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We have a wealth of knowledge to share with you about living with a spinal cord injury (SCI), and have pulled this together in this section to help you access the information you need, when you need it.

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Eligibility within the NDIS is a little bit of grey area.

Although under the NDIS Act 2013 there are no specific diagnosis or disabilities listed, actually accessing the NDIS can be fraught with problems.

Susan talks to SCIA’s Senior Support Coordinator Louise Hilton and SCIA’s Policy and Advocacy Officer Megan Bingham about about how the selective process of funding has larger systemic consequences and where a gap in disability education has left people behind.

Information in this episode:

The NDIS Act: https://www.ndis.gov.au/about-us/governance/legislation

National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 – Federal Register of Legislation: https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2013A00020

Access to the NDIS – The Disability Requirements:https://www.ndis.gov.au/about-us/operational-guidelines/access-ndis-operational-guideline/access-ndis-disability-requirements

SCIA NDIS Support Coordination and Plan Management (Australia wide): https://scia.org.au/ndis/

SCIA Individual, Family and Systemic Advocacy (New South Wales only): https://scia.org.au/advocacy-policy/