Equity first: mapping who gets what is essential to re‐designing the NDIS
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Recent media commentary on the operation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has focused on costs, fraud, and preventing dubious provider practices. This discussion obscures the broader importance of the NDIS for overcoming the entrenched disadvantages that prevent people with disability fully participating in Australian society.Recent media commentary on the operation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has focused on costs, fraud, and preventing dubious provider practices. This discussion obscures the broader importance of the NDIS for overcoming the entrenched disadvantages that prevent people with disability fully participating in Australian society.
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Date
2025Source title
Medical Journal of AustraliaVolume
222Issue
3Publisher
WileyFunding information
ARC IL230100154Licence
Copyright All Rights ReservedFaculty/School
Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Health SciencesDepartment, Discipline or Centre
Centre for Disability Research and PolicyCitation
Smith-Merry, J. and Chang, K.-y.J. (2025), Equity first: mapping who gets what is essential to re-designing the NDIS. Med J Aust, 222: 131-132. https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.52587Share