Against NDIS Independent Assessments!

Monday, 10 May 2021 - 8:30am to 9:00am
Disability Justice Network artwork by Judy Kuo. A crowd holds a sign saying "Disability Justice." The crowd are drawn within a floral border reading “anti-capitalist, anti-fascist, abolitionist, interdependent”.

This week on the program we look at proposed changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme, including “independent assessments,” which if implemented would require people with disabilities to see medical assessors they do not know for a one off, non-appealable appointment which would determine whether they are able to access the scheme and if so, what support they can receive.

We hear from Ajar Sana from the Disability Justice Network on the work the network does and the intersections of ableism, colonialism and white supremacy.

First though, we speak with disability advocate and writer El Gibbs about the proposed independent assessments and why they have received so much push back from people with disabilities.

Make a contribution to the Disability Justice Network's Mutual Aid Fund here.

Monday 8:30am to 9:00am
A national feminist current affairs program for community radio. A gender analysis of contemporary issues, as well as in-depth analysis by a range of women and gender diverse people around Australia and internationally. Distributed nationally on the Community Radio Network (CRN).

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Cleis Hart, Kannagi Bhatt, Phuong Tran, Xen Nhà & Scheherazade Bloul.

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