Disability groups join states in surprise at plan to divert children with autism from NDIS

Minister’s announcement ‘has created further uncertainty’, advocates say and they are ‘collectively disappointed’ by the lack of engagementFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDisability representative groups say they are “collectively disappointed” after being blindsided by the Albanese government’s plans to divert children with mild to moderate developmental delays or autism from the NDIS.Ten of Australia’s biggest disability groups have urged the new NDIS minister, Mark Butler, to commit to co-designing a new program for mild-to-moderately impaired children in a joint statement on Thursday evening. Continue reading...

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