Children's access to disability funding depending on where they live dubbed 'developmental apartheid' Children with developmental delays such as autism have become the victims of postcode discrimination, with some in poorer suburbs waiting hundreds of days for the crucial diagnosis often needed to access the National Disability Insurance Scheme

• Published in: ABC Premium News
• Main Author: McKinnon, Michael
• Format: Newsletter
• Language: English
• Published: Sydney Australian Broadcasting Corporation 12.02.2020
• Subjects: Apartheid; Autism; Children & youth; Children with disabilities; Disability; Early intervention; Families & family life; Funding; Hospitals; Workforce planning