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Disability and the impact on family and friend's

Disability and the impact on family and friends and the role of care programs, both good and bad. So, this is going to be a very Australian post due to the NDIS before the rollout of the NDIS care programs were state-based and varied in quality.   We did have some level of care but not a lot. Now it is big business, and we see that it’s a very big thing in Australia and they are encouraging us to work or to start our own business, but the question is at what emotional cost to people. So this is the impact on the people around you so friends and family as if you can’t work and they still want to support you they are the ones picking up the physical costs of running around to the Doctors and other medical appointments and this comes at a cost to their car and the petrol as well. We then see that if you need help with budgeting and household tasks and can’t get help at home or are taking a break from the support that people need to keep your house running, they are essentially running