MPs across the political spectrum say Linda Reynolds must restore trust in the National Disability Insurance Agency if she wants support to bring in changes to assessments
Opposition NDIS spokesman Bill Shorten told ABC Radio Perth the question about the assessments was whether they were a good idea.
Senator Hollie Hughes, with son Fred who has autism, said the independent assessment trialled uses a “tick-a-box algorithm”., said she doesn’t have a problem with the intent of independent assessments, but she was troubled by the sort of assessment that had been trialled. “It is my fervent hope that we can find a way forward together this year,” she told the estimates hearing.
Senator Hughes said generally speaking the issue is not top of mind for her parliamentary colleagues or the public in general, but that shouldn’t be the case.
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