NDIS - Hmmm - pennies beginning to drop everywhere now!!

Duty of care can change the vote 
by: Bernard Salt, Social editor, The Australian, 

August 02, 2012 12:00AM 

IF you are an aspiring politician, you could do a lot worse than jump on board the disability issue.
Last year's census shows that almost one million Australians reported some form of core disability, meaning they required assistance with self-care, mobility and/or communication.

This number was up 177,000 on 2006 and is therefore growing at a rate of about 35,000 a year.
My analysis of which communities are bearing the brunt of disability care shows there is no postcode where there isn't any disability.

By the next election, the core-disability population will be pushing towards 1.1 million. How many voters' lives do you think might be affected by 1.1 million mostly older Australians with a core disability?

There's the disabled person as well as their children, their sons- and daughters-in-law, their grandchildren as well as the friends of all of the above. And that's to say nothing of the entire care-giving workforce and its network of family and friends.

And disability is an emotional issue: mum and dad have worked hard, paid their taxes - they're entitled to a dignified end with professional care and no financial worry.

It might just be a vote-changer for many.

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