Migrants and refugees with a disability are struggling to access the NDIS, inquiry told

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.

A parliamentary inquiry is investigating the NDIS. Source: AAP

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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