{"id":3320,"date":"2025-03-20T17:06:23","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T06:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/?p=3320"},"modified":"2025-03-21T11:42:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T00:42:26","slug":"breaking-barriers-redefining-intimacy-for-people-with-disability-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/breaking-barriers-redefining-intimacy-for-people-with-disability-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Disability ignored on Q&amp;A: Melba CEO calls for inclusion in political debate\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n    <div class=\"block--custom-layout block_06b6efdcbc8891536a88bda28b3cd3dd custom-wysiwyg blog-wysiwyg\" >\r\n        \r\n        <p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The lack of discussion on disability during last week\u2019s Q&amp;A was \u201cdisappointing and\u00a0telling\u201d, according to Melba CEO Hayley Dean.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Despite having Minister for Health Mark Butler and Shadow Assistant Minister for the NDIS Hollie Hughes on the panel, people with lived experience of disability were completely absent from the conversation. This was a major oversight, especially considering the importance of the NDIS and broader health issues that directly impact people with disability.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWhat\u2019s even more disappointing is that people with disability weren\u2019t represented in the audience and weren\u2019t acknowledged in the discussion at all,\u201d Hayley said. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cGiven the significant challenges the disability community faces \u2013 including accessibility, support services, employment and ongoing changes to the NDIS \u2013 this silence speaks volumes.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c(Host) Patricia Karvelas had a prime opportunity to raise these issues, particularly with a Shadow Minister responsible for the NDIS on the panel. 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