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Stephanie Gardiner

Isolation as rural folk endure long waits for NDIS help

People living with disability in regional areas face isolation and long waits for medical consults. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

People living with disability in country Australia are left housebound, isolated and lonely as they face long delays to see specialists and access the NDIS.

Those with impaired vision need an ophthalmologist's report to join the insurance scheme, but specialists are usually city-based and waiting lists may be up to one year long, a federal inquiry has been told.

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