Girl who uses wheelchair deemed to have no mobility concerns by NDIS independent assessment

Nine-year-old Eliza Tape took part in a trial of the controversial disability assessment scheme that has left her family worried

A nine-year-old girl who sometimes uses a wheelchair was described as not having mobility concerns in a report prepared for the National Disability Insurance Scheme trial of independent assessments.

As debate continues about the controversial proposal, Sue Tape, whose nine-year-old daughter, Eliza, took part in an ongoing trial of the assessments in January, told Guardian Australia the family had agreed to be involved out of curiosity" but they were unsatisfied with the process.