A lack of specialist support services has meant Australians of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds struggle to access the National Disability Insurance Scheme, advocates say.
Migrants and refugees with disabilities are facing additional barriers to accessing the National Disability Insurance Scheme due to a lack of specialised assistance for people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, a parliamentary inquiry has heard.
A representative of AMPARO Advocacy, a not-for-profit organisation that advocates on behalf of CALD Australians with a disability in Queensland, told the Brisbane hearing on Tuesday that multicultural communities were struggling to access disability support due to a lack of assistance during the planning process, confusing language and difficulties in obtaining an interpreter.
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