NDIS recipients are afraid their disability support will be axed following the announcement of a 'sustainable' spending cap.
Some disability rights advocates have expressed their concern about the government's NDIS spending cap.
In a submission to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, the NDIA said that Ms O'Connell's psychologist's recommendation of 48 hourly appointments a year was not "value for money". "It makes me feel scared for everyone around me. But it also makes me feel like it seems inevitable that they will find a way to cut me off," Ms O'Connell said.
Ms O'Connell lashed the scheme as a "masterclass in absolute cognitive dissonance and brand management". "A cap puts an arbitrary limit on how Australia is going to meet the needs of people with disability, and we don't think that is the way to go."
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