Quadriplegic Doctor Shares NDIS Experience, Supports Scheme at Senate Inquiry

Dr. Dinesh Palipana suffered a spinal cord injury in a traffic crash on Brisbane’s Gateway Motorway in 2010, three years before the NDIS was introduced.

The National Disability Insurance Scheme NDIS logo is seen at the head office in Canberra, on June 22, 2022. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

A quadriplegic doctor, lawyer and researcher has told a senate inquiry about his experience with the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), while expressing support for the program.

Dinesh Palipana is a founding member of Doctors with Disabilities Australia, trained as a lawyer, has served as a government adviser and lectures at university.