‘We have to fight’: the over-65s challenging NDIS age exclusions

Exclusive: Plaintiffs in class action speak out against rules barring them from scheme based on age and area they lived

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Six weeks, or 16km – that’s how far Helen Bonynge fell short of qualifying for the national disability insurance scheme.

The retired counsellor was 63 when she became paralysed from the hip downwards due to radiation treatment for uterine cancer.

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Law (Australia) | The Guardian