Former Paralympian Kurt Fearnley appointed as new NDIA chair

Former Paralympian Kurt Fearnley has been appointed as the brand new chair of the Nationwide Incapacity Insurance coverage Company (NDIA).

The physique is accountable for administering the Nationwide Incapacity Insurance coverage Scheme (NDIS) and the appointment was introduced by NDIS Minister Invoice Shorten in Canberra.

Fearnley, who was born with lumbar sacral agenesis and makes use of a wheelchair, mentioned it was essential for individuals who use the NDIS to see individuals with a incapacity concerned in working this system.

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Former Paralympian Kurt Fearnley has been appointed as the brand new chair of the Nationwide Incapacity Insurance coverage Company.(Getty)

"It is essential that the individuals of the NDIS get to see themselves on this organisation," he mentioned.

"Belief with the organisation itself is a visceral factor. The scheme can't be successful with out belief and that's constructed over a time period."

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