NDIS denies deaf man $10k for hearing aid upgrade, grants him $15k for coffee and social outings

The letter from the NDIS outlines that the funding for core supports can be used to “explore and participate in community-based activities of interest and to develop, build and maintain friendship, for example, a person to support you to participate in social and community activities”. “But we didn’t ask for that funding; we only asked for up to $10,000 for the upgrade of the speech processor,” she said.

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Topics:
NDIS

Author:
Inga Stünzner

Source:
ABC News

Date published:
Tue 26th Mar, 2019