First Nations people in remote areas miss out on disability services due to lack of support, inquiry hears

Some Indigenous people afraid to seek help and those on NDIS plans not made aware of funding they can access, royal commission hears

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Indigenous people in remote and regional areas are frequently missing out on disability services they are entitled to due to an absence of support and knowledge, while others are afraid to ask for help out of fear their children will be removed, the disability royal commission has heard.

The royal commission on Thursday heard scathing testimony about a lack of meaningful engagement with First Nations disability service providers and tokenistic" measures.

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