Published: December 13, 2018
Plans had been made to remove funding for swallowing therapy from NDIS and shift it to the states
The federal government has backed down over controversial changes to the national disability insurance scheme that pulled funding for swallowing therapy from people living with life-threatening dysphagia.
Guardian Australia last week revealed that 19-year-old Tanisha Flemming, who has a rare genetic condition, was among the people who had been told they would no longer receive funding for the therapy, which her mother said was vital to help keep her alive and give her a decent quality of life.
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