00:00Since he was very young, Avery Randall has relied on regular therapy for his cerebral
00:08palsy, much of it delivered at home.
00:10When Avery was born he had a lot of speech problems and our speech pathologist used to
00:16drive down from Launceston all the way to our house in Penguin once a week to help Avery.
00:24His dad Adam says those visits were critical in his son's development.
00:29Without that sort of financial help that they get to travel, Avery as far as I'm concerned
00:38wouldn't be as advanced as he is.
00:40Remember dribble, dribble, good job.
00:43But under the NDIS' latest annual pricing review, travel subsidies for allied health
00:47providers are set to be halved, a move Avery's physiotherapist says could stop allied health
00:53practitioners from travelling to regional areas.
00:57That means that all the clients that can come to the clinic will have to be seen at the
01:01clinic and any clients that can't come to the clinic we just won't be able to see them
01:05anymore.
01:07Australia's peak body for disability service providers agrees the pricing changes will
01:12discourage providers from travelling, which will especially affect people living in regional
01:16areas.
01:17They're not going to get the support they need.
01:20And that is really concerning for people with those complex support needs.
01:27And what happens then?
01:29We don't know.
01:30The NDIA said it is committed to improving access to support for regional and remote Australians.
01:35A spokesperson said the price changes will ensure NDIS participants are not paying significantly
01:41higher rates for some services than those outside of the NDIS.
01:44Rest in the community, you must pay lessётся.
01:47The NDIA was paid to the dönem of the NDIS team by ASCRA Center at Тогда what they need to
01:57add is their farmers and other businesses, and reducing is just for everyone to move forward all
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