On Four Corners Tonight, the documentary Breaking Point covers families in crisis because of the lack of disability support available to people with a disability.
The heart-rending story that tells what it’s like to live with a disability, or to care for someone who is disabled, in Australia today. Reporter Wendy Carlisle meets the families the nation has neglected.
The system of assistance for people with a disability in Australia is broken. Carers know it, charitable organisations know it and so do the governments. Now the federal government says something must be done. It’s holding an Inquiry, with the intention of creating a new and fairer system. It’s even considering a national disability insurance scheme. But will the system be reformed in time to save the families now at breaking point?
If you miss the show and have a broadband connection, check out Four Corners on iView to watch it via your computer for the next 4 weeks or so.
We’d love to hear your comments after the show. Did you think the show was well done, and showed the perspective of people with a disability and paid carers as well as that of families? How do the issues raised in the show affect you? Do you think they missed important factors? Post your comments here.
- Ricky Buchanan and the NJW Team
