Report highlights deep-rooted inequality in NDIS
This article relates to people with disability generally; it is not specific to ASD.
Males and people with higher incomes are more likely to benefit from the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) than other demographic groups are, according to a new report.
The article by BMC Public Health, a journal which looks at the community impact of health policy and practice, studied how social determinants of health at the individual level can contribute to deep-seated health inequalities when combined with complex policy-delivery systems.
It found the ability to exercise choice is distributed unequally through personalisation schemes like the NDIS.