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Recent media commentary on the operation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has focused on costs, fraud, and preventing dubious provider practices. This discussion obscures the broader importance of the NDIS for overcoming the entrenched disadvantages that prevent people with disability fully participating in Australian society. However, disability support in Australia, provided by the NDIS or otherwise, is not equitable. Access to and the use of disability support varies widely for a variety of reasons, and people who need considerable support but are ineligible for the NDIS are left with a sparse array of uncoordinated support. We hear about inequity time and time again from service providers and people with disability, but quantifying inequity is often difficult.

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Authors: Jennifer Smith‐Merry and Kyo‐yi J Chang

Article Type: Editorial