A SOUTH Australian politician is concerned Aboriginal people living in the remote APY lands have been left in the dark about details of the state's trial of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
Unlike other states where trials will happen in specific locations, SA has opted for a state-wide NDIS trial starting in July 2013 focusing on children aged from birth to five years old.
The age limit will be increased to 13 years the following year and 14 years in 2015.
Dignity for Disability MP Kelly Vincent visited the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) lands last week to examine health, education and disability issues among the indigenous communities.
Ms Vincent said nine months out from the start of SA's NDIS trial, Aboriginal people in APY land communities had no clue about how the trial would work locally for disabled children.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/breaking-news/apy-lands-out-of-loop-on-disability-scheme/story-e6freuz0-1226493686787
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