Health

Tue Apr 18

NDIS hiccups are expected, as with any large-scale social reform

Written by Helen Dickinson, Associate Professor, Public Service Research Group, UNSW

The NDIS rollout has been plagued with issues from the start.from shutterstock.com

The agreement to launch the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in 2012 was met with great excitement. It also came with large expectations about the transformation this would bring in terms of services and outcomes for people with disability.

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