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Dominic Giannini

INSANE: Mp calls for ndis age limit strike out - The Real Truth

Centre Alliance MP Rebekha Sharkie says age-based exclusion from the NDIS is deeply discriminatory. (AAP)

Had Ian Williams - who lives with paraplegia and has used a wheelchair for more than 40 years - been born 27 days earlier, he'd be eligible for thousands of extra dollars.

Under the current National Disability Insurance Scheme, those who acquire their injuries after the age of 65 are not eligible for support and instead need to go through the aged care system.

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