Requests to modify Catherine Rosa's home had been rejected by the NDIA, which had argued they did not provide value for money. After the ABC shared her story, Ms Rosa received a call from Bill Shorten overturning that decision.
NDIS Minister Bill Shorten has personally intervened to end a long-running funding dispute between a Tasmanian grandmother and the National Disability Insurance Agency .Catherine Rosa's requests for home modifications were rejected by the NDIA, which said they did not represent value for moneyMr Shorten has since intervened, meaning the modifications will now be funded
"You couldn't seem to get anywhere before, and now I don't know how many calls I've taken and each time it's different people offering the support, and so I find that really encouraging," she said. "She's still living in the house that's got no assistive technology in it, nothing like that," she said.There are a growing number of people who are concerned about their funding plans, with more than 4,400 NDIS legal appeals before the Administrative Appeals Tribunal .
She argues that proposed changes by Mr Shorten to how disputes are handled cannot come soon enough for other NDIS participants."It's really unfair that, because I got on TV, I get things in my plan recognised," she said. Ms Rosa says one of the most-important changes that can be made to the scheme is increasing the number of people with a disability who are in decision-making roles.Bill Shorten has ordered urgent reviews of the thousands of NDIS cases still in dispute.
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