damage he did for the NDIS in the long term when they bring in provider registration changes (not just platforms) & the terrible AI powered new planning framework with next to no appeal rights. I have made submissions but don't imagine they will be read
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@dalereardon It'll be ignored, and ignored, and ignored, again, until we end up back at kerosene baths and PWD living in squalor.

Then someone will say "I know, we should create a scheme..."

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