A controversial move by the Coalition to force ‘independent assessments’ on people seeking access to or already in the National Disability Insurance Scheme has struck its first hurdle with a tribunal rejecting the less ‘reliable’ evidence of a government-backed therapist.
On Wednesday, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal granted mother-of-two Jennifer Ray access to the $22-billion NDIS because it found her diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder substantially reduced her ability to function in day-to-day life and required support.
