Australians with disabilities could have their access to work and social life stripped away under sweeping changes to the National Disabled Insurance Scheme.
Rosemary Kayess, Australia's disability discrimination commissioner, delivered the grim warning during a Senate inquiry into the insurance scheme.
As the federal government prepares to cut funding and tighten eligibility for the $56 billion-a-year program, Ms Kayess said disabled people were at risk of losing their rights to work and socialise.
