Australian of the Year Dylan Alcott has launched a new report into the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) to look at what's going well and what needs to improve. 9News
Napier said the lack of funding has taken a toll on himself and the people around him."I've only got about $6000 to $7000 left in my account," he toldDavid Napier, who is in his 70s, has stiff person syndrome, which is a rare neurological disorder with features of an autoimmune disease. With additional funding, he could modify his home and it would give him better access to carers.
He said there's a whole stack of things that need to be done to help and he doesn't want to end up going into a home situation, because he's not getting the assistance he needs from the government.The NDIS Act was passed by the federal parliament in March 2013.David Napier said with additional funding, he could modify his home and it would give him better access to carers.
"I had to teach his daughter to give him an enema, because he needed assistance every day and we had to keep him as normal as possible," Bobbie said."I believe he'd still be alive today if he had access to those therapies, but we couldn't afford it," his daughter Christie said.
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