The funding request for the equipment Alysia needs – which includes a hoist, a hospital-style bed and crucial modifications to her electric wheelchair – was lodged in March 2017, and has already been approved by the National Disability Insurance Agency.
But the labyrinthine bureaucracy involved in getting new equipment – including a mind-boggling seven-step approval process – means Alysia has still not received it, despite the funding approval.
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- NDIS
- Author:
- Miki Perkins
- Source:
- The Age
- Date published:
- Mon 13th Aug, 2018