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Lucinda Garbutt-Young

SHOCKING: Ndis cuts could restrict some people from work access - You Need To See This

People with vision impairments and Down syndrome are likely to be most affected by the NDIS cuts. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Disabled Australians could be left without the ability to regularly work or access medical appointments as a result of sweeping funding cuts, a senate committee has heard.

Revealed in May, social participation budgets in the National Disability Insurance Scheme will be slashed by 50 per cent to curb the $50-billion-a-year scheme's growth.

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