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Royal Commission focuses on the experience of First Nations people from remote and very remote locations
11/07/2022
This weekâs hearing comes from Alice Springs and is focused on the experience with the NDIS of First Nations people with disability from remote and very remote locations.
Counsel Assisting, Mr Patrick Griffin, noted statistics show First Nations people are accessing the NDIS in fewer numbers than non-First Nationsâ people. Applications of First Nationsâ people to the Scheme are also less likely to be assessed as eligible, with 66 per cent of First Nation people assessed as eligible compared to 72 per cent of non-First Nations people, he noted.