MS sufferers struggle
December 3, 2012
NEARLY one in five Australians
with multiple sclerosis (MS)
struggle to have essential home
modifications and equipment, like
wheelchairs, shower rails and ramps.
The figure comes from the
findings in the National MS Needs
Analysis 2012, released today by
MS Research Australia to coincide
with International Day of People
with a Disability.
Thought to be the largest ever
analysis conducted in Australia,
involving nearly 2,900 people with
MS, the study found that one in
five people with MS are battling
without essential aids and
equipment - in 50% of cases due to
lack of financial assistance.
As such, MS Australia is calling on
the Govt to “urgently commit” to
future funding of the National
Disability Insurance Scheme to
ensure basic needs are met for
those living with disability.
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