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A disability support service that helped care for a man at the centre of neglect allegations in a State Government-run facility says it “blew the whistle” on his poor state and called an ambulance.
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An alliance of almost 30 disability advocates is urging the federal government to pause proposed changes to the NDIS, including requiring recipients to undergo three-hour assessments by private contractors in order to continue receiving support.
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Uniting Communities has been appointed as the advocacy service for vulnerable South Australians living with disability, following a number of recommendations made by a disability safeguarding taskforce set up following the death of Adelaide woman Ann-Marie Smith.
In the wake of Ann-Marie Smith’s death, disability campaigners have called for greater advocacy and simplified processes within the NDIS, saying without quick change the federal scheme risks becoming “a dual-track system” which may entrench disadvantage.
Disability rights advocates have questioned why Ann-Marie Smith only had one support worker to ensure her welfare across seven days a week, saying it should have raised “huge red flags” about her level of care.
The authors of a report given to state governments 17 months ago suggesting they expand community visitor checks on vulnerable people under the NDIS umbrella say the “disgusting and degrading” death of Ann-Marie Smith was the sort of scenario they were worried about.
