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In this episode from our Bold Thinking series, you will hear an in-depth discussion of the Australian government’s National Disability Insurance Scheme, and what it means for Australians and their families living with disabilities.

Journalist, writer and presenter Frances Leach leads a discussion that features:

• Professor Christine Bigby, Director of the Living with Disability Research Centre at La Trobe, a professor of social work, and the founding editor of the Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.

• Rick Morton, the social affairs reporter at The Australian newspaper.

• Dr Jane Tracey, a medical practitioner who has spent 30 years working with people with disabilities and their families. She is Director for the Centre of Developmental Disability Health Victoria at Monash Health.

• Dr Lisa Chaffey, who brings a unique mix of experience as an elite athlete, academic and occupational therapist.

Together they will discuss the first five years of the National Disability Insurance Scheme.