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Clients waiting years for crucial equipment as providers battle ‘bureaucratic’ NDIS system
Eleanor Beidatsch
Posted 16h ago16 hours agoFri 1 Apr 2022 at 11:55pm
People with disabilities face a complex process to get vital equipment.(iStock: Halfpoint)
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People with disabilities are waiting so long for life-changing equipment that it has become obsolete by the time it arrives.
Key points:
- People are often waiting a year for crucial equipment like wheelchairs
- A complex and long application process is partly responsible for delays
- The problem is being exacerbated by a shortage of disability workers
There have even been cases where clients have died waiting for assistive technology (AT), as service providers struggle to navigate the "complex" and "bureaucratic" [...]