Building a better NDIS for First Nations peoples
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In this episode Mel chats with Bernard Namok Jr, host of Yarning Disability, the first podcast dedicated to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability. Bernard has a long history in radio broadcasting and, since experiencing disability first hand and in his family, he's now working as a community advocate for the First Peoples Disability Network in Cairns.  In this conversation Bernard shares his experience of navigating the NDIS on behalf of his brother, who is a participant, and how he believes the scheme can better serve Indigenous communities. Find the First Peoples Disability Network podcast, Yarning Disability, here: https://fpdn.org.au/podcast/ Find Tanika Davis' The I Am, Movement here: https://theiammovement.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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